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the following: Tone is very important when communicating online. How will your
tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will
be communicating with online? Consider family, friends, classmates, and instructors
in your response.
My tone and writing style to my friends and family is very
informal, full of slang, emotions, and abbreviations, such as “LOL” for
“laughing out loud”. Misspelling isn’t a
major concern when I am writing to my friends or family either, nor is
capitalization. I generally write what
comes to mind as I am thinking about my response to them. In contrast, my tone and writing style would and
does differ dramatically when speaking with an instructor. I would definitely be mindful of spelling and
capitalization, along with punctuation.
I would ensure there is no unintentional antagonistic language. I tend to use bigger words when being formal,
and try not to repeat the same word over and over. I deal with a lot of strangers in my research
on my family tree, so I adopt the most of the same rules for emailing strangers
as I would instructors. With strangers,
I am not too formal, but I do keep in mind some basic rules. I am careful of my word choice so I don’t
offend anyone no matter what type of person the other turns out to be. I use
all proper punctuation and capitalization.
With classmates and peers I guess it would be a kind of a mix
in-between. While I am still mindful of
the way my words could come across, I am not as formal as I would with
instructors. I watch punctuation and
capitalization, but I don’t always use big words nor am I so mindful of how
many times I may use those words in a paragraph.
Pretty much, I am extremely informal with my friends and
family. I just type as I think. With everyone else, I am more careful of my
tone and word usage since it’s not known how it will be interpreted by the
individual reading my message. I read and reread all responses, and sometimes I
have another individual read it out loud so I can hear what their
interpretation of my message may be. I
try to treat unknown individuals with as much respect as I can give thru a
message.
Resources: University Library Tutorial, and Keys to College
Studying text
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Post your response to the following: How is
conducting research online different from conducting research in a traditional
library? Based on suggestions presented by the University Library Tutorial and
text recommendations concerning Web research strategies, what will be your
personal approach to conducting academic Web searches?
I have little experience
researching in a traditional library, but have a lot of experience researching
online. Researching online is a
wonderful experience; I do a lot of it for my research on my family tree. I have learned almost every way in which to
get information out of a search. The few times I have had to use a traditional
library, research was tedious and difficult, although they have improved the
easy of searching for individual books and information. My preference is the internet for my
searches. Still, there are a number of
things that still can not be found with a internet search.
My personal approach would
and is, to do a more general search first to see what I find and where. Thru experience I may be able to do more
specific searches in the future. I have
found that useful information can come from a surprising number of places. I would not want to lose out on any possible
information by making specific searches right from the start. Since I am an avid reader, all the sources
would not impede me in finding what I was looking for. I can see using specific searches if you knew
exactly what you were looking for and where to find it.
Discussion Question 1
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Review the Academic
Honesty section of this syllabus located in the Policies and Procedures front
matter.
Consider the
following: The University of Phoenix Catalog located on the student web page
under the Program tab explains important academic honesty policies. Its
Student Code of Conduct describes punishable misconduct as including these
academic dishonesty offenses:
Plagiarism - representing the
words or ideas of another as one's own in an academic exercise.
Unlawful use or acquisition
of copyrighted works.
Helping another student
cheat, fabricate, plagiarize, or unlawfully acquire or use copyrighted works. (University
of Phoenix Catalog, 2007, p. 31).
Reference
Axia College. (2007). University
of Phoenix Catalog. Retrieved November 21, 2007, from Axia College, Student
Web site, Forms & Publications, Axia College Catalog.
Post your response to
the following: Axia College takes academic honesty seriously. Think for a
moment about an author whose original work has been plagiarized by a student.
Why would that author consider plagiarism to be such a grave offense?
As the
author of a paper that was plagiarized, I would take the matter very
seriously. I read the material, I did
the research for the paper, I wrote the paper, and I edited the paper. In many cases, each step took hours to
complete. The person who plagiarized my
paper probably did not do any of those steps.
It is very unfair of the plagiarist to copy a paper I worked very hard
to complete, instead of doing the work themselves. At the same time, they will not have learned
anything the professor is trying to teach.
Completing a paper shows that the student comprehends the assignment and
can use their own words to explain their understanding to the teacher. When you plagiarize someone else’s work, you
fail to understand what the professor is trying to teach you. If that kind of behavior is continually, the
student could be severely unprepared for the field of work they enter after
college. They will not be able to handle
their chosen career, and in many cases, fail at their career.
Discussion Question 2
The
Information Age has made it easier to find information and also easier to
plagiarize. For example, copying and pasting entire sections of written content
or pictures from Web sites and the University Library is unacceptable because
it does not represent your own work. Pasting a link to a Web site in an
assignment post, however, and describing how it relates to your assignment
response is not plagiarism. Putting your name on another student’shomework is
considered dishonest, but brainstorming with a classmate to identify main
concepts to cover in an individually-completed assignment response is not
dishonest.
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Note that in later
courses you may be required to cite and reference sources. Until then, pay
attention to how and when you refer to other people's work. If you need to
refer to any written or visual work other than your own, be sure to provide the
name of the original author along with the related content and the title of the
work. When referring to an electronic source, provide the Web link.
Post your response to
the following: What are other ways in which you can make use of the wealth of
Web-based information and still guard against plagiarism?
I would say
the easiest way to guard against creating a plagiarized paper, would be to put
what you read or learn into your own words.
You should read many different sources to ensure you learn the most you
can. The more sources, the less likely
you will be inclined to plagiarize from any one paper since there are many
different views on many subjects, and a multitude of information on any given
subject. Good time management skills
are another way to guard against plagiarizing.
If you wait till the last minute you will be more inclined to look up a
paper and copy it as your own just to ensure you turn it in on time. Making an outline helps me out a lot when
writing a paper. I do the research and
write an outline of ‘just the facts’.
Then write my paper from the outline.
If I write what I find in simplest terms in the outline, then go back
later and write the paper from the outline, I am less likely to copy someone
else’s sentence structures. If you write
the paper as you are doing the research, I think, there is a greater chance of
using the same wording as the author you are reading. After all, they wrote it down and turned it
in to someone, so it is sure to already sound good. Getting enough sleep before writing a paper,
is another way to ensure you will not be tempted to plagiarize. Writing a paper while tired you are less
likely to think of your own words to explain your thoughts or opinions, more
likely to plagiarize someone else’s already written words.
Discussion Question 2
Your instructor will divide the
class into several discussion clusters. He or she will post a student roster
which will show the discussion cluster to which you belong. Find the discussion
starter thread for your cluster and read the CheckPoint responses and
discussion question provided.
Resource: Multiple
Intelligence CheckPoint responses provided by the Instructor
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Post your response to
the following: What learning similarities and differences are apparent in the
different CheckPoint responses? What is the importance of knowing your personal
learning strengths in addition to those of your classmates? How can this
knowledge be beneficial to collaborative work completed in an online learning
environment?
I was very surprised to see a multitude of
personalities between the classmates.
There was one other student with my personality type and their comments
about their type differed from my own.
It was definitely eye-opening to read everyone’s interpretation of their
intelligence types.
It is important to know my own personal learning
strengths so I can plot how best to adapt my study habits to get the most out
of my learning experience. It also helps
to know my weaknesses so I can avoid using study habits that will not be the
most helpful or to work on learning to adapt techniques to take advantage of
all learning environments. Knowing my
classmates strengths and weakness will help in collaborative work so we can use
what works best for each person to get the most out of the project. Not everyone learns like me, and its best to
use what works best for each individual.
Discussion Question 1
Resource: Ch. 2 of Keys
to College Studying: Becoming an Active Thinker
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Complete the Multiple
Pathways to Learning assessment (pp. 41-44) and the Personality Spectrum
assessment (pp. 45-48) in Ch. 2 of Keys to College Studying: Becoming an
Active Thinker, and relate the results to your personal study habits.
Post your response to
the following: How can you use the study techniques recommended for your
personality type and strongest intelligence(s) to function best in a distance
learning environment? Which techniques can you use to improve less-developed
personality areas or intelligences?
After completing the assessment test, I felt very
gratified. I have developed study habits
that seem to work best for me on my own.
Seeing the study techniques the assessment test result recommended I was
shocked since I already have adapted a lot of these techniques. I got an equal number in Visual/Spatial and
Verbal/Linguistic intelligences; I visualize all materials when trying to
study, I am a huge organizer already, I often highlight text, I recite information
out loud, I write down anything I need to remember. I have said many times, “If I do not write it
down, I will not remember. If I do write
it down, I do not need the note.” My
organizer personality type tells me to “organize materials”, “look for
well-structured, stable environment” and to “request feedback”. These are all things I already do when I
need to study. I think with these types
and my study habits I will have little problems learning in a distance
environment.
On the other hand, my least intelligences are, Naturalistic
and Bodily/Kinesthetic. I actually use a
few of these techniques as well when I need to study. I actually think better when I go for a walk,
I often “pace and recite”. I am always
creating games, songs and such to learn.
My least personality of ‘Adventurer’, says to ‘find hands on ways to
learn’, ‘seek people whom I find stimulating’’, ‘develop games and puzzles to
help memorize’. These are all ways I
have used to study in the past. I
believe I am in a constant learning environment. Whether I seek the knowledge or it gets
handed to me, I have used many of these techniques to learn new things as
well. Whenever bored, I often look for
new tasks or new things to do, whether it’s learning something new or a new
craft project.
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VISUAL/SPATIAL
■
Develop graphic organizers for
new material ■ Use
color in notes to organize
■
Draw mind maps ■
Visualize material (method of
loci)
■ Develop charts and graphs
VERBAL/LINGUISTIC
■
Read text; highlight no more
than 10% ■ Teach
someone else
■
Rewrite notes ■
Recite information or write
scripts/debates
■ Outline chapters
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NATURALISTIC
■
Connect with nature whenever
possible
■ Form study groups of people
with like interests
BODILY/KINESTHETIC
■
Move or rap while you learn;
pace and recite ■ Create
“living sculptures”
■
Use “mental walk” memory
strategy ■ Act
out scripts of material, design games
■ Move fingers under words while
reading
MUSICAL/RHYTHMIC
■
Create rhythms out of words ■
Put new material to songs you
already know
■
Beat out rhythms with hand or
stick ■ Take
music breaks
■ Play instrumental music/write
raps
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ORGANIZER
■
Try to have tasks defined in
clear, concrete terms
so that you know what is required
■
Look for a well-structured,
stable environment
■
Request feedback
■
Use a planner to schedule tasks
and dates
■
Organize material by rewriting
and organizing
class or text notes, making flash cards, or
carefully
highlighting
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ADVENTURER
■
Look for environments that
encourage nontraditional
approaches
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Find hands-on ways to learn
■
Seek people whom you find
stimulating
■
Use or develop games and
puzzles to help
memorize terms
■
Fight boredom by asking to do
something extra
or perform a task in a more
active way
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