Lecture 35: Final Day of Classes

Hi everyone!

And here we are, on the very last day of ALES204 - I know you'll miss it! :)

REMINDER: Your E-portfolio is due today by 17:00. Please send the link to your blog to your TA. And, don't forget to include the links to your FIVE comments in your final blog post.


I'd like to thank you all for coming to class and participating both in class and through the class blog, your blogs and twitter. I'd also like to wish you all a lovely festive season. On that note, here is a video from 16 year old Winnipeg student Sean Quigley, who harnessed social media (youtube) and is now famous: a Canadian wintery rendition of The Little Drummer Boy.





On our last day, as mentioned, we will have the exciting Pecha Kucha presentations for the CSL students. They are going to share with us a little bit about what they've been working on this term. Perhaps you'll be so interested, you'll want to enroll in CSL in another term.

After the Pecha Kucha presentations I would like you all to take about 10 minutes to answer a survey I've created. I'm very interested to hear your thoughts on the course, what you learnt and perhaps what you would still like to learn. I'll use this information in my next course design! I appreciate your input and your participation.

You can fill in the form right here (scroll down a bit) or access the google doc (but of course!) here. Note, feel free to work with a partner.

And finally, we'll conclude our class with a special send-off from three of your classmates, Kelsey MacDonald, Julianna Damer and Annalise Young.

E-Portfolio Rubric

Seeing as next week is e-portfolio week, here is the rubric that we will use to mark your work. This should guide you when you craft and design your posts.

As always, e-mail me should you have any questions!

Remember to comment on someone else's blog.

See the rubric about the final reflective blog post - remember to add all your four (or more) comments in your blog post and have them linked.

Remember too, if you want to review what is required of the e-portoflio, see here for the google doc which I recommend that you PRINT out for your easy reference:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17P4d3DQvb7MRGSfNkTiwOEHlNXzZpPwXL2HkcXjbmVE/edit?hl=en_US


Remember, no labs this week.

Evaluation

Due	Assignment
Throughout the term	Participation on class blog. Every week, students will be expected to use our class blog to share a core question or thought that emerges from the assigned readings. These questions can be a paragraph or so and informal, but they are intended to help Dr. Laccetti better understand how the students are relating to the class materials and content as well as providing students with an opportunity to reflect and synthesize course content as well as developing an online footprint. Comments should be posted on the Professor’s Lecture Post. Note, if students are asked to complete a particular assignment (such as the Wordle) that will count towards your participation online. (20%)
Friday September 16th, 9:50	Module 2: Write an introductory post (about two paragraphs) about you and your field of study and what role communication plays in your work (dissemination of results, linking with fellow researchers, etc…) Forms part of the E-Portfolio. (5%)
Lab session during Module 5, Week of October 3rd	Poster Presentation.  An impromptu group presentation of a poster will take place in a lab during the week of Module 5, and will be assessed by the TA. (10%)
Lab session during Module 10, Week of October 7th	Update Wikipedia Stub Article. Identify a Wikipedia stub entry that is in your field of expertise. This assignment will require you to add content and references. Forms part of the E-Portfolio. (10%)
Friday, November 18th, 17:00	Science Article Assignment: Students will be given at least two options for this assignment. Potential options include topics on open access publishing, features of academic journals, comparative analysis of journal articles and a translation of an academic scientific article into a web presentation suitable for a general audience. (20%)
Wednesday, December 7, 17:00	E-Portfolio: to be published on student’s own blog. Some in class assignments will form part of your E-Portfolio including: ·       Module 2: Introductory Blog Post ·       Module 3: Embed the Flickr photo of your paper Facebook profile. §   Module 10: Wikipedia stub entry Additional E-Portfolio entries include: §   Embed your Twitter feed in the sidebar of your blog. §   Embed your Delicious tag cloud in the sidebar of your blog. §   Reflective blog post. Total E-Portfolio worth 35%