1/18/18 and 1/21/18
Welcome to Math 30!
Below is the syllabus link which includes info to enroll in the free online system, MyOpenMath.
https://sites.google.com/site/harlandclass/home/syllabi/18elem
To remain enrolled in this class at MiraCosta, you MUST enroll in MyOpenMath and do the Intro to Class Assignment by 1/22/18.
If you reply to this email or send an email to me during the semester, please include your first and last name.
I'm looking forward to a great semester!
1/23/18
Hope your first two days of class have gone well. I want to remind you that your first online math quiz is due Wed, 1/24/18 before midnight. You are required to answer at least SOME problems in this quiz before the due date. If you can't finish all of the problems by then, click on the link for a Late Pass and you will have a later due date. To understand how late passes work, please read the info at the following link. https://sites.google.com/site/harlandclass/home/current/latepass
I hope all of you have read How to navigate this class and Video Notes Info in the IMPT INFO folder. It explains step-by-step what to do to learn the material, how to do the video notes, etc.
If you have any questions about the class, please use the appropriate forum. If you have a question while doing a quiz problem, please click the link Post to the Forum, and write your question, letting me know what you've tried so far.
I am here to help, and want you to be successful. I hope you're all putting in at least 2-3 hours a day to transcribing the videos, studying, and/or doing the quiz problems. Open Mod 1 to read the schedule (top link) and to open Q01.
Have fun!!! Algebra is Awesome!
1/25/18
Most of you are doing great in the class. I wanted to remind you of some details.
1. Everyone must complete the Intro to Class assignment in order to access and complete online quizzes--Q01, etc., which are in the Modules. Some of you only completed question 1, which was to input some information about yourself. There are more questions. You don't have to get all of them correct, but most need to be answered correctly. When you open the assignment, click the questions on the left. Most take a few seconds to complete. You'll need to use a late pass to open that assignment to have your answers count. You need to do this to stay in the class.
2. The steps for this class are to watch and transcribe in your own writing (a spiral notebook makes it easy to keep organized) the videos for each quiz. Links to assigned videos are listed when you open each quiz. You'll have to upload the first page of notes for some assigned videos. Then do the online quiz problems. If you don't watch/transcribe (write notes and copy examples from the videos), it's like walking into class to take a test without going to class to learn the material.
3. You must have completed problems in each quiz by its original due date. If you need more time, use a late pass. I gave you more late passes than you need or could use, so don't worry about using one if you need it. However, if you are always using one, that means you are not keeping up. You want to be ahead, not behind.
4. Q01 was due 1/24, Q02 is due today, 1/25, and Q03 is due tomorrow, 1/26. Next week, assignments are due Mon, Wed, and Fri. Remember: Set aside 12 hours a week for this class, spread out over the week. It's easy to fall behind, and hard to catch up once you do that. It should take 2-4 hours to watch/transcribe the assigned videos each week, which leaves 8 hours for studying, redoing examples on the videos, and completing the quizzes.
5. You may be dropped if you do not work on each quiz by its original due date as that's how I count attendance in this class. If you use a late pass but do not answer any questions, I don't count that as attendance. Make sure you do some problems in Q1, Q2, and Q3 by Friday to remain enrolled.
6. Every time you email me, write Math 30 AND your first AND last name AND phone number AND times I may reach you by phone. I cannot recognize students by email address. If you message me in MyOpenMath, I know what class you are in and your name, but including your phone number and times I can reach you is helpful.
7. Feel free to meet me on campus for office hours at 1 pm every T/Th in 3622 at the Oceanside campus.
8. For more help, note there is free on-campus and online tutoring. See http://www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/tutoring/forstudents.html for more info.
9. You may also go to the Math Learning Center in the library for more help. See http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/mathematics/mlc/index.html for more info.
10. If you have a question on an example on a video, or on a problem on an online quiz, post your question to the forum. Be very clear about what the problem is, what you've tried, etc. Show your steps. Other students may help before I see the problem.
11. Use messages for more personal items.
12. KEEP UP AND HAVE FUN! ALGEBRA IS AWESOME!
1/29/18 IMPORTANT Math 30 INFO 1/29/18
Welcome to the second week of class!
Most of you are keeping up and have completed Q01-Q03. Keep up the great work! This week, Q04 is due 1/29, Q05 is due 1/31, and Q06 is due 2/2. Pay close attention to the due dates, and open and submit problems in each quiz by the due date.
IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT TO REMAIN ENROLLED (set aside 12 hours a week for this class): If you have not already submitted some answers in Q04, you are required to log in to MyOpenMath, open Mod 1, click on Q04, and submit a minimum of one answer by TONIGHT, 1/29/18, to avoid being dropped. Ideally, you should finish Q04 since it is due today. If you have trouble answering questions in Q04 correctly, upload your video notes to meet this attendance requirement. Some students mistakenly think that using a late pass without submitting any answers is sufficient. It's not. You may be dropped if you use a late pass but do not submit answers. The late pass gives you more time to complete the problems in assessments, but it is not a substitute for starting an assessment.
Please read Assignment and Late Pass Info so you fully understand how it works. Using a late pass simply allows you to have more time to work on problems in any assessment if you want to earn more points. You have enough late passes to use one on every assignment. But if you are constantly using late passes, that might indicate you aren't keeping up which means it may be difficult to be ready for the test. Also, you can practice problems in the assessments as much as you'd like either in review mode, or after you earned credit on a problem.
We will be starting the Graphing Packet next week. You may purchase it in the bookstore, or print it online or copy from the pages online at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dUqZNQgNfxaW1zQjlCY0lMOXJVTml1UWtUNmJpYWQ5Uk1n/edit
If you would like me to call you to clarify anything, please send your number and times you may be reached. You may also meet me during office hours any T/Th from 1-1:50 pm in room 3622. And don't forget you may seek help in the Math Learning Center in the library, or make tutoring appointments. Click links below for more info.