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I answer all messages within 24-48 hours, excluding weekends. If you do not hear back within 48 hours, please resend your message.
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My college email is: jounjian@contracosta.edu
After the term begins, please send all messages using Canvas Inbox!
Each week I'll post 1-3 course announcements with updates and information. If we need to make any changes to our semester schedule, I'll also post these in the announcements area.
The week starts on Monday, but I will open the module and send the "coming up" email each Friday.
I monitor the regular discussions in the modules and will chime in with opinions and clarifications as it seems appropriate.
Submission comments are attached to each Canvas assignment. I will use these to communicate when grading your assignment.
I prefer not to use these for questions and other communication, as I do not check them regularly.
Expect a delay if you ask a question through the submission comments.
Including attendance and extensions
Online attendance is not marked by your physical presence in a classroom, but rather by your participation and engagement with the online course activities and assignments.
The following items are used to measure attendance:
Substantive participation in discussions on Canvas
Completion of a PlayPosit lecture or video quiz
Logging into Canvas, viewing an announcement, or clicking on a page does not equal attendance.
During the first week: Complete the required orientation module in order to mark your attendance and secure your spot! If you do not submit the first week's assignments from Orientation, then you will be dropped for non-attendance.
Throughout the term, submit the items listed above regularly to show your active attendance. If you do not submit work for two modules in a row, you may be dropped for non-participation. You will be given a 24-hour warning prior to being dropped from the course via Canvas Inbox. (In short-term courses, this is reduced to 1 module.)
If you need to submit late for any reason, a grace period has been pre-programmed. See the Orientation Module inside Canvas for specific details.
Extensions or other non-DSPS accommodations will not be granted for vacations or other personal events. You must be active in the course for the duration of the course.
I consider individual extensions beyond the grace period under the circumstances listed below. Please contact me or meet with me (preferred) as soon as possible.
You have a doctor/hospital note (medical release) with dates listed that are the same as the days when assignments are due.
You have a death in the family of a close family member (cousin, uncle, grandma, etc.) and the wake, funeral, or viewing occurs on or within one day of a due date.
You are in the military and are deployed or otherwise under a military obligation on the due date of an assignment (case by case basis).
Illness of yourself or dependent (case by case basis)
Any extended medical release, illness, and/or bereavement may require you to seek an emergency or medical withdrawal.
I will extend assignments beyond the grace period for the entire class under these circumstances:
a technical error with the Canvas system (this is rare)
a technical issue caused by me (these are not as rare...)
unforeseen significant city-wide circumstances (major power outages, evacuations, pandemics, etc.)
If you are having trouble with your college-issued credentials, please contact tech support at:
Chat live with district IT from the InSite Portal login page
Email: helpdesk@4cd.edu (Please include your student ID in all communications.)
Phone: (925) 229-6888
If you need help navigating Canvas or have any technical issues inside Canvas,
Get to know Canvas better by visiting their Student Guide and their Student Video Guide.
For 24/7 Canvas help, click the “Help” icon in the left menu of Canvas, where you can chat with their support team or call 877-930-1126 for phone support.
Visit the Comet Support Hub inside Canvas
Use the links on your course syllabus
Use the HELP module inside your course
(DSPS) makes reasonable accommodations for people with documented disabilities. DSPS recommends all students present test accommodation requests to their instructor within the first two weeks of the semester. College materials will also be available upon request in alternate formats (Braille, audio, electronic format, or large print) for students with documented disabilities.
Students requiring special accommodations or materials in alternate formats should contact the DSPS office in SSC 109.
Phone: 510.215.3969 Email: DSPSOffice@contracosta.edu