1. B080 Reading and
Writing Strategies
Week One
Course Tour
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Congratulations!! It is an exciting and maybe even scary
time for you! This class is right where you belong and
together we are going to start your journey towards
completing your degree!
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3. Meet our instructors
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Virginia Knox
George Alland
Brooke Cutlan
Gail Goepfert
Debra Bohlman
Becky Sims
4. Agenda
• Navigating the course
• Live lectures
• Saving Assignments
• Formatting written assignments and title
pages
• Discussion forum
• Grammarly
• Questions
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5. Course Features: The Home Page
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COURSE TABS
Course Announcements
Should Be Read DAILY!!!!!!
6. The Syllabus Tab
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Instructor Information, Late Assignments, Academic
Misconduct, Grading Criteria, Discussion Requirements, APA
Requirements, etc
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The Course Tab
Course Announcements, Access Course Mail, Access Discussions
8. Live Lecture Announcements
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Click this link to
enter the live
lecture room
Under “Live
Lecture
Announcements”
you will find a link
and schedule for
the Live Lecture
room.
9. Live Lecture Announcements
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Live Lectures: As a student, you need to know…
Click THIS Link to ENTER the Live Lecture Room.
You will log in as a Guest. Enter your first and last name when you log in.
http://rasmussen.adobeconnect.com/r6d159ygqad/
Live Lecture Schedule
Times are in CST (central time)
LECTURES BEGIN Monday at the START of WEEK 2
•LIVE LECTURE ATTENDANCE: During weeks 2-6, you are required to attend one
session per week held in the Adobe Connect Live Classroom.
•Attendance is a required part of this class. Live Lectures are 16% of your overall
course average. Each week, you will be given codes DURING THE LECTURE that
you will enter into the course Live Lecture Assignment found in the Lessons Tab
each week. This live virtual discussion will provide you with an opportunity to interact
with faculty teaching this course, as well as your classmates. The sessions will cover
chapter content from each module, discuss weekly assignments, and course
expectations.
•9 sessions are offered for your convenience Monday through Saturday
•You can attend any session with any faculty member
10. Why Attend Live Lectures?
• Students that attended all of the Live Lectures
earned on average an 89% in the course.
• Students that attended 0 Live Lectures earned
on average a 44% in the course.
• This is a difference between passing and
failing the course!
• The live lectures are fun and a great way to
connect with other students and instructors.
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11. Student Comments About the Live Lectures.
• I didn't think I would like the sessions at first because it was one
extra thing I had to do, but I absolutely loved it! It really helped
me to get great grades, for all my classes
• I liked every aspect of the Live Lecture, cannot think of a least favorite
aspect. I think that these review sessions keep you more connected to the
class and other students then the discussion posts. In addition I think the
live review sessions are one of the reasons I liked this class so much!
• I thought the live lectures were extremely helpful. It gives
you the opportunity to communicate with an instructor as
well as your classmates and learn from each other.
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12. How do I earn live lecture attendance credit?
• Interact with the instructor and participate in all
activities during the live lecture.
• During the live lecture, you will be given TWO
Attendance Codes. You will write the codes down
on a piece of paper.
• After the live lecture is over, you will log into your
B080 course and select the Lessons Tab, find the
current Module and select The Live Lecture Link.
You will enter the Attendance Codes from the
Live Lecture into the provided box. Example on
next slide!
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13. After attending a live lecture, Enter the Lessons Tab and find the
Live Lecture Assignment
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14. Enter the Codes Provided DURING the Live Lecture, then
select Done
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Make sure you attend
at least one live lecture
each week. They are
worth 15 points and
are 16% of your overall
grade!!!!!!!
15. The Calendar Tab: Grid View
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16. The Calendar Tab: List View
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Select List or Grid
18. Lessons Continued
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Each week you will have
Lessons to study and a
Discussion. Most weeks
you will have a quiz
and/or a written
assignment.
19. The Lessons Tab: Written Assignment
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Read all of the directions first. Make
sure you understand the assignment.
Ask questions before you begin. Let’s
review the week 1 written
assignment.
20. Personal Narrative
A personal narrative is a story that allows a
writer to share in depth details about one event
from his/her life! Choose something from your
life that had an impact on you!
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21. What do you include?
Answer WHO was involved in your story
Answer WHAT happened in your story
Answer WHEN your story happened
Answer WHERE your story took place
Answer WHY this was an important experience in your life
Answer HOW the people in the story felt
• Length=7-11 sentences
• Include a cover paper (APA formatted) as pg 1, pg 2 is your narrative
• Double space your paragraph
• Times New Roman, 12 pt font
• Use Grammarly before you submit
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22. The Lessons Tab: Saving Your Written
Assignment
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• You will save your assignments to your computer
with a VERY specific format. All assignments must
be saved in Microsoft Word and attached to the
dropbox as an attachment.
• Example:
• Rsims_NarrativeParagraph_1052012
Follow this order:
• First Initial and Last Name_
• Name of the Assignment_
• Date
23. Saving Your Work Correctly
When you start typing your narrative stop and
save your work:
One: Click on Save As
Two: Select a folder on your computer
Three: Name with First Initial, LastName_Assignment Name_Date
Example:
RSims_Narrative Paragraph_4102013
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24. The Lessons Tab: The Dropbox
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Identify your assignment
in the title
Send your
instructor a note
Click on Attachments
and find your newly
named and saved file.Click on
Submit
25. Formatting Your Assignments
• All course work needs to include:
– a title page (APA format)
– Times New Roman
– 12 pt font
– Double space
*At the end of the course tour download the title
page tutorial and the title page example.
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26. Title Page
• Example
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For additional help
formatting an APA
title page, click on
the Resources tab
in your course.
Also, download the
Title Page tutorial
at the end of this
presentation.
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Example of correct format on the paragraph: Times New Roman, 12 pt font
double spaced
28. Changing the format
• Before you begin typing your assignment, set-
up your font and line spacing.
• If you have already typed your document and
you want to change your format, first go to
the Editing tool bar and click on “Select All” or
hi-light your entire document.
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29. Video
• Let’s watch a quick video that shows how to
create an APA formatted title page.
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30. Double spacing
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Under Paragraph select the area for spacing and click on 2.0
31. Format the font
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Select Times New Roman and 12 pt for the font.
32. The Resources Tab
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The Library resources will help you with
all of your APA needs.
In week 4 you will
submit an assignment to
online tutoring.
37. Replying to a Post
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38. The Reports Tab
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Click on Grade book Grades and then Select Run to view your
grades at any time!!!
DID YOU KNOW: You need an overall average of 73% to pass this
class. Also, this class is SIX weeks in length, so stay on top of your
assignments each week! It goes FAST!!!
39. Why is grammar important?
Grammarly Makes Punctuation Fun!
40. How to access Grammarly
Student Portal “Campus Tools” and
through the Angel course platform
“Resources tab”
Set-up your Grammarly account
TODAY!
41. Account Set-up
Set Up Your Account by
clicking on the Grammarly
link in the portal
– Click on Sign Up-Create
Account
– Use your Rasmussen email
address
– Respond to the email you
receive from Grammarly to
complete your registration.
– Returning user? Simply
click on Log In
43. Paper Review Process
• Copy and paste or upload your paper and click
on Start Review
• Select the type of paper you have
(Academic Essay is the default)
• Read your feedback and correct errors
• Your feedback is NOT saved. If you want to keep it,
print it off
• Clear the board when you are done and log out!
47. Resources
Resources available for
students and faculty:
• Grammarly handout
• Grammarly user guide
• Brief tutorial video clip
• Grammarly demo:
http://ed.grammarly.co
m/demo/
• Grammarly plug-in
48. “I have used Grammarly numerous times in the past
month. I love it!!! It works well not only for minor
grammatical corrections, but for sentence
structuring. I run most of my papers through
grammarly at least once before submitting them.”
-Lorraine C.
“This was one of the best services Rasmussen has
offered. Thank you Thank you Thank you
and Thank you.” -David B.
Student Feedback
49. Improve any text
Adaptive spell checker
Plagiarism detection & citations
Find errors Microsoft Word may miss
Instant results
Grammarly Plug-In for Microsoft Office
50. Grammarly Plug-In for Microsoft Office
• Protect against 150 grammar errors
• Students can check their text for grammar rules
they never knew existed
• Get accurate error explanations
51. Grammarly Plug-In for Microsoft Office
Write Eloquently:
Use words that make an impact. Liven up your sentences &
improve readability with context-optimized synonyms.
52. Using Grammarly Plugin
You will have to download and install it on your own computer
(campus computers do not have the plugin yet):
http://www.grammarly.com/office-plugin/
You will also need your Rasmussen Grammarly account to use it.
The plugin works a little differently than the online version, but you
will see it is available from within Word. It allows you to:
Make changes to your paper while it is still in Word (no uploading,
saving, and downloading) and review your mistakes in order instead of
by type.
53. How to be successful in B080!
• Use Grammarly
• Attend Live Tutoring in Brainfuse
• Attend weekly live lectures (weeks 2-6). Your grade will
automatically be 16% HIGHER if you attend a live
lecture each week!!!
• Ask questions when something is unclear or if you are
confused
• Communicate with your instructor-we love questions!
• Participate in the weekly discussions
• Attempt to complete ALL assignments
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54. Questions???
• Please download the Title
Page Resource and the
CourseTour PowerPoint
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