EXAM PERIOD 1 While the exam period is going on, you oght to do some tasks on the site. - In the 'About Us' section, create a new page titled 'I remember it well...' - In it every one of you writes about a few positive, unusual, funny or strange things, events, actions, words that happened or were said in the University - Say why you remember them, what you felt, how you reacted, what was so good or strange about them - Upload a new photo of yourself and your stories opposite it, The aim is to create a list of most memorable events and situations that happened in the group or to the group members.
Dear Group! Please, do a final overview of your materials on the site. - Have you done everything? - Have you posted all of the required materials? - Have you left your comments in the blogs? - Have you left your comments in the video section? - Have you posted your writings on Dickens and Galsworthy? - Have you posted pieces of news? - Have you posted enough photos? - Have you participated in the forums? Get everything done before the exam, otherwise I will be forced to lower your examination grade. As I said before, your preparation for the exam is supposed to take about 6-8 hours a day. Enough time to complete all of the tasks.
Dear Group! This is a reminder about your homework for the Monday's class. 1) Watch all of the videos on Matters of Faith and leave no fewer that 6 comments (different genres are welcome) 2) Read all of the posts in the Blog Matters of Faith and leave at least 6 comments (different genres are welcome) 3) Get ready to discuss the Videos and the Blog posts in class. Another thing: I am ready to substitute the class by online discussions. Do these by Thursday. 1) Do the tasks on Dickens and Galsworthy and fill in the web page 2) Look through your posts and do correction work. Another thing for the exam (due 5 January): - Choose any forum of any thread, look though the posts and messages, and write a evaluative essay or a data-based article on the topic of the chosen thread (about 700-1000 words). - I would be interested in the forums 'Matters of Faith', 'How and when to build a family', 'New means of Communication...', and the like - This is a must and is part of the exam. Post on the site.
Dear Group! Today is the 24th of December. The last piece of news was posted on 18 December. Almost a week. The requirements have not been changed. Everyone is supposed to post two pieces of news a week. Read entry 73 above for the lesson details.
Dear Group! The Friday's class will be on the Bible again. - Do all the tasks in LP 18. (1 hour) - Watch the videos on the Bible and leave new comments to any new four or five videos. (1 hour) - Leave your interpetations of the story of Adam and Eve in the blog "Man and The Sacred" (about 300-400 words) (20 min) - Listen to the audio file 'God'. (one hour) - Leave on comment (100-150 words) on any of the psalms from the Lesson plans or from Internet resources. (20 min) Do not forget! - One news entry per person! Do not forget! - Those who have debts, please make haste, the simester is coming to an end!
Dear Group! This is a reminder about your homework for Moday, 20 December 2010. - Do Lesson Plan 18 - Listen to the MP3 file 'God' that I have given to you - Watch all of the videos in the video podcast on our site. Be ready to discuss each video. - Leave four comments on any of the videos - Be ready to discuss the blog entries on 'Man and the Sacred'.
Dear students! This Friday we will be talking about the Bible. Please, revise the previous lesson plan on the Bible and be ready to discuss the undiscussed points. Besides: 1) Make sure everyone has made posts in the blog 'Man and the Sacred' (some of you haven't posted yet) 2) Make sure you have left comments on any four Blog entries (some of you haven't done it) 3) Make sure everyone has uploaded videos on the topic (some of you haven't done it) 4) Make sure you have watched all of the videos and left at least four comments on any four videos. 5) Be ready to discuss the videos and the blog entries Since these tasks have been on for a long time, it will take about 2 hours to complete them. These requirements are obligatory. I will be sorry to cancel the class if the requirements are not met in time.
Dear Students! This is a reminder to you all that our next class on homereading is on Monday 13. The section on John Galsworthy in 'Interpreting Fiction' is almost empty. Strict requirements to meet until the Monday class: 1) post materials on parts 1 and two, 2) upload links to Galsworthy, 3) fill in the Multimedia podcast. Unless these requirements are met, we won't have the class on Monday and I will have to write a Syllabus Incompletion Report to the dean's office and reschedule the class.
Hi, Everyone! Since we have started discussions on the matters of Faith and Religion, it's necessary that we should create three new video categories called 'Faith Matters', 'The Bible', 'Christian Icons'. Your task: - Surf the Internet (Youtube) for videos on Faith, Religion, Christianity - Surf the Internet (YouTube) for videos on the Bible, biblical sayings, metaphors, stories and parables - Surt the Internet (YouTube) for videos on Icons. Add these videos on the site into the Videos section under the appropriate category.
REMINDER! There are a few people who don't work enough on the site or whose participation has decreased. Alex_Makh, Megastarosta, Seagull, 8davids8, MissJane, Tanya. Please, reconsider your participation style and be more active. Alex_Makh, Megastarosta, Tanya! a) re-edit your posts in the photo projects, add more text b) watch the videos on Communication and leave comments Gorup! The Blog 'Man and the Sacred' should be filled by noon Monday, 6 December. A post for everyone and 4 comments on any of the posts.
Hi, everyone! This is a brief outline of our new video project. Title- My Place in Faith or Faith Lives in Me, or Why Faith... Aim - to share your own understanding of what faith is for you and Task - get together to discuss and write a script in which you express your attitude to and understanding of the concept of Faith Genre- a) a joint video essay, b) personal interviews, c) a talk show, d) an expert interview/discussion, e) a report, f) a popular documentary, g) a news programme, h) Deadline- end of December Length- 8-15 minutes Desirable - basic sound and video effects
Hi, everyone! A few things for you to do during the coming week. We have started another classroom topic on 'Man and the Sacred'. This is supposed to be an eye-opening revealing discussion about such notions and concepts as the Supernatural, the Devine, the Absolute, the Sacred, the Ultimate Power which later will extend to religious matters and theological debates. We have already started some discussion in the Forum 'Faith Matters'. New Project Description: - start the blog 'Man and the Sacred' - in it, everyone makes a post (200-500 words) related to the theme: the main thesis, your vision and understanding, examples of cultural behaviour-patterns, signs, rituals, traditions, tokens, etc. that derive from earliest pagan traditions and live today - in your posts use links, photos or videos. - everyone chooses any 4 posts, writes replies (include facts, evidence, examples, artifacts...)
This is an outline of your homework for the following week. Use the ideas in the previous lesson plan (LP 11) and - discuss the points and issues related to Pet Therapy, Animal Rights, Cruelty to Animals, Animals in Captivity, Pet Aggression, Pet Addiction, Thinking Animals, and the like; - open any new threads that are necessary for the topics; - in your discussions, please extend the genres and types of writing: narration, description, persuasion, personal stories, real life examples and facts, research data, statistics, opinion polls, cultural stereotypes related to pets and animals, historical or anthropological reasons and factors, etc.
Dear Students, I have thought about your ideas concerning the hypertext novel. In it, I want you to experiment with the form, composition, story lines, language, conflicts, character types, themes, descriptions, and the like. Though it is an experiment, things ought to be done seriously and with a purpose in mind. Your purpose is to understand the hypertextual genre of e-literature by writing an e-novel. So, discuss the conception and the other points every time they change. We have agreed that the hypertext novel has to start with an introduction in which you describe the main aspects of the novel, the title, characters, time of events, the technical side, and the like.
Folks, as you see we have opend a new section in the Photo projects as has been agreed in class. - In it you are supposed to post pictures of how we communicate with animasl or animals communicate with us. - Each photo is to have a caption text above in which you give details and interpret the situation form the viewpoit of humna-to-animal-to-human comminication - Write an experience-based article (or a narrative essay) on how you communicate(d) with animals or pets. The article should contain an introduction, the main thesis, the body text, examples and generalizations, a conclusion and the final part. However, I want to close the article with a set of thought-provocative questions or statement that will cause the readers reaction. -The article can also contain diagrammes, schemes, illustrations, links to other resources, links to related discussions on our site and the like. - The size of the article is 500-700 words.
