Tutorials
In this section, you will find helpful documents that will help you use certain features in the course.
Click the links below to go directly to a specific tutorial.
Orientation Recording
This is a helpful recording I made to get you started in the course! Make sure you view it before beginning your work.
The Aventa Student Toolkit
This document is one you should read frequently, as it contains a lot of useful information about many aspects of the course! If you have a question, it's likely this document will answer it for you.
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Submitting Assignments
Here is a document that will help you understand how to properly submit assignments in the course.
Submitting Assignments | |
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Saving Documents as Rich Text Format (.rtf)
This document will come in handy for learning how to save your work in .rtf format.
RTF How-To | |
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Sending and Checking Course Messages
This document will help you in using the message center in the course. Alternatively, you can click on the Messages button on the tab browser to access the Message Center, too.
Message Center | |
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Discussion Board Help
Here's some help for posting and replying on the discussion board.
KEEP IN MIND: Your discussion board post grades are progressively updated. You may only receive 5 points for one post, but can continue to improve that discussion assignment to receive full credit. Please make sure your replies to other students are detailed, specific, at least 5-10 sentences, and follow the four P's (Praise, Probe, Propose, and be Positive).
Here is an excellent example of a reply on the discussion board that will earn full credit:
I have to start out with the way you organized your discussion entry. I like the way that you set up the list and it's all very neat. In the discussion you submitted, there are many correct answers. I had answers quite similar to yours. First, I like how you mentioned, "You can see the setting, instead of having to imagine what it looks like." I also like how you said you can hear each character and listen to what they sound like, rather than just reading it. I have to totally agree with that! Lastly, I like how you mentioned that through the characters facial expressions, you can see how they are feeling. I do think you might have added more about how you can visualize the characters on stage. What cues make you "see" them in your head? How does this translate into a live, dramatic setting? Overall, I think you did a great job. Keep up the good work.
Notice how specific this reply is. It even quotes the original post! Also, it's a full paragraph long and is positive throughout.
Another Example:
I think you did a good job with this assignment. You hit the word requirement, except you went over it a little bit, so you might was to see if there is a way that you could reduce the amount of words that you used. Also, there are a few grammar mistakes that you may want to revise before you submit this assignment. You also may want to make sure that your writing makes complete sense, because you talk about how much she hated the camp, and then you said that she bought a journal a few weeks before her trip. So. you're jumping from her being at the camp to being home before she left for the camp. That is a little confusing, so make sure you have your story go in chronological order. I do think that you have a good story, and I can see you getting a very good grade on this assignment. Just fix the few corrections, and you should be ready to turn your assignment in.
This reply is excellent as well, as it specifically addresses the student's work, is positive, talks about what can be improved, and is grammatically sound and in a complete paragraph.
Discussion Board Help | |
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