Chavez quiz posted

Somewhere between writing this quiz and uploading it onto Vista, two questions got dropped, so there are only 18 questions. The questions are worth 5 points each. 18 times 5 equals 90. Therefore, if you get every question right, you will only make 90 points. I will resolve this by adding 10 points to everyone's quiz score. The quiz is due no later than April 11. Good luck!

HIST 1301 Online, Unit 3

I have to let you in on something: I have been going ahead of the syllabus and cleaning up the chapter quizzes before you get to them. It is really tedious, and it takes a long time but some of the answers are wrong, and some of them just don't make sense. It had been my plan to use part of spring break to get the Unit 3 quizzes cleaned up. As you know, the system was down for spring break so you guys will be using the same quiz questions everyone else around here uses, meaning some of them are just not right.

So here's what I'm going to do. For Unit 3, I am going to scale everyone's quiz grades up 8 points. That should compensate for any goofy questions that you get. Furthermore, the exam questions are going to be harder because there will be some questions you haven't seen before. Therefore, I will be curving the exam scores as well. I'll let you know how much when I see the scores.

By the time we get to Unit 4, I'll have those questions straightened out. Unit 3 is going to be a bear. Sorry about that. If it's any consolation, most online courses don't get this kind of attention. They just run with whatever questions the textbook publisher sends.

The Chavez quiz and discussion board will be ready by the end of this week.
Good luck!

Discussion Board/Writing Assignments

I finally got all the discussion posts graded. It took a while but everyone got some kind of feedback. In some cases, the feedback looked something like this:

• evidence
• proofreading

In this case, the author needs to pay more attention to how she uses evidence, and also needs to proofread more carefully. These elements are more fully explained here. Most of you are writing at the college level, and many of you are not. This is okay. This is the time when you develop and improve your reading and writing skills. I sometimes find the following video helpful with my own writing. It's a cool video, anyway. Check it out.



I enjoyed reading your posts, and I learned a lot from them. Keep up the good work!

Extra Credit!

Maria Theresa Hernandez will present, "Cemeteries of Ambivalent Desire," based on an old Mexican cemetery in Sugarland, Texas.

Where: LSC-North Harris, CE 101
When: Monday, March 2, 2009 2-3:30.

Sign out for extra credit (1 point added to your final average)

1301, Online, Unit 2 folder was invisible!

A student let me know that the Unit 2 folder has been invisible for 1301 Online. I have fixed it, and Unit 2 should be fully functional. Do let me know if there are problems with any of the modules. The smallest error on my end can cause problems on your end that are invisible to me. Have fun with the unit!

Getting Caught up after a Rough Week

Here is where we stand with my face-to-face classes:

• The Exam 1 scores have been adjusted.
• Unit 2 is fully loaded, including the study guide.

There is nothing to do in preparation for the learning module titled, "The Radical Revolution." Just show up for class, and we'll take it from there. There's nothing to read, no quiz to take, no outline to download. Just remember to get your chapters 5 and 6 quizzes done by midnight Saturday night. And don't put it off to the last minute because the server might crash just when you need it most!

I'll try to have the discussion paragraphs graded over the weekend.

Can't log on to Lonestar!

Sorry guys, I didn't get to anyone's email today. I got totally jammed, and now Lonestar.edu seems to be down. I'll have to catch up tomorrow.