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to LTCY 444, 444G and LTCY 421, 421G Hello! I think most of you have found your way to this course ... BIG first step. What will you need to be successful in a web-based course? Each
learner preferably should have the following key characteristics or skills
in order to be a ·
Good
computer and Internet skills: basic computer, email, and www knowledge. ·
Good
time management skill: be able to complete tasks within the allocated
time. ·
Independent
learning style: be able to work, study, and learn independently. ·
Effective
communication skill: be able and comfortable in writing. (Participate in this survey to see if on-line learning is best for you.)
I will be your instructor in this course, so let me begin by introducing myself. My name is Dr. Pam Petty and I live in Carthage, Tennessee with my husband of twenty-nine years. I have a seventy-five mile commute each way to the great city of Bowling Green. My husband and I have two children; a son who is twenty-five and a twenty-three year old daughter. My background includes literacy education, elementary education, information sciences, child and family studies, and holistic teaching and learning. I have seven years of experience as a public school teacher and received my doctorate from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. This is my fourth year as an Assistant Professor at Western Kentucky University and I am very impressed with the University, the students, and my colleagues here. I have been designing websites for a little over four years and have about 2,200 web pages on-line at present; many of them can be accessed through my personal homepage: http://www.pampetty.com . This is only one of many on-line courses I have taught - I have taken on-line courses and helped design others. I value the role of technology in education and in our society. I look forward to this course because it combines two passions of mine, literacy and technology. My goal is that all students in this course be successful and that you find taking this course to be a rewarding experience. I hope to learn more about you soon. Blackboard offers us several special benefits ... one of those being the ability to meet each other via Student Homepages found under the Communication button. To design your homepage, click Student Tools, then click on Edit Student Homepage. If you have a photo that you would like to include - I do like a face with a name - you can upload a digital file. If you don't have a digital picture of yourself, you can scan a photo and create one. SPEAKING of email ... you will be receiving a lot from me, especially at the beginning of the course. You need to make arrangements to check your email every day.
Ok, now that you know a little about me, it is time to know something
about the nature of this course and the requirements. Click here to
go to the syllabus for Dr. Pam Petty
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