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Hi, students. Good morning. Good afternoon.

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Good evening. Wherever you are. Welcome back again. In this video session,

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We want to talk about the assessments for the course.

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There are three basic types of assessments for the course.

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The first one is the MyLab Math (MLM) assignments.

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They account for 60% of the final grade.

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I understand the assignments are a lot of questions.

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I understand. Please let me explain. So the assignments.

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have the learning objectives of the course.

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The learning objectives of this course was given to me by Western New Mexico University (WNMU).

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I did not make up the learning objectives.

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I did not make them. The textbook for the course

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Which is the eText and then it is from that eText that you have the MyLab Math assignments.

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The textbook, that is the eText.

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Uh. Because you do not need a physical copy.

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The eText comes with the MyLab Math. It was given to me by Mathematics and Computer Science department at WNMU.

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I did not choose the textbook. So what did I do?

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I look for the learning objectives. Now, the objectives are the topics.

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The topics of the course. And the topics concepts, the topics.

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I look for them and look for them in the textbook.

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For the sections of the chapters in the textbook and then I now set it up set it up as assignments for you to do so.

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I did not pick and choose. I do not pick and choose.

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Not just for your class, for any class I teach.

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Why? Because, you know, I don't want to pick and choose.

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You know, maybe. Let me say. I just ask you simple questions, and then you do this topic with me.

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Then you maybe take another class and you're doing that same topic or you are teaching that topic to your students.

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And your student asked you a question on the topic and you cannot solve it.

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And you might say, Hey, Mr. C, I did this topic with Mr. C in this course.

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Why can I not solve this question?

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You see... So I do not pick and choose because I want you to be exposed to all the various kinds of questions on that topic, on that lesson objective.

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So please just know that I did not choose the lesson objectives and I did not choose the textbook.

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Because some of you might say this; Mr. C. he asks a lot of questions.

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I want you to understand, I did not choose the objectives or the textbook.

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All. All I just did was to ask questions from the text, which is your MyLab Math.

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That are in the objectives.

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Now, the thing is, I understand there are many, and that is why you get the credit for it.

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60% of your final grade. Is that not good?

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I mean, come on. And then I release them on the first day of class.

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Each section has two due dates. So after the first due date.

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You can keep working on the section that is past due.

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Until the final due date without any penalty.

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Come on, now. Have I not tried? See? So I did not pick these (resources and textbook).

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I just want you to learn at your own pace.

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You know, they are released on the first day of class, and each section has two due dates

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Two due dates. You can keep working at your pace until the final due date without penalty.

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In each assignment section on MyLab Math

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The questions there, if you click on it, some questions have Learning Aids.

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The Learning Aids are the View an Example,

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Help me Solve These; Multimedia Resources.

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Typically, they use one approach. They explain that...

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They use one approach...one solution.

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One type of solution for the questions.

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So that is where I come in.

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If you do not understand the approach they used in solving the question, just you can click on "Ask My Instructor" and it comes to my email.

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I will answer it, I will answer it. I will solve a similar question for you.

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That is where I come in. Or some questions do not have the Learning Aids.

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If you don't know how to solve it. That is where I come in. "Ask my Instructor".

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Or. If you understood it.

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And you need verbal explanation. Or you don't understand it and you need verbal explanation.

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That is where I come in. Attend the Office Hours and.

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Live Sessions. I will explain them to you.

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Please let me say this, okay. If you are the "Ask My Instructor".

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Don't wait till the last week of class and you are doing "Ask My Instructor".

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Come on. Ask me questions no later than one week before the final due dates.

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You don't come on that day or the day before that day and you are doing "Ask My Instructor".

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Come on, now. Okay, so do not wait. The whole assignments are released to you from the first day of class.

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They are 60% of your final grade. So you get the credit for it.

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They are a lot of questions but you get the credit for it.

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So please understand my explanation.

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I didn't make up the objectives.

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I didn't choose the textbook. I just used the textbook they gave me with the objectives they gave me to ask the questions.

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I did not pick and choose questions because I want you to be exposed to all the different ways the questions on that topic can be asked.

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So that once you are exposed to them, whether you are learning them in another course or you are teaching them to your students,

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you will be able to answer any question they ask you. So please, please, please understand this, okay.

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And please on the information about online classes I said it

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Do not use all this online calculators.

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You need to know these (all the questions). It is better you solve it yourself.

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Know it yourself. You get the credit yourself. The second type of assessments are the discussions; (giggles) the discussion board.

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So I am not required to comment on every, to every discussion.

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You have the post and the response. Please review the rules.

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The DB, that's the DB (Discussion Board) Requirements.

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I understand that there are a lot of rules but it is to enhance... for the effective teaching and learning of the course.

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Okay. So when I post... when I make a comment to your post or response, please do not take it personal.

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It is enhancing the teaching and learning of the course.

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So please do not take it personal.

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It is for other students to see the comments and then know how to post theirs.

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Now, let me say this I am not required to post to every... I am not required to make a comment to every post.

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And/or response. I just select some and I comment.

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If I make any comment to your post or response, please make sure you address those comments.

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And it is also for your colleagues to see any mistakes and correct their own posts and/or responses.

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The third assessment is your project.

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It is required that you that you make the first post that you will see the... please review the requirements for the projects.

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You have two projects for the class... you have only one project for the class, but you have to do only one out of two.

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So there are two projects for the class but you only need to do one.

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You choose any one you want to do, any one you want to do.

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Each one has a required post on the Canvas course

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And then I respond to you, and then you have the option to post your drafts.

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Okay. To work with me until you fix it.

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If you post your draft, please review my comments.

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Do not take it personal. Please.

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Please do not take it personal If you don't want people to see my comments to your draft, you send your draft to me by email.

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But if you want other colleagues to learn from your mistakes so that they do not repeat the same mistakes then you post your draft in the forum for.

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it. So please, any comment I make to your

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work, is to help you.

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Do not take that comment personally. Okay.

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At all. Please do not take it personally.

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And that's why I use a lot of direct questioning in the comments so it wouldn't be as if.

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I'm rebuking you. No, I'm not. This is for a safe and effective learning experience.

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Effective teaching experience for me, Effective learning experience for you and effective learning experience for me as well.

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Because as I'm teaching you, for you to learn,

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I am also learning because we learn every time.

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So. So please, these explanations are based on what my previous students have said, do not take anything personal.

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It is for us to have a safe teaching and learning experience for the class.

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Okay. So if you have any questions, you know, just please.

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My communication lines are open. You know, feel free to ask me.

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Okay. And when I'm smiling also, when I'm smiling or laughing

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I'm smiling or laughing like I'm happy.

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I'm happy doing what I do. I'm not laughing at you. And even when l do it at Office Hours or Live Sessions

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And I'm talking with students, you know, and I'm talking with these students and the student..

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And I'm laughing or smiling, the student might think I'm laughing at him or her.

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No, I'm not. It's my nature, okay, so...so please.

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It's not laughing at you. It is my nature. Okay.

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So, please, I'll see you guys online. Have a great... let's have a great teaching and learning experience.

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Okay. Have a great year...