1.Read "Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes" by Nagel‚ Blignaut‚ and Cronje. 2.After reading the Nagel‚ Blignaut‚ and Cronje article‚ write a 250-500 word summary of it. 3.Refer to the guidelines for writing an effective summary presented in the Module 2 lecture for use as a guide. Review the assignment rubric as well prior to beginning the assignment. 4.Be sure to include a discussion of the research problem‚ questions‚ method‚ findings‚ and implications
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Article Summary With the increase in online courses‚ along came an increase in the drop out rates versus the traditional sit-in environment. During this study‚ valuable information was offered to increase student success and minimize drop out rates. There needs to be communication among peers and instructor to have success in online courses. A group of students from the University of Pretoria‚ were enrolled in a Masters program‚ and their online activities were tracked for 8 weeks‚ by a program
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Summary of Read-only participants a case for student communication in online classes By Shakera Bennett Grand Canyon University UNV 501-Intro to Graduate Studies in the College of Education September 12‚ 2012 Carrie ODonnell‚ Instructor Learning communities are no longer limited to the classroom. Online classes are becoming more prevalent in this day and age. As these online classes grow in abundance‚ the issues that affect the traditional classroom are now issues that occur in online communities
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The concern Nagel is bringing up early in his book is the problem of the existence of an External World. The problem simply states that the world outside of our mind does not exist and we are living in a dream from which we cannot wake up. As humans we are innately curious and that I one of the reasons that we why question the existence of an External World‚ simply because we are inquisitive beings. However there is a deeper reasoning. We take a lot of concepts from granted in our world. All of our
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The crucible is a story written by Arthur Miller about the witch trials in a place called Salem in the year 1692. On the story a woman named Abigail has an affair with a man named John Proctor. John immediately regrets this so much so‚ that he denies that it ever happens. She lusts after him even still after John clearly states that it was a mistake that will never happen again‚ or even be spoken of. She then gets jealous of Proctor’s wife Elizabeth‚ so much so that she calls upon a servant girl
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Demeter’s Grief I am the Goddess of harvest and agriculture; all those who worship me call me Demeter. My story begins with me having only one child‚ and it is my dearest daughter‚ Persephone. She is beautiful‚ kind‚ and also the daughter of my brother Zeus‚ I care about her the most. Persephone has always been delightful being around‚ she is all joyful and full of warm smiles. But then one morning‚ she went out to the fields to gather some flowers like she would do. As time passes‚ she
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Kuehne-nagel Since 1890‚ when the business was founded in Bremen‚ Germany‚ by August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel‚ Kuehne + Nagel has grown into one of the world’s leading logistics providers. Today‚ the Kuehne + Nagel Group has more than 900 offices in over 100 countries‚ with over 60‚000 employees. Our key business activities and market position are built on the company’s truly world class capabilities: Seafreight: * Number 1 global seafreight forwarder * Sustained year-on-year double
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HOW TO WRITE AN ARTICLE An article is a piece of writing usually intended for publication in a newspaper‚ magazine or journal. • It is written for a wide audience‚ so it is essential to attract and retain the reader’s attention. • May include amusing stories‚ reported speech and descriptions. • Can be formal or informal. • Should be written in an interesting or entertaining manner • Should give opinions and thoughts‚ as well as facts. Format Interesting ‚ creative catchy title which attracts readers
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Stotan! Book Summary The book‚ Stotan!‚ is about a swimming team who went to state last year and did not do good at the swim meet. Because the team didn’t do good their coach holds something called a Stotan week at the school pool‚ all the swimmers sign up not knowing anything about Stotan week. When stotan week come around they are pushed to the very best they can do with little rest in between. The team is worked so hard that by the end of the week they are noticeably strings and their muscles
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How to Write an Article Review Writing an article review‚ which is also sometimes referred to as an article critique‚ is a special type of writing that involves reading an article and then providing the reader with your personal take on its content. In general‚ article review essays should start with a heading that includes a citation of the sources that are being reviewed. The first paragraph‚ which is the introduction to the article review‚ should provide a summary of the article highlights
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