CIS 701 Distance Education QUIZ -03

Prof. Auciello's Virtual Classroom Quiz

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CIS 701 QUIZ 03 PROF. AUCIELLO Q001:

EACH QUIZ IS WORTH 200 POINTS. (THANKS TO IVANIA FOR POINTING THAT OUT).

WE NEED A LITTLE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO DO THE ATTEND / PARTIC.

HERE IS THE FORMAT:

0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.12.550.(att+ast+lakers+701q1)

RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION:

--> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A '.' (PERIOD) SEPARATES EACH FIELD?

THE ASCII COLLATING SEQUENCE MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT, WITH
LETTERS (65-90) RATED HIGHER THAN NUMBERS (48-57), SO
A-Z                 0-9

0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.12.550

SORTS HIGHER THAN

0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.11.550

--> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? ("DON'T UNDERSTAND" IS AN OK ANSWER
THIS IS AN ADVANCED CONCEPT.)

YOUR PORTFOLIO-NOTEBOOK DOCUMENTS YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE PLASTIC SHEET COVERS.

--> DO YOU HAVE A VIEWBINDER WITH PLASTIC SHEET COVERS?
IF NOT, WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THIS?
(AS A CLASS PROJECT, WE WILL BUY A BOX OF 200 AT COSTCO
TO GET THE BULK DISCOUNT -- ELSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.)

THE ATTEN / PARTIC FORM SHOWS A RUNNING TOTAL OF YOUR
ATTENDANCE AND TOTAL POINTS TODATE. IT IS A VALUABLE
VERIFIABLE RECORD OF YOUR PERFORMANCE. IT IS A GRADE BOOK,
SIGN-UP SHEET, AND A STATISTICAL DATA BASE THAT MAPS, TRACKS
YOUR PERFORMANCE, AND CAN BE USED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION
IF YOU SEE THAT YOU ARE FALLING BEHIND, IT ALSO RECOGNIZES
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE.

--> RESPOND WITH 'AGREE' OR 'DISAGREE' AND A COMMENT.

 

Q002:

NOTES ON THESE QUIZZES:

EACH OF THESE QUIZZES IS WORTH 200 POINTS, AND THEY ARE
REQUIRED! THAT IS, YOU CAN NOT PASS THE CLASS WITHOUT
DOING ALL THE QUIZZES! (ABOUT 5 OR 6 OF THEM -- I WRITE
1 PER WEEK).

THE IMPORTANT CONCEPT ABOUT THESE QUIZZES IS --
THAT YOU AND YOUR CLASSMATES SHARE A COMMON VIRTUAL CLASSROOM,
AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO READ WHAT THEY SAY, AND BUILD ON
THEIR THOUGHTS TO CREATE YOUR OWN. LEARN FROM EACH OTHER,
THINK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSES, AND STATE YOUR OWN 'SMACK' --
SAY IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS -- PERSONALIZE AND INTERNALIZE THE
INFORMATION -- MAKE IT YOURS AND WRITE IT DOWN!

--> RESPOND WITH 'AGREE' OR 'DISAGREE' WITH COMMENTS.


Q003:

START701 QUIZZES:

HERE IS GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS:

THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THESE QUIZZES ONLY REINFORCE
A CERTAIN TYPE OF LEARNING -- SHORT MEMORY, QUICK

RESPONSE [NOT, DEEP, PROFOUND, CRITICAL THINKING!]

THEY HAVE A CERTAIN USEFULNESS. USE THEM TO ACQUIRE
INFORMATION. BUILD UP YOUR QUICKNESS. DONT FALL IN
LOVE WITH THEM. QUICKNESS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
CRITICAL THINKING.

THE GOOD NEWS IS -- (3 EXAMPLES)
MY NEPHEW MIKE TOOK ABOUT 100 OF THESE, HITTING TOP
SCORES, THEN TOOK AND SCORED WELL ON THE GRADUATE
RECORD EXAM, AND GOT INTO A TOP GRAD SCHOOL.

MY DAUGHTER CYNDI USED MY SET OF VOCABULARY LESSONS
(CURRENTLY NOT SUPPLIED) TO PREPARE FOR THE GRE, ALSO,
AND HIT HIGH SCORES AND WENT TO ONE OF THE BEST GRAD
SCHOOLS.

(3) I PASSED THE DMV EXAM WITH 0 OR 1 ERROR AFTER TAKING
AND PASSING MY OWN DMV EXAMS. HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU
TOO CAN USE THEM.

THESE EXAMS ARE A CARRYOVER FROM 'LEGACY' PROGRAMMING --
ASK ME WHEN I WILL CONVERT THEM TO THE WEB -- MAYBE LATER
THIS SUMMER.

BUT, THEY ARE CLEAN, HELPFUL (ESP. WITH THE PRINTOUT)
AND GO A LONG WAY TOWARD BUILDING READING COMPREHENSION
OF TECHNICAL MATERIAL.

---> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE QUIZZES? (TWO OF MY
ALL-TIME BEST STUDENTS [CUTTER AND WENDY] DISLIKED THESE
QUIZZES WITH A PASSION. OTHERS, LIKE "TRAY", DO EVERY ONE
THEY CAN FIND.

SO IT IS ABOUT 'LEARNING STYLES' -- EACH OF US LEARNS
BEST BY DIFFERENT MODES: DRILL AND PRACTICE, EXAMPLES,
'HANDS-ON', LISTENING, WATCHING, BY TEAMS, OR ALONE
(I USE 'DEEP' CONCENTRATION) -- OTHERS ARE VISUAL-SPATIAL,
LOGIAL-LINEAR.)

---> OPTIONAL: COMMENT ON 'LEARNING STYLES'

ANY WAY, THERE ARE OVER 80 QUIZZES; YOU NEED TO PASS
50 @ 20 POINTS EACH FOR A MAX CREDIT OF 1000 POINTS.

I WILL SET UP A COMPUTER TO GIVE YOU A GRADE SUMMARY SHEET
(GRADE YOUR QUIZZES BY COMPUTER). BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU PASSED
A QUIZ IF YOU DONT GET THE 'RETAKE QUIZ' MESSAGE.

---> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. YES OR NO?


Q004:

MOVING AHEAD:

SOME STUDENTS, LIKE IVANNIA, ARE GOING THRU EVERYTHING
IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM, TRYING EVERYTHING ...

I HAVE (1) ONE WORD TO SAY ABOUT THIS!

"BRAVO!"

(YOU MAY DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM
ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME! IT IS ABOUT teaching and learning
and technology-transfer using the most modern delivery system!

--> FIND AT LEAST ONE OTHER, NEW PROJECT IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM
STATE ITS NAME.

--> SEE IF YOU CAN FIND AND RUN A JAVA PROGRAM ABOUT COLOR.

--> TELL WHAT FEATURES IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM THAT YOU LIKE.


Q005:

LAKERS PICTURES:

I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR RESPONSSE TO THIS
ASSIGNMENT!

YOUR PROFESSIONAL WORK-ATTITUDE, ALONG WITH THE THRIVING
'TEAM-CONCEPT', WITH YOUR 'DOING EACH PROJECT AT THE
PERFECTION-LEVEL WILL CAUSE US TO GO 'DEEP' INTO THE
ASSIGNMENT LIST, AND WORK AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL TO YOUR
BENEFIT.

---> COMMENT.


Q006:

HOUSEKEEPING:

1) WHY SHOULD YOU PRINT OUT BLACK AND WHITE
TEXT NOT USING THE COLOR PRINTER? (2500C)

2) ASK ME TO USE SOME HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO PAPER
TO DEMO ITS SUPERIORITY.

3) PRINTER NOT WORKING? LOG OFF AND BE SURE THAT
YOU ID THE COMPUTER AS 'K-304' (IT CONNECTS
YOUR STATION TO THE 'PRINTER-GROUP')

4) ASK ME FOR SOME EQUIP. REPAIR FORMS. PLS FILL THEM
OUT IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS, SO THE TECH CAN FIX THEM
LATER IN THE DAY.

---> RESPOND TO QUESTION 1. COMMENT AS YOU LIKE.