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SEPT.18.2003- #1
THIS IS GREAT. I AM USING A FORM I
DEVELOPED TO TRY SOOO HARD TO COMMUNICATE W. YOU! IDEALLY,
THIS REPRESENTS 'TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZES PERFORMANCE." AND IS A
HIGH-PERFORMANCE WAY TO COMMUNICATE W. YOU.
I NEED TO TALK W. YOU, SO HERE GOES ...
A. ATTENDANCE / CENSUS TAKING
SINCE I MUST TURN IN A LIST OF
ACTIVE STUDENTS BY NEXT TUESDAY, I HAVE TO KNOW WHO IS ACTIVE, RIGHT?
YOU ARE 'ACTIVE' IF YOUR NAME IS ALL OVER THE 'ATTENDANCE-PARTICIPATION' FORM
THAT IS LISTED ON THE MAIN PAGE OF
http://auciello.tripod.com
IF, AT THIS POINT, YOU STILL DON'T
KNOW HOW TO DO THE ATTENDANCE, THEN I AM VERY WORRIED. EVERYONE WAS
SUPPOSED TO COME IN FOR AN ORIENTATION, RIGHT?
TO BE IN THE CLASS YOU MUST HAVE
DONE THE FOLLOWING:
BUY BOOK -- $6.00 -- BOOKSTORE.
GET CD AND 701 START DISK FROM ME IN K302 - MON-THURS 7:30-11:30AM. DO
ATTENDANCE. DOWNLOAD
https://auciello.tripod.com/GRADE.DOC which is a list of assignments
AND A COURSE OUTLINE. We also have to meet, face-to-face.
So are you worried, Prof. A?
Yes. And it is mostly my fault. Here is why: I teach and
preach Quality and yet it took me 3 weeks to get this level of information to
you! There are reasons for the delay. But I am going to take
full responsibility for the delay. Whatever the reasons for not building
the email list, I as the INSTRUCTOR HAVE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY -- especially,
when I am going to hold you to HIGH STANDARDS OF QUALITY. OUCH!
So, when you find the correct
ATTEND/PARTIC FORM, give yourself "100-PROFA" points (figure out how to do
this). While you are there, give yourself '100-EMAIL' points.
THE CRITICAL ISSUE IS --
ATTENDANCE AND POINTS -- SHORTLY I WILL LOOK AT THE ATTEND/PARTIC FORMS (you
should have found them by now) AND IF YOUR NAME IS NOT THERE OR YOU DON'T HAVE
AT LEAST 400 POINTS LISTED, I WILL PROBABLY DROP YOU. SO TALK
TO ME! SEE ME! COMMUNICATE W. ME! LEST YOU GET LOST IN
CYBERSPACE!
MORE ISSUES ARE: YOU SHOULD
BY NOW BY RUNNING THE '701 START DISK' GIVE YOURSELF 25-EC POINTS IF YOU
CAN RUN IT.
YOU SHOULD ALSO BE DOING SOME, IF
NOT ALL, OF THE PROJECTS LISTED ON THE 1ST PAGE OF GRADE.DOC --
I HAVE 2 INCLASS 701 CLASSES AND 1 ONLINE 701 CLASS. THOSE IN THE
ONLINE CLASS CAN COME IN TO THE INCLASS CLASSES, AND GET EXTRA HELP. THE
INCLASS CLASSES ARE DOING BUSINESS CARDS, AND NEXT THEY WILL START
https://auciello.tripod.com/701virtual.xls
IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, IF YOU
CAN'T GET ANYTHING WORKING, SEE ME ASAP! NEXT WORST CASE, JUST DO ANY
PROJECT THAT YOU CAN ON 'GRADE.DOC'. ANOTHER SOLUTION IS TO TAKE THE
QUIZZES, THE WORD QUIZ, THE EXCEL QUIZ (THEY ARE HARD), AND THE 701 QUIZZES THAT
YOU CAN FIND ON 'PAGE 2'. RUN QUIZZES FROM THE START DISK TO BUILD UP
POINTS! SCORE POINTS -- THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. PUT
POINTS ON THE SCOREBOARD (ATTENDANCE FORM). THIS COURSE IS
'PERFORMANCE-BASED'!
ANOTHER SOLUTION IS TO READ THE
'701 MASTER HELP' FILE AND/OR FIND A STUDY PARTNER. ONCE YOU GET STARTED,
IT BECOMES A LITTLE EASIER. I AM HERE TO HELP YOU, ESPECIALLY IF I SEE
THAT YOU ARE SWEATING AND STRAINING TO GET IT.
READ ALL OF THE FORM. PRINT IT
OUT, MEMORIZE IT IF YOU HAVE TO. AT THE BOTTOM PRESS 'SUBMIT' SO THAT I HAVE A
RECORD OF YOUR READING THIS. GIVE YOURSELF '100-AGRAM' FOR READING
THIS!
SAYING IT AGAIN. GET BOOK,
CD, 701-START-DISK. GET 'GRADE.DOC' .. START PUTTING POINTS ON THE
SCOREBOARD! EMAIL ME --
PROFA@AUCIELLO.NET FOR HELP. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DELAY IN COMMUNICATIONS. COMMUNICATION FORCES CLEAR THINKING ... RIGHT?
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SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PROF. AUCIELLO'S CLASSES:
1, Must know how to check-in, using the ATTEN/PARTIC FORM (which is at the
top of the MAIN Column on
http://auciello.tripod.com ).
Here are your section numbers:
7-9
9-11
MW 701-0156 757-0171
TTH 701-0160 701-0157
CIS 701 DIST EDUC = 0160 INITIALLY WILL MEET EVERY TUES-THURS AT 7 - 9. TO
HELP STUDENTS WITH ONLINE PROJECTS.
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2. BOOKS / LESSON MATERIALS.
I have all of my curriculum on my web site. They are listed by
Classess -- 701 Projects, 757 Projects. 701 has GRADE.DOC which
lists all projects. Working on the same for 757. The book for 701 is
in the Bookstore -- CIS 701 DISTANCE EDUCATION -- PROF. AUCIELLO -- ask for it.
See me if there is a problem.
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3. QUALITY OF WORK.
Ever since I wrote the Principles of Total Quality Management, I have been
consumed with absolute quality (which usually I never reach), so this whole
course will be done in a Quality way. Perfect assignments, Perfect
Presentation Quality. Everything to a World-Class Standard! It pays
off. See me for some stories.
I also, especially, must hit World-Class Quality. Help me make these
great courses even better by your participation and suggestions for improvement!
Find and Read the "Principles of Total Quality Management" on the web
site.
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Explanation of my programs: Just
talking here.... I am a programmer, I modify and create programs to fit the need
of "tracking" positively what students did, so I modified most of the
forms and quizzes to provide name, time, date, IP address of the user. I
use a program (FTP) to look at the activity on my website, and I am able to view
WHO is doing WHAT WHEN. Of course, you know you have (2) obligations --
(1) to check in 2 times per week, and (2) produce a min of 200 pts per week.
I am able to see those results from my office at home. Some of you WILL BE
'putting points' on the 'scoreboard', others WILL BE headed for the
'abyss' of mediocre grades, based on your performance. You select your Grade by
your performance. You are in charge. Say 'Empowerment'.
Let me put it another way.
Once there was this Computer Professor who dreamt of making his course
accessible anywhere anytime. He worked and worked to develop his lessons,
quizzes, and the necessary tracking systems, and he endeavored to provide
"High Bandwidth Information" to the students, He even used "Peer Learning"
in the form of bulletin boards to help
them understand as well as creating quizzes for them to test themselves at each step.
He created a lot of assignments, and quizzes, even putting them on CDs and Floppy
Disks. Being a Laker fan, he set up the course on a "Scoreboard" model.
Points win the game and earn the good grades -- Performance-based --
Perform this and you get that! The computer became the referee, and called
the shots and recorded them. Some liked this system, and took
off scoring lots of points. Others -- perhaps thinking "Out of Sight, out of
Mind!" -- dropped the ball, and had low or no Scoreboard.
It really hurt the Professor's feelings because
he idealistically thought since he loved the subject, that everyone else would
do too, and that they naturally would get excited and get "game." It
hurt him so much to assign low grades, that he wrote a story about it ...
"Maybe," he thought, "they could try again when they understand the rules better
...". Yes, there was hope. So he wrote this lesson about
understanding the Rules.
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A (4000), B (3500), C (3000). Work creates points which =
grades. .
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When you email me, use both addresses
for reliability:
profa@auciello.net
cyberprof@hotmail.com
Put CIS 701 or CIS 757 in the subject line.
If you want to talk by phone, send me your
number.
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701: You can learn a lot from reading and typing
in
https://auciello.tripod.com/701word03.doc
Since the goal of education is to develop
"Critical Thinking" skills, work on the following: 701-final projects,
Computer Inventory Skills, and look up definitions for 701-glossary (you should
be able to find these lessons, let me know).
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