History of Science OnlineCourse Info: HSCI 3013 - section 995 - Fall 2008 |
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Course websites
You will be using several websites nearly every day for this online course, so it is important to understand their distinctive features and uses. Compare the websites listed in this table with the links along the very top of this page:
| Home |
Announcements |
Exhibits
Online |
Yuku |
Desire2Learn |
Tutorials
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| Home page of the main course website, which contains the syllabus & weekly unit pages. You are at this course website now. |
Daily
updates, answers to questions that arise. Check this every day you
work on this course! |
Background
and Primary source readings, with images. |
Discussion
board for posting short essays and student feedback. |
Take
quizzes here. Check your grade, & make gradebook declarations. |
These tutorials for software used to create your web project will come in handy during each week's internet assignment. |
Course Home Page. Start here. At the home page of the main course website, you will find links to the Unit pages for each week of the course, and links to course information and various supporting or explanatory pages. (This page is one of those explanatory pages.) To go to the Home page, click the HOME link in the extreme upper left corner, or click the "History of Science" vertical banner in the upper left area to the left of the logo.
Tip: To quickly find the Course home page, bookmark it in your browser. When you want to access the course from a computer where you don't have your bookmarks (e.g., a public computer), go to Google.com and search for "History of Science Online" (see below). Use quotation marks so that Google will search for the phrase rather than individual words. If you remember the quotation marks, then a link to the course home page will be one of the top links displayed.
Unit pages. Each week is devoted to a single unit, and the assignments have the same structure from one unit to the next (Weekly Assignments). A Unit page for each week outlines the topics and readings and other information for that unit. For example, Week 1 is Orientation week, and the Unit page for Week 1 guides you through all the tasks that must be completed during that unit. From any web page for a unit, click the logo in the upper left to go to the index or Unit page for that week. (The "flat Earth" logo you see on this page will take you to the Course Info or syllabus page. By now you probably have also seen pages with a Stonehenge icon that links back to the Unit page for the Week 1 Orientation.)
Course syllabus. The course syllabus and associated explanatory pages are accessed through a "Course Info" page. Click the "Course Info" link under the "History of Science Online" title at the top of any page to go to the Course Info page.
Click this Announcements link (extreme top, second from left) every day you work on this course, and check the announcements posted for every day since the last time you looked. I will continually answer questions that arise of importance for everyone, post reminders, and make needed updates or clarifications here. See communication. You are responsible for all information posted here, so don't forget, and don't skip a day!
Background readings and primary source readings are sometimes found in the Exhibits Online website, sponsored by the Department of the History of Science and the College of Arts and Sciences, and developed to support online instruction in this and other history of science courses. Please carefully read the short orientation now.
Yuku is used for password-protected discussion and interaction. You will post short essays here and receive feedback from your classmates. More info about Yuku here.
Desire2Learn is used for quizzes. You can check your grade here, and make gradebook declarations.
University of Oklahoma professor Laura Gibbs has put together a remarkable website, Kaleidoscope, to help online students in her courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. There are pages full of all kinds of practical tips, useful online references, and technical troubleshooting helps. Check out the sections on Writing Tips, Desire2Learn Tips, Mozilla Composer Tips, and Web Publishing Tips (listed in the screenshot below). I urge you to explore this website extensively; it will save you lots of time in the long run!
Note on Chat and Instant Messaging: D2L Chat and instant messaging are not used in this course. Students are not required to log onto the Internet simultaneously. See tips for creating your own weekly schedule.
“I have sought after rest in everything; and found it nowhere except in a corner with a book.” Thomas à Kempis
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HSCI 3013. History
of Science to 17th century
Many thanks to Mythology
and Folklore and other online courses developed by Laura Gibbs.
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