If you didn’t notice the mentioning of the Bedford Bibliographer in the Week 2 folder this week, then you missed out on a very valuable tool that you will need this semester. BB is not required, but will be very helpful in helping you maintain a list of all of your sources during the research [...]

Posted in Info, Screencast

Prepare: Read the textbook chapters and the two online presentations in Bb. Also read the information about del.icio.us and register for an account.
Search:

Start with Google. Open a browser and type: http://www.google.com
Type in different search terms relating to our discussion on personal freedoms. Remember the sky is the limit. We are only exploring, so try many [...]

Posted in Assn.#2, Module I

del.icio.us Social Bookmarking
del.icio.us is a collection of favorites - yours and everyone else’s. You can use del.icio.us to:

Keep links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, reviews, recipes, and more, and access them from any computer on the web.
Share favorites with friends, family, coworkers, students and the del.icio.us community.
Discover new things. Everything on del.icio.us is someone’s [...]

Posted in Assn.#2, Info

We haven’t committed to a topic yet. We are still just exploring with the first two assignments we have this week in Module I. I posted two articles that I think will challenge you to think about our personal freedoms and how they are currently being affected. You will need to read those and then [...]

Posted in Assignments, Assn.#1, Assn.#2, Info, Module I, Podcast

Hello Everyone,
Blackboard seems to be up and running now. I recommend that you utilize one of the 3 weekend days on a regular basis to work on your ENG102 course. Here is a list of what needs to be done by Monday:
1. Reply to this email and send me your contact phone numbers. Also tell [...]

Posted in Info, Module I

Welcome to the ENG102 Online. I designed this site to work with Blackboard to help you be successful in this course. This site is not designed to give you more work or more things to do. It is designed as a tool to assist you. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to use [...]

Posted in Info

Module 5 Quiz has been posted in the Module 5, Day 4 folder. You will have until midnight tomorrow (Friday) to take the quiz. Now that you’ve spent a good amount of timing using the library and looking for sources and writing your argumentative essay using the MLA style of documentation, it’s time [...]

Posted in Module V, Quiz

I created a screencast that goes over the formatting of your final paper. I used the student example of a final paper that I just posted in Blackboard for you. I don’t like to post examples too early because I feel it steals your thunder, especially if you have a similar topic. But now that [...]

Posted in Module V, News, Screencast

Today’s student wants to do everything online, but unfortunately today’s professors aren’t always as accommodating. Many believe that sources accessed through the library are more scholarly and more reliable sources. I tend to agree, although I do believe the internet can be a valuable resource if used correctly. But the reality is, your primary audience [...]

Posted in Assn.#10, Info, Module IV