Student Start Page

Welcome! Everything you need to get started this semester will be linked off of this page. To get back here at any time, use the “For Students” menu above. Need to contact me, then select “Contact Me” in the “About” menu.

Current Courses

Summer 2019

CRN	Class	Name	Meeting Day and Time	Room
58774	NMAC 3108.01	Writing for Digital Media	Online	-
59513	NMAC 3108.02			-

The Golden Rules

Main article: How to Do Well in My Class

These, then are the three golden rules for success in my class. I think you will find them useful in all of your college courses.

1. Learn with enthusiasm.
2. Do all of the assigned work on time and to the best of your ability.
3. Support everything you write with specific evidence.

Primers

Resources and Guides for
Students
Policies Assignments Attendance Communication Evaluation Plagiarism Student Behavior
Courses Courses I Often Teach ENGL 2111 HUMN 1011 HUMN 2151 HUMN 4472 NMAC 3108 NMAC 3999 NMAC 4460 NMAC 4483 NMAC 5108
Primers Humanities Basics Online Basics
Advice & How To Academic Forum Posts Avoiding Plagiarism Blogging: Some Considerations Choosing a Focus for Your Blog Considerations for Online Courses Digital Citation Editor's Checklist Good Advice for Notetakers How to Do Well in My Class Link Logic Reader-Response Criticism Reply, Respond, Comment Research & Response Writing in the Liberal Arts Writing Top Ten
Wikipedia Improve Your Article Writing on a Wiki
Hack.Edu Hack.Edu Manifesto Be an Expert Class Participation
Study Guides World Literature Writing on World Literature Science Fiction Writing on Science Fiction New Media Writing on New Media New Media Suggested Reading and Viewing Technoculture Defining Digital Humanities Haraway Revisited
Category Student FAQ

No matter what class you’re taking this semester or what you’ve taken previously, you might need some refreshers. These two pages are designed to get you up to speed quickly.

• Humanities Basics
• Online Basics

The best place to find answers is your course syllabus, linked above. However, you might need additional information even after reading your syllabus carefully. Try:

• Student FAQ answers some general questions students often ask.

Resources

The following resources are meant to help you succeed. Some may be assigned to your particular class. All of the resources below are also on the navigation box to the right, “Resources and Guides for Students,” and this box appears on every page for your convenience.

Policies

Applicable policies will also appear on course syllabi, but here they are again.

• Assignments
• Attendance
• Class Participation
• Communication
• Evaluation
• Plagiarism
• Student Behavior

How To

Presented in alphabetical order, some of these guides may be assigned reading in your class. A ⭐️ indicates that the article is a must-read.

• “Academic Forum Posts” outlines the expected use of forums and discussions.
• “Avoiding Plagiarism” gives strategies on how to give proper credit in your writing.
• “Blogging: Some Considerations” outlines strategies for writing for the screen.
• “Choosing a Focus for Your Blog” explains the importance of focus in writing online.
• “Digital Citation” explains how to cite sources in digital documents when another style is not obvious.
• “Editor's Checklist” should be consulted for typical writing errors. ⭐️
• “Link Logic” is a guide for using hyperlinks in your writing.
• “Reply, Respond, Comment” gives some guidance for online interaction.
• “Research & Response” argues that no writing is ever complete without credible sources.
• “Writing in the Liberal Arts” discusses common conventions for academic writing.
• “Writing on a Wiki” gives a basic overview about writing on Wikipedia.
• “Writing Top Ten” provides an overview of what’s important in writing these days. ⭐️
• “Your About Page” considers the digital replacement for the business card.

Advice

• “Considerations for Online Courses” outlines what to expect in an online course.
• “How to Do Well in My Class” offers some friendly advice. ⭐️
• “Reader-Response Criticism” suggests a subjective way of understanding and writing about literature.