Some basic questions most students have.

Q: Are there any tests?
A: No. There are only the worksheets which take the place of the tests.

Q: How will I be graded?
A: You will be graded solely on the worksheets you turn in and on your responses to the questions that you have posted to the bulletin boards.

Q: When do I get my worksheets and grades back.
A: In the middle of the semester I will send you a progress report with all of your grades on it.  The bulletin board grades will be on this.  I will also try to get your worksheets graded and back to you within 2 weeks.

Q: How do the worksheets get graded?
A:  Each worksheet is worth a different amount, however, in general, the definitions are worth 10 points, the essays 10, and the fill in slots are worth one point each.

Q: How do the bulletin boards get graded?
A: If you make a sincere effort to think about the question, support your ideas with genuine thought, and write more than two sentences in your posts you will most likely earn 100% on them.

You should read the posts that are already up there and provide an answer that has a unique point of view with as many facts in it as possible.

In terms of responses to other students' answers, I would like for you to attempt to provide more support for your observations.  If you agree with someone, make sure that you provide an additional fact or idea that supports the idea.  Don't just say "I agree" and then quote one of the ideas that the original post said.  These types of responses will get a "C."  Even better would be to provide an additional or "con" point of view.

Some key ideas that I would like for you to work with are:

  • Did you bring up a new idea?
  • Have you helped them to understand the concepts pro or con?
  • Have you brought up some new fact or an alternate point of view?


    • Q: How much time should I plan on spending for this class?
    A: On line students have to make up the lectures they are missing by reading the information.  That means you have to spend a minimum of 4 hours a week just reading the lectures.  For a four hour lecture class, the formula is that you spend at least time and a half each week studying that subject.  That means in addition to those four hours reading you are expected to read and do homework for an additional 6.  This means that you should be spending a minimum of 10 hours a week studying for this class.
     

    Q: Are there any field trips or labs?
    A: No, there are no field trips in this class since it is online.  Any "field trips" will be via online links to museum websites.  Regarding the lab portion of this class (Art 101L)--there is no additional work or class meetings for this component of the class.  All the work outlined in the Art101 syllabus includes your "lab" hours for Art 101L.
     

    Q: Are there any video tapes that would help?
    A: There is a video tape series available on reserve in the library called "Art of the Western World," aside from that you may want to stop into the library and check out the video holdings.  We do have some tapes that would apply.
     

    Q: Do you have any hinters on how to take this class?
    A: This is the way that I would take this class if I was a student.

  • Monday: I would print out the worksheet at the beginning of the week and fill it out by hand and take notes on it over the course of a couple days and leave it in the copy of Sayre.
  • Monday through Wednesday: I would read over the chapters from Sayre at the beginning of the week.  I would leave the pages bookmarked with a post it note and then leave the book on my coffee table or kitchen table so that I would glance over while snacking or eating or when I'm bored.
  • Monday through Sunday I would check the bulletin board and course calendar frequently and keep up on the readings.
  • By Wednesday, I will have looked over the lecture links on the web and finished the readings from Sayre.  I would email the teacher a question or two or place them on the bulletin board to get help from other students and answered one of the questions.
  • Thursday I would start typing my answers into a word processing program so that I can spell and grammar check the work.  This would be my draft of the worksheet and I would transfer my answers by cutting and pasting the answers on Saturday.  This also acts as a safety net, in case you run into technical problems when submitting the worksheet.  If problems occur, simply cut and paste your answers into an email and send them directly.  Remember, I do not accept attachments or emails that include images.
  • By Saturday afternoon or earlier I would type the answers into the form on the web or type them with the numbers into an e-mail (don't send any pictures just text).
  • After getting the worksheets back, I would look them over and use them as study guides for any subsequent assignments.