This is the post for the Monday, November 14, 2016 class meeting.
Design Presentations
- 2:30 Class: Caitlin and Ellen
- 4:00 Class: Kari
- Bonus: What to Do If You See Islamophobic Harassment
Presenters: remember to add your document to the Design Presentation Assignment in Canvas.
Major Projects Rubric
Most of you are working to the last moment on your major projects, which means that there will be little time for revision if something goes wrong.
The way that the syllabus and assignments pages explain your grade, the major projects earn an all or nothing grade. As the syllabus explains, “When Pass/Fail grades are used, a Pass grade is equivalent to an 85. Fail grades are entered as a zero, with no credit for the work.”
I do not want someone to fail the course because there are a few errors in the major projects however. As a result, I will use a rubric to evaluate your projects, following this guideline:
If you earn an 85 on the rubric, you Pass the Major projects, and get full credit for the Major Projects grade.
Otherwise, if you earn lower than an 85 on the rubric,
you get whatever amount the rubric shows for the Major Projects grade.
For example, if you earn an 80 on the Major Projects, you will get an 80 for that 70% of your course grade.
Participation Grades
You will propose the grade you should receive for the participation portion of your course grade in your final exam. To support your proposal, you can use the information in your Participation Log, your class attendance, and the various activities that you completed during the term (like the Multimodal Dig or certificates for Lynda.com).
The course grades in Canvas are not accurate. The numbers listed for the Participation Artifacts will switch to be worth 0% of your grade after the last day of classes. All of the information for the Participation Artifacts will still be available in Canvas, but they will no longer contribute to your course grade.
The final exam will be listed as worth 15% in Canvas after the last day of classes. I will read the proposal that you make in your final, and assign a grade based on how realistic and convincing you are as well as how well written your proposal is.
To be realistic, you need to look at your participation as a teacher would. For instance, everyone misses a class or two, but if you have missed a number of classes, you are not doing A work on the participation portion of your grade.
Working with Your Writing Group
Work as usual in your groups. For today’s class, use the 11/14 Work Summary in Canvas. Please use details and specifics in your summary.
Homework Calendar
| Day | Date | What’s Due? |
|---|---|---|
| M | Nov 14 | DJ #12 (the last one) due. End of grace period for DJ #11. |
| W | Nov 16 | Share drafts of your work in class with your group. |
| F | Nov 18 |
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| TH | Nov 24 |  Thanksgiving!!! |
| M | Nov 28 | Share drafts of your work in class with your group. |
| TU | Nov 29 | End of grace period for DJ #12. |
| W | Nov 30 | Major Projects due. |
| W | Dec 7 | End of the grace period for Major Projects. |
| W | Dec 14 | Final Exam due by 7 PM. |