Dignitas Weekly Minutes October 12, 2010

Dignitas Weekly Minutes October 12, 2010

Campus Announcements:

Advisement begins October 20. Students should check on their accounts at the business office this week- to be sure they are clear for registering for spring semester.

Early admission applications for first year students to the Nursing ENTER and Occupational Therapy FACT programs are due the end of fall semester. Applications and requirements are available in the department offices or on line.
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Class Announcements:

 Communication Link #2: Enhancing Team Effectiveness
o Read the power point that I sent you carefully on our second communication link

• Blogs
o Blogs will continue to be due Thursday at 12:00am and Sunday at 12:00am this is due to the number of late responses
o You must have correct grammar in your blog comments (no i’s, incomplete sentences, correct spelling, etc) points will be deducted.
o Blog comments need to through and complete to review credit
o A hard copy must be given to Amanda before class starts on Tuesday
 No credit will be given for late work
 No credit will be given if you do not hand in a hard copy
 No credit will be given if you do not sign your name after your posting
• Missing Class
o If you miss class you must write a 2 page paper on what you missed
 This needs to be typed
 Get the information from a classmate if you are absent
• Weekly Readings #1 posted on the blog. Be sure to read.
o Weekly readings will either be given in class or incorporated in the blog
• Do not text during class
o Students that are texting will lose a half a letter grade for each incident
• Computers must be shut unless I tell you to open them

Assignments:

 Blogs are due weekly
 Applying Theory to Practice
o Be sure to print your assignment that I emailed you
o Begin to think of something that you want to teach your group about. It can be anything that makes your heart sing. It should be meaningful and bring your group closer together.
Feedback:

 Keep it up and do participate!
 More students need to participate. I appreciate those that voice their thoughts and opinions on our topics
 Be sure to complete your work to your best abilities
 Do not hand in late work
 Do not be afraid to talk with Amanda or I about anything you need