1. Sherfield and Moody Cornerstones
Topic: Connect

2. Tips for Working Online
Work first, then reward yourself with “play”
Treat online work time like traditional work time with schedules and breaks
Make a plan and stick to it!

3. Social Media for Academic Purposes
Facebook
Linkedin
Twitter
Google+
Wikis
Google Docs
Skype

4. Privacy and Security Issues
Create strong, unpredictable passwords
Do not share or record passwords
Be careful about posting photos online
Only enter personal info. on secure websites
Don’t post your whereabouts online
Install and run security software regularly
Beware of “phising” schemes
Monitor children’s Internet use closely

5. Rules for E-Communication
E-communication is never private
Be sure to convey emotion along with words
Think before responding (24-hour rule!)
Texting language (LOL) not O.K. in academic or professional correspondence
Avoid “reply to all”
Don’t forward chain s (viruses?)

6. Information Literacy
Definition: Information literacy includes the skills a person needs to determine what information is needed, where to find it, how much of it is needed for a specific topic, how to analyze and organize it to create the “product,” and finally, how to properly cite it.

7. D.A.R.T.S. System for Info. Literacy

8. Determining Your Specific Topic
Understand instructor’s guidelines
Understand the intended audience
Determine the availability of reliable academic resources and requirements
Develop a timeline for project completion

9. Access Your Sources Use various types of sources
Determine where you lack resources and where you need to edit
Manage information carefully and document

10. Read and Evaluation Sources
Are the information and author credible, valid, accurate, and reliable?
Is the article fact/opinion, popular/scholarly?
Is it up to date and timely?
Does it have depth and is it logical?
Is it fair?
Are the sources of the information cited?

11. Transform and Organize Project
Spatial organization?
Cause/effect organization?
Chronological organization?
Problem solving organization?
Topical/categorical organization?
Compare/contrast organization?
Importance/priority organization?

12. Select Documentation Style
Cite any copyrighted information
Cite direct quotes
Cite opinions, judgments, insights from others
Cite information not widely known
Cite information open to dispute
Cite information not commonly accepted
Cite tables, graphs, charts, statistics

13. Distance Education Flexible learning time but strict deadlines
Often more difficult than on-campus courses
Self-motivation and responsibility required
Reliable access to Internet required
Strong reading and writing skills required

14. Topic Reflections Learn terms and technologies for success
Manage online time carefully
Use the D.A.R.T.S. system for info. literacy
Guard your privacy online
Practice “netiquette”
Know what it takes to be a successful online student