David M. Lauderback, Ph.D
Professor of History

http://www.austincc.edu/dlauderb

ONLINE ORIENTATION
U.S. HISTORY I — ONLine

Contact Information

FALL 2020

ELECTRONIC OFFICE HOURS

MW 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
      1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
TTHF 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

You can contact me via e-mail at:

dlauderb@austincc.edu

  or we can do Google Meet at:
dlauderb@austincc.edu 

or call me at:  512.223.3397

We can also meet by appointment. Just ask!:)

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Office

   FALL 2020

I WILL BE HOLDING ONLY ELECTRONIC OFFICE HOURS

Always happy to visit. Just give me a call or we can set up a time.:)

RGC TBA

Currently moving my office. Will post when I have a new location. 
We can arrange to meet at RGC 3000

1218 West Avenue

Across the street from the Rio Grande Campus under construction.

Just let me know and we can set up a time.

email: dlauderb@austincc.edu

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Course Identification

HIST 1301 Distance Education

HIST 1301 003, 107 & 120 ONL

  1st 8 Week Session  24 AUG - 18 OCT
SYN 08010, 08100 & 08110

Orientation Begins AUG 24, 2020

Orientation MUST BE SUBMITTED 
by AUG 27, 2020

WARNING!!! Students who do NOT submit the orientation form by

AUG 27, 2020

will be WITHDRAWN from the course and may lose some or all of their financial aid. 

See Course Orientation Below

Make sure to complete the 1st & 2nd Contacts via Blackboard by the deadlines listed in the Course Schedule.

Course Identification



HIST 1301 Distance Learning

HIST 1301 136 ONL

2nd 8 Week Session  19 OCT - 13 DEC
SYN 08124

REMEMBER:

Orientation Begins OCT 19, 2020

Orientation MUST BE SUBMITTED 
by OCT 22, 2020

WARNING!!! Students who do NOT submit the orientation form by

OCT 22, 2020

will be WITHDRAWN from the course and may lose some or all of their financial aid. 

See Course Syllabus

Make sure to complete the 1st & 2nd Contacts via Blackboard by the deadlines listed in the Course Schedule

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Course Orientation

NOTE:  Students must use a lap top or desk top computer to take the quizzes and exams via Blackboard. You will not be able to take the quizzes and exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet.  So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not a tablet or an iPad or a phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely.  And to take quizzes and exams via Blackboard you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.

Course Orientation

Each student MUST complete the Online Orientation form via the course Blackboard page. Each student MUST complete the Online Orientation by the date listed in the Course Schedule. 

WARNING!! Students who do NOT submit the Online Orientation form by the date listed in the Course Schedule may lose some or all of their financial aid.

New Federal Financial Aid reporting guidelines require the College to report students who "never attend" a course. ACC in turn requires faculty to report students who "never attended" by the Official Reporting Date. The Official Reporting Date happens very early in the semester. See the ACC Registration Calendar for the Official Reporting Dates. Please see the ACC Financial Aid office for questions about your financial aid and how the new policy might affect your financial aid status. So, make sure that you submit the Online Orientation form by the date listed in the Course Schedule.

To orient yourself to the course:

·       Click Online Orientation;

·       Review all the items on the page and then near the bottom click on the WRITE SUBMISSION box;

·       Type in the following statement:

“I understand all of the requirements listed on the Online Orientation Form.”

·       Then, type in your STUDENT INFORMATION.  Be sure to give me your:

First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, ACC ID, and the date

·       Then, click SUBMIT to complete orientation.  When you click SUBMIT, you are agreeing to all of the items listed on the Online Orientation page

You can check the Grade center on the course Blackboard page and look for the column Orientation. An ! in a yellow circle means you have submitted your Online Orientation form. A green check mark means that I have reviewed and accepted your Online Orientation form

ONLINE ORIENTATION QUESTIONS

  1. I understand that I must take quizzes and exams with a lap top or desk top computer. 
    I understand that I will not be able to take the quizzes and the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet and that I must have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.

  2. I understand that ACC sends all email communication solely to the student's ACCmail account and expects students to read the messages in a timely manner. So that means all important information and emergency details will go only to your ACCmail . Students should expect to receive from, and send email to, their instructors from their ACCmail account. To set up an account, students can go to ACCmail for instructions.


  3. I understand the course learning objectives are located on the Study Guide.

  4. I understand the requirements in the Course Syllabus.


  5. I understand that all deadlines in the Course Schedule must be observed and that work done after the deadlines will not count.

  6. I understand that I should use the Vol. 1 of the textbook: 

    Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History Seagull, vol. 1, 6th edition (New York: Norton, 2019). ISBN 978-0-393-42873-5 https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393418248

  7. I understand the grading system outlined in the Course Syllabus.

  8. I understand the course requirements listed in the Course Syllabus for making an A, B, C, and D for this course.

  9. I understand that the grade of D might not transfer as credit to other colleges and universities.

  10. I understand that in order to earn the maximum points possible on any of the 15 quizzes I must take the quiz no later than the quiz deadline date listed in the Course Schedule.
  11. I understand that I may take a quiz after the quiz deadline but:
    • any quizzes taken after the quiz deadline will count as a re-test;
    • the highest score on any retest is a 18/25 or 72%; AND
    • that retesting must be done no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Course Schedule.


  12. I understand that in order to earn the maximum points possible on any of the five exams I must take the exam no later than the exam deadline date listed in the Course Schedule.

  13. I understand I will take exams via the course Blackboard page.
    I understand that I will take exams (and     not quizzes), in one of the ACC Testing Centers and I will need to bring my ACC ID to the Testing Center.

  14. I understand that if I cannot use go to one of the ACC Testing Centers that I must arrange Distance Testing with the ACC Distance Education office who will explain the logistics and costs.

  15. I understand that I may take an exam after the exam deadline but:
    • any exams taken after the exam deadline will count as a re-test;
    • the highest score on any retest is a 21/30 or 70%; AND
    • that retesting must be done no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Course Schedule.

  16. I understand that I am entitled to ONE (1) retest for EACH exam, but that the highest score on any retest is a 21/30 or 70% AND that retesting must be done no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Course Schedule.

  17. I understand that I MUST complete each part of the book review(s) no later than the deadlines listed in the Course Schedule.

  18. I understand that the last day to withdraw this course is listed in the Course Schedule.

  19. I understand that the instructor will NOT withdraw students from the course.

  20. I understand that the last day to drop this course without academic penalty is listed in the Course Schedule and that it is my responsibility to do so if it does not look like I can complete the course requirements.

  21. I understand that I will receive a letter grade for the course if I do not withdraw by the deadline listed in the Course Schedule.

  22. I understand that I can complete an ACC Online Faculty Evaluation of the course and that details and instructions can be found on the Course Syllabus.

  23. I understand that the ACC Learning Labs offers a Help! page that details a variety of services and instructions can be found on the Course Syllabus.

  24. I understand the Austin Community College definitions of academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism.

  25. I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that all work turned in to satisfy the course requirements meets the standards of the College and the course and does not violate College and course policy regarding academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism.

  26. I understand that I will receive an F in the course and will be remanded to the appropriate College authorities for disciplinary action for any act of academic dishonesty, cheating, and/or plagiarism.

Click on the WRITE SUBMISSION box:

 

Please type in:

 

“I understand all of the requirements listed on the Online Orientation Form above.

 

Next, fill out your Student Information:

 

Name

 

First                Middle           Last                            ACC ID          Date

 

 

ACC EMAIL:

ENROLLED AT:

FAVORITE BOOK:

 

Click SUBMIT to complete orientation.  When you click SUBMIT, you are agreeing to all of the items listed on the Online Orientation page above.



© David Marcus Lauderback, 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED