HUM 105 Discussion Forum 1 Can you “get” an education?

HUM 105 Discussion Forum 1 Can you “get” an education?

HUM 105 Great Ideas of World Civilizations

Part A:
Read Mortimer Adler’s “How To Mark a Book”, and watch the
video talk by Father Guido Sarducci that I have linked us to (You can find both
in the Materials for the Four Units area, in the folder entitled “Course
Introductory Materials). Then, take a look at the attached cartoon. You may
have to enlarge it to read the print. After you’ve looked at the Adler essay,
the video, and the cartoon, use this discussion area to examine the discussion
question below with the other members of the class. Click on “Reply”
to open up a space where you can post. When you’re done, click on “Submit”.

Remember, this is a discussion – We are not
required to come up with a single “right” answer. Please feel free to
express your opinion, as long as you follow the rules of respectful discourse:
listen and think about everyone’s views, and respond with reasons and thoughtful
arguments. Please use at least one quotation from Adler’s essay and one
reference to Father Guido’s talk in your responses

Please have your first post submitted by
Thursday, January 24th, 11:59 pm.

Part B:
After everyone has had a chance to answer the question, choose at least
one classmate and post a response to their comments. To do this, click on
“Reply” from within the classmate’s post. Click on “Submit”
when you’re done.

Please Note: Your second post should not
just agree or disagree. You must add something substantial to what’s already
been said. DON’T just say “Me too” or put the same ideas into new
words. If you agree, add a new point or suggest a new way of understanding
what’s been said. If you disagree, do so with logical objections, additional
evidence, and always, of course, courtesy and respect. Again, I encourage you
to quote Adler and Father Guido in your response. Show us that you’re paying
attention.

You should submit your second post, a response to a classmate’s first post, to
this Discussion Forum 1 by 11:59 pm, Sunday, January 27th.

When you’re completely done, you should
have a minimum of two posts on this thread – one in which you answer the
question below, and one in which you respond to a classmate’s post.

The discussion question: Can one person,
like a teacher or expert, “give” or “sell” an education to
another person, so that the second person then “owns” it? Is an
education something you can “get”, like money or possessions? Or is
it something that becomes a part of the person involved? Remember your own
goals for this class as you answer.

To add your comment, just click on
“reply”, add your comments to the box provided, and, when you’re
done, click “submit”. (A cautious hint – to avoid problems with
Blackboard, you probably should copy-and-paste what you’ve written to a
separate Word document before you click on “submit”. That will
prevent you from losing everything you’ve already written, if Blackboard has a
hiccup and doesn’t save your comment.)

https://www.nedgallagher.com/courses/documents/teaching.html

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.

Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.

One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.

I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.

In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.

Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).

Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).

Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.

I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.

As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.

It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

Lopes Write Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.

Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.

Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?

Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.