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July 22, 2008 - Final announcements!
- Deadline for Test #3 is tonight.
- Deadline for turning in Behavior and Sherando
investigations is July 25. Place your completed worksheets in the
appropriate folder on my office door (J113). Hard copies only. NO
e-mail attachments. NO faxes.
- Deadline for Tree Identification quiz is July
25.
- Deadline for Test #4 is July 28.
(Whoops... there is one error on the test.
Sorry about that. I will be curving the test so that no one is
harmed by the one question that has an incorrect answer marked as
the correct answer.)
- Please complete the end of course evaluation
on BlackBoard between July 24 - July 29.
- Final exam is online. It will be available on
BlackBoard from July 24 - July 29. Please don't wait until the last
minute to take it. It's not wise to put that much faith into the
thinking the Internet is that reliable.
July 14, 2008 - Okay... here are several
announcements:
- Class average on the midterm exam was 86%
- Your interim grades are being mailed out
today.
- The extra credit opportunity is up and
running. Go to this link (Extra
Credit) and carefully read the directions.
July 8, 2008 -
How are we doing?
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I'm on my to duplicating to make copies of your midterm exams (details
available online by clicking on our cybersaturday link from your
schedule page). I've added some really good quality links to help you
complete the "Histology" worksheets linked from our cybersaturday page.
- Deadline for your second quiz (Pop Genetics &
Evolution) and your second test is tomorrow at midnight.
July 2, 2008 -
Hooray! I secured
permission for all of you (and your hiking buddies) to get into Sherando
Lake Recreation Area for free to complete your Field Study. For more
information about the field study, click on the appropriate link on your
schedule page. Begin scheduling a time to go there before the due date
(also listed on your schedule page). I will have much more to say about
this assignment during our cybersaturday meeting.
July 1, 2008 -
Couple of
announcements:
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The deadline for your first
test and quiz is rapidly approaching. Check your lecture schedule
for details.
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Starting to get some good
questions on the BlackBoard discussion board. Please read every
post. It's important. Your fellow students are in the same boat as
you and are probably asking questions that you are pondering.
Jennifer posted an excellent question about autosomal v. sex-linked
inheritance of recessive disorders. (Thanks Jennifer!)
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Sherando field study. I'll
be making detailed comments about upcoming field investigations
during our cybersaturday. I just wanted you to know that I'm
currently at level 7 in the multi-layered burrito system that makes
up our federal park system. I'm 99.99% sure that you will be allowed
into Sherando Lake Recreation Area for free later this month (you
will go at your convenience, click on the assignment for additional
details). I just want to speak the head honcho before officially
turning you loose on that particular assignment.
June 26, 2008 -
Attention BIO 102 students! So.... how are we
doing? Two announcements:
- I only see that 11 of you have logged onto
BlackBoard to say Howdy to your classmates. Are the rest of you
lurking in the background? A few of you have taken the practice quiz
but still need to say Howdy to your classmates. Please do so as soon
as possible. Why? If I don't hear from you by Monday, the college
will academically drop you from the class. So, please - get active.
- I'll be posting the first quiz and the first
test on BlackBoard tomorrow. Only click on the quiz and/or test (on
BlackBoard) if you are ready to take those assessments. You are not
allowed to click, have a quick look, and back-out. You only get one
shot to take them, so make sure you have completed all of the
lectures or lab assignments before attempting the appropriate
assessment.
June 24, 2008 -
Attention BIO 102 students! Welcome. I'm
activating links and assignments today. By the end of the day the
BlackBoard site will be up and running and the syllabus and schedule
and more good stuff should be ready. I'll make more announcements tomorrow... on our first
day of class!!!
June 24, 2008 -
Attention BIO 101 students! Well, that's it. I
graded all the final exams (class average was 76%). I typed up another
detail summary of your grades and placed them in the afternoon mail. I
have also entered your final grade on SIS... but I'm not sure when the
college makes the grade available to you via SIS. Oh well, you'll find
out your grade in a day or two when it arrives in the mail. Please don't
call or e-mail me requesting your grades. For privacy reasons... I'm not
allowed to give out your grade by phone or e-mail.
June 19, 2008 - Our first semester is just
about over.
- Test #4 deadline is tonight!
- Your final exam (see link from your schedule page for details)
is in the Learning Assistance Center (LAC). See the schedule page
for the deadline and a link (click on "Final Exam") with additional
information. The nice ladies in the LAC should give you a course
evaluation form to complete with your final exam.
- I'll
calculate your grades early next week and mail the final grades to the
same addresses I used for your interims.
- For those of your climbing onto the second
semester online biology train... I'll be hooking-up the schedule
tomorrow and hopefully posting it.
June 16, 2008 - Okay, the extra credit
opportunity is ready.... if you are. Here's a link to the page to see if
you're interested: Extra Credit
(July 08).
June 4, 2008 - The midterms are in the
Learning Assistance Center. To see how long they'll be available click
on the appropriate link on your
lecture schedule (hint:
June 9 is the deadline). To see what is on the Midterm exam, click the
same link. Remember to take a number 2 pencil, bring a photo ID, and get
there two hours before closing so you'll have plenty of time to take the
exam.
May 29, 2008 - Are we settled in? One
deadline has passed (first two quizzes) and another looms on the
horizon. Tomorrow night (midnight) is the deadline for Test #1 and the
Natural History quiz. Make sure you have the deadlines posted on your
personal calendars.
May 20, 2008 - Welcome aboard everyone! I
have three announcements:
- Thanks so much for logging onto BlackBoard to
say "Howdy" and to take the practice quiz. Don't be shy. Please post
questions on BlackBoard's Discussion Board so that I can answer them
and everyone can benefit from the answer.
- I'm making one small correction to the
Natural History Investigation. The primate section of the museum is
still under construction. At the top of the primate page there is
statement that did say it was under construction until September
2007... I corrected this so it now says September 2008. Either way,
don't worry. There will be no questions from this portion of the
investigation on your quiz.
- Quizzes and tests will begin popping up on
the BlackBoard Assignment page beginning tomorrow. You get one
opportunity to take each quiz/test. Please don't click on these
quizzes/tests until you are ready to take them (i.e. you have
completed the appropriate activities linked from our schedule page).
May 15, 2008 - Rumor has it that BlackBoard
will be available late today (Thursday) or tomorrow morning (Friday).
Although the first day of class is Monday, some of you have already
contacted me and are eager to get started. Here's what I would like for
everyone to do by Monday (May 19):
May 14, 2008 - Thinkwell (the publisher of our
textbook)
used to distribute our textbook on CDs. Last fall they switched and placed the material on their website. So, when you
go to our bookstore and attempt to purchase the CDs you end up
purchasing a small box that contains a piece of cardboard and one piece
of paper containing instructions on how to register onto the Thinkwell
webpage. Okay... listen up!
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If you have the CDs... continue
using them. Nothing has changed. Don't worry about going to the
Thinkwell website, everything you need is on the CDs. There is
nothing on the Thinkwell website you need. End of story :-)
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If you purchased the new
"package" I described above... well... follow the instructions and
register. You will find all of the necessary videos and materials on
the Thinkwell website. For example, you can click on "Course Home"
or "Chapter Checklist" and find the headings that match up with the
topics listed on your schedule page (BIO
101).
May 14, 2008 - How are we doing? Questions?
Please post them on your BlackBoard Discussion group so everyone can
benefit from the answer. Three web sites?
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This is the course homepage (with
most of the information):
http://www1.brcc.edu/murray/cyberbio/default.htm
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This is BlackBoard (only for
taking tests/quizzes and reading our Discussion Board):
https://br.my.vccs.edu/jsp/home.jsp
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And for those of you that
purchased the new Thinkwell web access instructions:
https://www.thinkwell.com/
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And for those of you that
purchased the CDs.... just use the CDs. You don't need to invest
your time trying to register on Thinkwell. It's fine with me if you
want to try. You may find some useful information. But again, I only
used the information from those CDs when I developed this course.
May 13, 2008 - You did receive
the Welcome Letter... didn't you? If not,
here's a link.
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