Thread by @michelle_furlow

Welcome to FALL 2022, on Tuesday, 8/23, 10:30am, I'll be starting an overview to our online class, a practice run to see what this Twitter is all about.

What are you most interested in learning about?

#MoraineValley #CRJ105 #CRJ107 #CRJ201

Good morning to my brand new e-students! If you're free, join me today, right now, here in this thread, for a brief introduction to our online classroom.

@morainevalley

I'm ready to answer your questions

#CRJ105 #CRJ107 #CRJ201

Welcome to my online #CRJ105 #CRJ107 & #CRJ201 students. I will be posting this brief "Welcome" thread to online learning.

Feel free to follow along & let me know what questions you might have @morainevalley

My #Criminology students & my #juveniledelinquency students are required to post ONE response to any tweet in the thread. #Policing students are welcome to follow along ...

#CRJ105 #CRJ107 #CRJ201 #MoraineValley

I'll be going over the syllabus & a general introduction to online classes.

What topics are you most interested in learning about?

#MoraineValley #ProfessorFurlowWhiteBoards

Let's get started! This is our #HappySyllabusDay overview of your upcoming online Criminal Justice courses with me. Have you taken a class with me before?

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The goal is to give you a sense of how I use Twitter to encourage our online class to be interactive. Are you ...

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Let's start with a little anonymous 'ice breaker' to get a sense of the class ...

Why are you taking a Criminal Justice course?

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Even better yet, are you a Criminal Justice major?

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Is THIS your first Criminal Justice class?

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Is THIS your first time using Twitter in a college class?

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Let's get to the topic at hand ... class! A student will log into Canvas from @morainevalley home page.

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When you log in, you should see ALL your courses available, select the course which you want to enter

(only YOUR courses will show up on your screen)

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Welcome to our course homepage. You will be able to navigate ANYWHERE in class from this page.

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I'll be using my #Criminology Canvas Shell as an example, but all my courses are set up the same.

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Step One ...

Open the course text. The course text is provided IN the Canvas shell.

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Is reading the course text required?

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Have you experienced previous courses in which you PAID for the book, but didn't read it?

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In my classes, it's necessary. But here's why!

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Most importantly, we cannot solely rely on what we can cut & paste into the search bar to help us develop knowledge & skills in Criminal Justice

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Step Two: Read through the syllabus. Better yet, print it out, if you have the printer ink!

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Now I always encourage asking questions, but it's *almost* always in the syllabus!

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The syllabus is our contract, it is your guidelines for doing well, and it is your guarantee that I will teach this course in a professional, productive, academic manner

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Without being too long-winded & boring, let's hit a few highlights of the syllabus, the front page is pretty standard operating procedure ...

What is required & how is it graded

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Ohhh, the zinger! I don't accept late work (mostly, well almost mostly). This doesn't mean we can work out life's difficulties in advance, just be sure to communicate with me.

In CRJ, if you're on time, you're late ...

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That "No Late Work Policy" is ...

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The Unit "exams" are called #AfterActionReports. Report writing is the life-blood of good police work, so we get started here. There are 5 or 6 AARs for each class.

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My Pro-Tip: Don't wait until Sunday night to get these exams started. I will hear your tears through the keyboard. The pace is about a chapter or two a week, work as you read.

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We will also have our Twitter assignments.

Each week, I'll post a discussion (this one included!) Follow along live or in your own time.

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My Policing (#CRJ201) students will be doing something a LITTLE different which I will explain separately.

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My #CRJ105 #Criminology & #CRJ107 #JuvenileDelinquency students will add to a thread specific to their course each week.

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What am I looking for in your Twitter comments? Just as if we were talking in class.

I'm looking for your insight into the discussion.
~ Ask a follow-up question
~ Give your viewpoint on the topic
~ Do you have a real life example?

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How do you make sure you're in the right place? The link to your class discussion will ALWAYS be the first comment in the class discussion board

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The class hashtags are here to help.

#CRJ105 = CRIMINOLOGY
#CRJ107 = Juvenile Delinquency
#CRJ201 = American Policing

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Social media can be great.

And it can be not so great.

There are MANY viewpoints about the Criminal Justice system today

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What are your thoughts on social media?

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I welcome ALL viewpoints, supporting & critical of the system, but we must be professional & academic. Our goal is to learn. With limited characters, social media can make that easy or really difficult. So just something to keep in mind. #CRJ105 #CRJ107 #CRJ201 #MoraineValley

Lastly, to promote ACTIVE listening, each course will be listening to a podcast this semester.

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My #CRJ105 #Criminology students will be listening to @dridgen @cbcpodcasts

#TheNextCall #TheCaseOfMelanieEthier

cbc.ca/listen/cbc-pod

My #CRJ107 #JuvenileDelinquency students will be listening to @connie_walker

@cbcpodcasts

#MissingAndMurdered #FindingCleo

cbc.ca/radio/findingc…

And my #CRJ201 #AmericanPolicing students will be listening to @bearbrookpod

bearbrookpodcast.com

@nhpr #BearBrook

The goal of the podcast exercise is to practice our listening skills & try to apply what we know about Criminal Justice to the crime. Listening is a skill many of us take for granted, but it's imperative in Criminal Justice

#ActiveListening #MoraineValley

Is anyone a fan of true-crime podcasts?

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YOU are in this class for a reason, I doubt just to pass the time. You are taking this class to go on to a bigger, more successful life. I will help you get there, so if you do good work, so will I!

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Someone worked very hard (maybe it was YOU) to make sure you had a seat in a college classroom. I will honor that effort & do everything I can to help you do well.

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Check me out on Rate My Professor if you want to see what other students have had to say ...

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Send me your questions, comments, concerns, I am happy to answer here on Twitter, via email, or via office phone. The best way to reach me is message through Canvas.

Let's have a great semester! #CRJ105 #CRJ107 #CRJ201 #MoraineValley

Thanks to EVERYONE who has been willing to learn a new technique for this class!

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