{"id":7,"date":"2016-12-31T03:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga103\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2016-12-31T03:58:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:58:27","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga103\/startup\/start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Start here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\"><!-- WEtheme eyJwIjoiT0VSZiIsImNzcyI6ImNzc1wvZm9udC1hd2Vzb21lXC9jc3NcL2ZvbnQtYXdlc29tZS5taW4uY3NzIiwiaGVhZGVyIjoiYmx1ci5odG1sIn0= --><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:302px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Digital_Clock.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/0\/05\/Digital_Clock.jpg\/300px-Digital_Clock.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Time to get started<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Editing and polishing your writing<\/b>  (enga104) is an open online course which forms part of the OERu&#8217;s &#8220;<i>English for academic writing<\/i>&#8221; course. The course materials are hosted on this web site. Learners participate and interact using their own personal learning environments. We will show you how to set these up during the <a href=\"\/English_composition_1\/ENGA104\/Overview\" title=\"English composition 1\/ENGA104\/Overview\">overview session<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"5_things_you_should_do_before_starting_the_course\">5 things you should do before starting the course<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li> <b>Register on this course site<\/b> by clicking on the user icon (<i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>) in the site menu. <br \/>This will enable you to submit microblog posts using WEnotes and manage your registered learning journal blog url if you use one.  (Note: As an open course, registration is not mandatory and we will post copies of the <a href=\"\/English_composition_1\/ENGA104\/How_announcements_work\" title=\"English composition 1\/ENGA104\/How announcements work\">announcements<\/a> on the course site.)\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Familiarise yourself with the web site navigation<\/b> to find out where the:\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"\/English_composition_1\/ENGA104\/Syllabus\" title=\"English composition 1\/ENGA104\/Syllabus\">Course syllabus<\/a>,\n<\/li>\n<li> Learning materials (see learning pathways in the menu above), and\n<\/li>\n<li> Support tutorials (see below) are located.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Review<\/b> the:\n<ul>\n<li> [[<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>_104\/Course_aims|Course aims and learning outcomes]], and\n<\/li>\n<li> [[<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>_104\/Schedule|Syllabus]]\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Create the accounts<\/b> you will need for this course (if you don&#8217;t already have them):\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Forum site<\/b> on {{:<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>_104\/Links\/Discussion forum}} (optional) if you want to participate in forum discussions or post support FAQs. (Once logged in, use the drop down Tag list to find discussions for this course.)\n<\/li>\n<li> Create a learning journal (this can be a blog or a word processed document &#8211; you need to be able to share it with your lecturer if you wish to have formal credit for this course).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Complete<\/b> the optional <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1fkH16cb3T1bY2WTxHIde894P4ZcaykQvxE9sDviybOY\/viewform\">new OERu participant survey<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Study_tips\">Study tips<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few things you should know about &#8216;<i><a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a> 104<\/i> course:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> <b>Course tag<\/b>: The course code for <a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a> 104 is: <b>{{:<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>\/enga104\/tag}}<\/b>. Write this down because you will use this tag for your blog posts.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Course feed<\/b>: The course hosts a [[<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>\/ENGA104\/Course feed|live feed]] where you can monitor posts from WEnotes and participant blog posts using the &#8220;{{:<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>\/enga104\/tag}}&#8221; tag or label.\n<ul>\n<li> WEnotes is the locally hosted microblog technology for posting comments to the course feed.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Suggested study time<\/b>: This is an asynchronous course which means you can participate at times which are convenient for your own schedule. The course is divided into 4 pathways spread over two weeks. You should aim to spend approximately 2 hours per day at times which suit your own schedule. However, as an open course you can sip and dip participating in the topics or activities you find interesting. The time you will need to successfully complete the [[<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>_104\/Learning_challenges|learning challenges]] will vary according to your own experience and previous knowledge of sustainable futures. We estimate you will need about 20 hours of study time to complete the course. Learners participating in this course for formal academic credit will need to allocate an additional 20 hours required for completion of the final assignment.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>International time zones<\/b>: OERu courses typically register students across 24 time zones. You should study this course in your own time zone. For example, carry out the instructions for Tuesday on <b>your<\/b> Tuesday, not the time zone of your facilitators.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Using social media technologies<\/b>: If you are new to using social media technologies, we provide detailed tutorials and instructions to help you set up your own personal learning environment during the [[<a href=\"\/index.php?title=Template:English_composition_1\/General_course_title&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Template:English composition 1\/General course title (page does not exist)\">Template:English composition 1\/General course title<\/a>\/ENGA104\/Overview|orientation session]]. We recommend that you establish your personal learning environment before the course commences. Blogs are optional and provide a good way to interact with course participants while maintaining control over your own content. You can create a personal course blog or use an existing blog.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Information overload<\/b>: At times the aggregated feed can generate a large number of posts. You are not expected to read everything. Read what is current when you log in and follow the links which you find interesting. After a few days you will identify participants with similar interests and you can then follow these posters in the feed.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Learn by doing and sharing<\/b>: Most of all, have fun! 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