We will use two different websites that will contain information about the course.
Blackboard
The first will be our Blackboard site. You can access Blackboard by going to this link: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bctc/blackboard/. When you click on the link, look to the right side of the screen and click the button that reads “Login to Blackboard.” Enter in your CUNYFirst username and password. You will find our class on the left side of the page. I will have more information on how we will use Blackboard, but, generally speaking, we will use Blackboard to do the following:
You will find the syllabus and any updated versions under “Syllabus.”
I will post non-textbook readings, assignment instructions, and other resources under “Course Documents.”
Submit all Process Documents, drafts of major writing projects, and any other assignments under “Submit Assignment.”
Course Website
Because I prefer the interface, we will also use our course website at https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/eng2100fall2020libertz/ for:
Accessing our Course Schedule. The schedule on my personal site will be updated regularly for any changes that need to be made and it will also be much more detailed about what we are doing for a given week or day.
Accessing our Lesson Plans and Learning Modules. In the Course Schedule, you can click on any day and that will take you to what we are doing for that day for both our synchronous sessions (i.e., when we are all meeting together as a class) and asynchronous Learning Modules (i.e., when we do not meet but, instead, complete modules by a certain day). In the Learning Modules, you will often be making Comments as part of the participation grade for completing them.
Posting Questions for Second Reading Responses to the Blog in response to prompts related to some of the readings for the course. We might also post other informal writing there, to include Comments on other students’ blog posts.
You can also access the Syllabus and various resources (i.e., Writing and Language Resources and Community Resources) that can help you with writing, speaking, and many other things that can help you thrive as a person and student.