First Day Stuff for ENGL 1101 ENGL 1101 Fall 2015 Richardson (Dr. or Mr.—both OK)

Contact Me My cell phone for calls and texts: My (You can also me within D2L) Office phone: Office Hrs: MWF 9-10 and 2-3 and TR 9-11 and 3:15-4

Random Vital Info Technical problems: Students can visit the Help Desk on the 2nd Floor of the Student Center, call , or Don’t forget to complete the alcohol and sexual assault abuse prevention training. You can me at and I will forward the about it to

Vital Info Continued Use the Google Chrome browser (not Internet Explorer or Firefox) for D2L Do NOT use Chrome for Degree Works (in Banner)

Logging into D2L Use Google Chrome when accessing D2L. There are known issues with the Quiz, Dropbox, and Discussions when using other browsers, resulting in incomplete assignments. For username, use the first part of your Stallions address as the user name. For example, if your Stallions is your D2L user name is bbunny3.

Logging into D2L continued All first time D2L users will need to create a password before logging in. Please click the “Forgot Password” link and enter your D2L user name (remember to stop prior to the in your Stallions address). Next, check your Stallions for a message from “Do Not Reply.” Click the “Reset Password” link to create your password.

Info for 4x6 cards Give name and nickname if you have one Where are you from originally and most recently? What brought you to ABAC? Why come here? What are your career goals—if you have any? What are your interests in school? What subjects do you like? What are your out-of-school interests? What is one thing about you that will help us remember you?

Pros and Cons of the Class

No extra costs No printing necessary No forced topic choices—you write about what interests you The good news

More good news Minimal time pressure on grades—no paper gets a grade that counts until the end of the term You get lots of feedback about your writing Most students who come to class and do all the work get a B or an A

You can’t afford to miss many classes. No one has ever passed who has missed more than two weeks of classes. You can’t afford to get behind. You have to do all of the work. The work is not crazy insane—but it is steady and substantial The bad news

The rest of the bad news You can’t make up most of the class at the end of the term D2L can be annoying—but it’s what we use. You will need to have regular access to a computer or tablet + keyboard for the class