In the middle of my twenty sixth (26) year of teaching part-time in higher education, twenty five (25) for IS101 Introduction to Information Systems, mostly at College of Southern Nevada (CSN) for the Computing and Information Technology (CIT) Department, I am still excited by the reward of raising the digital literacy level of my students.
The Spring 2025 semester will begin in one minute.
I began reaching out to each of the twenty two (22) students individually a week ago. At the time of writing this blog post, nineteen (19) have responded to me. Of them, twelve (12) have sent in their Bonus Quiz 1 - Syllabus. Of them, eight (8) have reach 100% on their BQ1 after fixing and re-submitting: Paulina, Noel, Katelyn, Yahir, Geraldine, Jorge, Skyla, and Angela. Kudos to Paulina for being the first to reach 100%. I look forward to seeing more students joining them before our inaugural classroom session this Saturday.
I have already receive partial work on A1 Accounts Setup and Professional Communication from Angela and Noel. Also published in [Day 1: 1/21/2025 - Getting Started] are
- D1 Email Inbox Rule, Email Replies with Self-Tracking, Self-Introduction, and Self-Responsibility
- The temporary activation code to LabSim for IS101-3205, valid until Tuesday, 1/30/2025, 11:59 pm
I look forward to further engaging my students before Saturday, 1/25/2025 morning. The official start time is 8 am, but I will be in the classroom 7 am -- for all Saturdays class sessions.
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Students,
In your comment to this blog post, please share your thoughts on:
(A) Your digital literacy level now -- for reflection at the end of the semester of your digital literacy level then.
(B) How would Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications benefit you? Do you have any ambition to pursue the expert-level MOS certifications (beyond the scope of IS101)?
Microsoft Office Specialist in the Workforce
By Certiport, February 20, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9olyets48 (3 min 19 sec)
(C) How will you succeed in IS101-3205 and beyond?
Neil deGrasse Tyson's Ultimate Advice for Students & Young People - HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE
By Motivation2Study, July 26, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yv6r8Kl4bM (11 min 13 sec)
