Announcements
Week
One: "Course
Introduction"
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Thoughts: Welcome to
Hazardous Materials and Toxicology!! I hope that
you're as excited about the course as I am. On-line
learning is new to all of us and we're sure to
have some challenges along the way. However, let's
have alot of open communication during the next
several weeks and discuss what is/is not working
so we can make any adjustments.
This should be the first page you come to each
time you come to class, so bookmark the URL (address
of page). The address won't change, but the
contents will. This is where I talk to the class,
recap the previous week and give an overview of
the upcoming week. The previous week's home page
can be read by clicking on "Archived
Announcements" at the top of this page. You
may need to refer to previous home pages on
occasion.
Course
Introductions
We will have the
opportunity to meet in the discussion forum to
get to know each other, discuss the organization
and content of the course, and test some of the
on-line tools.
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Distribution of Handouts, Videos,
and Instructions
Weekly folders have been prepared for
each student containing handouts, articles, and
videos. As the course progresses, other materials
may be faxed, mailed, or e-mailed as necessary.
Web site addresses will also be provided on a
weekly basis via this "Announcements"
page to allow for interactive assignments on the
Internet.
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Review of Course Syllabus
We will review
the syllabus and discuss specific course topics,
assignments, exams, and grading criteria.
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On-Line
Learning Techniques and Instructions
As a group, we will navigate through the web site
using campus computers to verify that all pages
are accessible and up and running. Students will
be given User ID's and Passwords at this time,
and we will walk through instructions that
describe how to access the course and its various
links. Finally, we will go over contingency plans
in the event that our "cyber tools" are
not working properly.
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Learning
Objectives
Learning
objectives for particular course topics will be
listed each week. For example, the learning
objectives for Week One are as follows:
1.Understand the course
requirements, grading criteria, and distance
learning instructions.
2. Learn how to access the
course home page and use the discussion forum.
3. Become familiar with several
of the technical topics contained in the course
outline.
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Paper
Topic Suggestions
There will be one research paper
required for this class. During Week One, we'll
discuss the details.
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General
Coverage of Course Topics
The course outline can be found
in the syllabus. We will cover as many topics as
time will permit in Week One.
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Next
Week Preview
During Week Two,
we will focus on methods of personal protection,
workplace monitoring, and Material Safety Data
Sheets.
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About
Cafe Nica
Cafe Nica will be our "cyber coffeehouse"
where students and faculty (and perhaps other
invited guests) can talk about topics or ideas
not directly related to the course. For example,
I would love to know the best way to cook
churrasco and make chimichurri!
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