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Convicts to College Clinton F. Bryant MS
**﻿ ** **Unit Description ** This course is designed help inmates student that are participating in the Convicts to College program. Students that will be completing this unit have been issued a user name and password for the use of Wikispaces. Students will be able to download course readings and post discussions. The instructor or security personnel will review discussion post for appropriate content before they are able to be viewed by the rest of the students. E-learning opportunities are new in correctional education. In addition to the rules and expectations outlined in the handbook link below, any attempt to access web pages or documents approved by the Department of Corrections or myself are strictly prohibited.

**Online user Handbook ** []# If any student attempt to access a forbidden web page the screen displayed before will appear: **Reason: **
 * The Websense category "Gangs" is filtered. ||  ||   ||

||  || **URL: ** || [] 11d56192Gd5ce89G2&n_m=bryanc53@uwosh.edu ||   || Websense, the internet tracking software, has blocked your attempt to access this website based on current DOC policies. If your job requires you to access this or other blocked sites, an exemption request must be approved in writing. Please obtain Form 2317 from DOCNet, fill it out in detail, have it approved by your Supervisor and forward the signed form to DOC BTM Security. You will be notified when the request has been approved, or you will receive information as to why a particular request has been denied. ||  || If this appears on your screen, you must notify me of the block immediately. If any student attempts to breach the security block, they will receive an inmate conduct report for the following: 303.36 Misuse of state or federal property 303.63 Violation of Institution policies and procedures 303.24 Disobeying Orders **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Course Objectives ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Assist students in becoming acquainted with online learning systems and their importance in 21st century education <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Provide students with the knowledge of how to participate in discussion groups with the use of online learning systems. Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to do the following: > 1) Display their knowledge of Online Learning Systems by posting discussions on wikispaces.com about the role of online learning systems in the rehabilitation of offenders > 2) Discuss their understanding of appropriate uses for online learning systems and discussion boards by participating in online discussions about the importance of distance learning to non-traditional traditional students. > 3) Manage distance-learning resources by downloading and accessing course readings for weekly unit discussions.4) Discuss the role of online distance learning and how it relates to their personal leaning style by, submitting a reflection paper. > While completing this course, students will do the following activities: > View the following web videos > > [] > > [] > > [] > > Download and Read > <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 6.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Online learning less effective for some Report contradicts federal study claiming web-based learning is equivalent to or better than face-to-face schooling > <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 6.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Cramer, S. & Cramer, S. (2008). Online or face-to-face: Which class to take? //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Voices from the Middle, 16 //(2), 25-36. [|Online_or_Face_to_Face.pdf] > <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 6.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">iNACOL Research Committee Issues Brief: An Exploration of At-Risk Learners and Online Education (April 2010)@http://www.inacol.org/research/research.php
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