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Dear Students,
Welcome to REC 103 Outdoor Recreation and the
Natural Environment Section 73990. I am Rhonda Hyatt,
your facilitator. This course is an introduction into the field
of Recreation and Leisure, it also counts as a general education
requirement and is transferable to CSU. This course will
challenge you to develop your own philosophy about outdoor
recreation and leisure pursuits and the value of leisure in your
life. Please review all of the information below regarding this
online course.
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This is a 100% online course. We will not be
meeting face-to-face at all. The course will be available to you
on the first day of the semester.
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Section 73990– starts on Feb. 8th. You must log in AND
introduce yourself in the Discussion area during the first week
of the course or you will be dropped from the course.
LOGIN: There is a significant amount
of materials to cover in the course, so it is important that you
start the course on time. We are using Blackboard as the course
management system for this course. Blackboard is the platform
used for most of the courses at COC.
Blackboard (Access Your Course):
Log on information: URL:
http://bb8.canyons.edu/
Blackboard Tutorial: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/OnlineOrientation/
(This will teach you how to change your password and add your
email to Blackboard).
Please note that the course will not be
available until the first day of the semester; so if you attempt
to sign into Blackboard, the program will not allow you access.
Remember, however, that you must sign in and introduce
yourself in the Discussion area during the first week.
COURSE MATERIALS & TEXT:
Text: Outdoor Recreation: Enrichment for a Lifetime, Hilmi
Ibrahim and Kathleen A. Cordes; second or third edition: Second
Edition ISBN 978-1-57167-495-1, Third Edition ISBN
978-1-57167-530-9. Additionally, related reading materials will
be either posted in the course on Blackboard or you may be
directed to a web address.
EMAIL: You will also need an active
email address for this course. The Blackboard link will instruct
you on how to add your email address into the Blackboard site.
COURSE SUCCESS: To achieve success in this course
you must have access to a computer and a reliable Internet
program. It is best if you have your own computer, but it is not
crucial. There are several locations on the Valencia and Canyon
Country campuses, and local libraries that you may access a
computer. High-speed Internet access is not mandatory, although
it will make your online learning experience more pleasant.
You should be prepared to log into this
course several times per week. This course will be
primarily asynchronous. This means that you are not
required to be present online at a set time. Communication will
primarily occur via "threaded discussions" and emails which are
located on the course Web site. There is a class group project
which will require you to communicate directly with you group
via email, phone or group work software. I check my email
several times a day during the semester.
You will interact with the course material
through reading assignments, worksheets and quizzes, special
assignments and participation in discussion boards. You will
benefit from reading ahead, each week I will post the reading
assignment for the upcoming unit. You will find the worksheets
and discussions boards easier and faster to complete by reading
ahead. You must be prepared to participate in the discussion
board items and the group project to achieve the ultimate grade
in the course.
If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact me before the course begins. See below for contact
information.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Hyatt
rhonda.hyatt@canyons.edu
phone:661-362-3120
on-campus office: Village 113
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