How do I do that? Tips, Tools, and Tricks for this course

Learning Journals are meant to help you interact with the information and with your fellow students. They present questions to help you apply the material to your own life, and also to help you interact with your classmates. There will be people from all over the world. What an amazing opportunity to get to know others and their perspectives!

In order to have a complete discussion, we ask that you reply to at least two other students, but feel free to respond more. Remember that replying is actually responding. One word answers isn't a reply. Try some of the following sentence starters if you are having trouble:

• I agree with you because...
• I disagree with you because...
• I like how you said...because...
• I had a similar experience...

Remember that it's perfectly fine to disagree, but to do it respectfully and explain why. There are a lot of interesting topics to discuss in this course and a lot of different perspectives. Yours is just as important and we want to hear from you!

As you'll see in some of the other tabs, Canvas offers multi media options for replying to Learning Journals and submitting Projects. You may submit audio recordings, videos, and images. Feel free to be creative in how you respond! If you would rather submit a recording of you discussing the question or to make a video demonstrating something you've seen in your own life, feel free! Check out the Canvas Media tab to see how to use some of them, or you may upload your own content or link from YouTube. Just remember that all content should be appropriate in an educational setting (no inappropriate language, violence, etc. If you wouldn't show it to a teacher, you shouldn't post it!) and should not be taken from other sources without citing (saying where it comes from) and linking the information. 

Projects and Mini-Projects are ways for you to interact with what we're doing and show what you're learning or how you're applying this information. For each module, you'll have at least one project/assignment to complete in order to earn your badge. You'll find a description of what you should do and then a discussion to post your ideas. Remember that you can post audio, video, and images, as well as writing. Feel free to be creative!

Like Learning Journals, we ask that you post and respond to each other's submissions. You'll see a lot of great ideas and creativity, so why not tell them so! Please respond to at least two other submissions, but remember to explain why you like it or how it makes you feel. Like you, they've put a lot of time and effort into what they're posting, so feel free to express some appreciation!

Remember that in any responses, we need to follow netiquette rules and be respectful with our responses. Also, all content should be appropriate for the course.

Vizia is a program that makes some of your videos interactive. While watching, some videos will pause and ask you questions. This is a great way to interact with the content.

Like all of the content in this course, these questions are optional, but help your instructor to see what you're getting from the course and what you think about the content. It's also a great way to make sure you understand what's happening.

Yes, the instructor can see your answers, so make sure you're on topic and, as always, respectful of the content. Remember that we just want to know what you think and feel about what you're watching!

When submitting your assignments, you'll have the option to submit other forms of media, rather than just writing. Writing, of course, is always acceptable too! Some of you just might prefer to do something a little different. Take a look below at a few things you can do in Canvas to help you with other options.

In some cases, you might like to submit audio submissions. You can do that right in Canvas by using the audio feature. Click on the Audio Walkthrough link to get a little help from the Canvas guides in how to do that.

Accessibility Recommendation: If you choose to do an audio submission, we ask that you include a little written summary of what you submitted, so that all people can get the benefit of your post. Some might have trouble hearing it or not be able to hear at all.

During some of your Learning Journals or Project Submissions, you may wish to upload a video.You have several options on how to do that. Take a look at the links below for tutorials on a few ways to add video media to your responses

Accessibility Recommendation: Again, if you are submitting a video, you may wish to add captions or to submit a short summary of what you are saying or showing so that the information is accessible to all students.

• How do I link a YouTube video to a Discussion in Canvas? Links to an external site.
• How do I upload media to discussions? Links to an external site.

You may wish to create a work of art or submit a picture or file to your Learning Journal or Project Discussions. You can take a look at the Uploading Files to a Discussion Links to an external site.tutorial. You may wish to submit an explanation of your project so that we get the full experience.