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Monday, February 25, 2019

Module 5 Day 1 - Monday, February 25 TRADITIONAL

Module 4 is due today. Module 5begins today and is due Monday. One of your assignments this week is a group activity. Be sure you read everything in this week's announcements as well as everything in the Canvas assignment directions. You got this!

Important Due Dates:

Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due February 25
Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due March 4
Module 6 Communication in Leadership Due March 11
Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due March 18
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 25
Catch-Up Week March 25-29
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due April 8

Got group work? Effective leaders are effective group communicators - this week you get the chance to try out your skills and get to know a few more of your classmates. Tomorrow you will officially complete the Lesson 1 Assignment but I encourage you to reach out to your group members today (if you did not do so last week) and begin to work with you. The assignment directions share how to find your group and use the group features in Canvas. More detailed directions are found at https://www.smore.com/nhp78 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.:

To Catch-Up...USE ARCHIVED ANNOUNCEMENTS TO HELP YOU CATCH UP ON ANY MISSING WORK FROM LAST WEEK. FOLLOW THE ANNOUNCEMENT DIRECTIONS IN ORDER. COMPLETE THE CURRENT MODULE AND THEN GO BACK AND COMPLETE MISSING MODULES.

Got Resources? NCPVS provides lots of resources outside of our course to support you. For virtual help from a peer, go to the Peer Tutoring Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. For technology issues, issue a help desk ticket with the Virtual Support Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. To learn more about the world around you, attend a Culture Cafe (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. session. Click on the visual below to explore all of the resources NCVPS provides to you:

Module 5 is about effective group communication. As a leader, working well with others is non-negotiable. According to Beth Schaefer, recipient of the 2016 EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award, "To become a leader, take note of the opportunities around you and reach out to others. When you purposefully work toward building relationships and creating communities, you'll become an effective leader—both for yourself and for others." Click on the visual below for more information from Beth Schaefer.

References

hands_katerha_by. (2018). Flickr. Retrieved 11 September 2018, from https://secure.flickr.com/photos/60364154@N08/8259516853 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

On Becoming a Leader: Building Relationships and Creating Communities. (2018). Retrieved 11 September 2018, from https://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/10/on-becoming-a-leader-building-relationships-and-creating-communities (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Today's Assignments:

Module 5 Pre-Assessment
Module 5 Lesson 1 Notes and Check Your Knowledge Quiz
Module 5 Lesson 1 Practice Activity

Module 5 Pre-Assessment
Each module includes a pre-assessment designed to assess your prior knowledge as well as give you a sneak peek at the module's content. Don't forget to take it!
Module 5 Lesson 1 Notes and Check Your Knowledge Quiz
Lesson 1 is "Effective Group Communication." The notes include the following topics: Communication, How Can Leaders Improve Group Communication, Listening, Understanding, Acknowledgement, What Can Interfere With Effective Group Communication, Top Barriers to Effective Group Communication. Use the guided notes to record your main ideas and details from the notes. Then take the Check Your Knowledge Quiz at the end of the notes. Screenshot your results (include at least the last question to identify which notes you took). Post your screenshot to Canvas. Hold onto your guided notes to use to study for Monday's Post-Assessment as well as for the test portion of the final exam activities.
Modules 5 Lesson 1 Practice Activity
As a member of any group, you will have to share your thoughts and ideas with others. To do so, you have to communicate effectively with your all group members. This activity will help you assess your group preferences so that you will be able to be a productive member of any group. You will be sharing your preferences with your fellow group members for tomorrow's group activity. Tips:

Remember to post the template and not just a screenshot of your online quiz results.
Be sure you answer the questions honestly and completely.
Add examples so that it is clear you understand what you learned in the lesson notes.

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Module 8 Day 1 - Monday, February 25 EARLY

Module 7 is due today. Module 8 begins today and is due Monday.

Important Due Dates:

Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due February 25
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 4
Catch-Up Week March 4-8
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due March 18
Module 10 Disciplined Leadership Due March 25
Module 11 Visionary Leadership Due April 2
Module 12 Committing to Lead Due April 8
Module 13 State and Local Leaders Due April 15
Module 14 Empowering Others Due April 22
Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due April 29
Catch-Up/Review Week April 29-May 3
Final Exam and All Coursework Due May 10

Welcome to Module 8! Module 8 is Leadership at Home and Abroad.

Today's Assignments:

Module 8 Pre-Assessment
Module 8 Lesson 1 Notes & CYK
Module 8 Lesson 1 Practice Activity

Module 8 Pre-Assessment
Take a few minutes to complete the pre-assessment so that you connect to prior knowledge and get an idea of what content the module will include.
Module 8 Lesson 1 Notes & CYK
Lesson 1 is Global Political Leaders. You will learn about leadership topics by studying a specific model leader. Here are the lesson topics: Political Leadership through War: Churchill, Political Leadership through Economic Crisis: Merkel, Political Leadership through Terrorism: Hollande, Political Leader through the Years: the Queen, Political Leaders through Social Injustice: Mandela, Social Activist: Yousafzai, Civil Disobedience: Gandhi, Reformer: Wilburforce. Thank you for posting a screenshot of your results that includes enough information to identify which quiz you took.
Module 8 Lesson 1 Practice Activity
Module 8 Lesson 1 introduces you to Global Political Leaders like Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi. Each leader you will learn about is known for a particular political leadership; for example, Nelson Mandela is known for Social Activism. You will meet some less known figures like William Wilberforce as well as some like Malala Yousafzai that work in different ways to lead politically. For the Practice Activity, research one of these individuals using the recommended resources (or any reliable sources you know) and complete the template about that individual's political leadership.

Tips:

As you complete the template, offer complete answers that use details from the notes as well as from your research. Remember your goal is to show you understand the content.
Be sure to cite your resources - go to https://www.smore.com/fgawh (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for easy to follow instructions for creating citations for online source material. As always, look at the rubric before you begin the assignment so you are clear about how you will be graded.
Per the assignment directions, remember to use leadership traits from Module 2: Integrity, Discipline, Perseverance, Commitment, Empowering, Communication, Confidence, Empathy, Creativity, Delegate, Reflection.
Focus on your leader's leadership which may mean that you highlight information that is not as well-known.
You much chose at least one leadership style that fits the leader you chose to research. To review leadership styles, go back to Module 1 Lesson 2 notes. Be careful with democratic leadership. Some students confuse practicing democratic leadership style with standing up for a democratic government. Think about what democratic leadership style represents - everyone is given the opportunity to participate and ideas flow freely. The leader's role is to offer guidance as well as control. How does this leader showcase the democratic style?

Got Review?
Take a moment to review Module 4 Lesson 2 vocabulary. You are at the halfway point of the semester so it is a good idea to review past concepts as you move closer towards the final exam activities.

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Module 4 Day 5 - Friday, February 22 TRADITIONAL

Module 4 is due Monday.
Important Due Dates:

Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due February 25
Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due March 4
Module 6 Communication in Leadership Due March 11
Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due March 18
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 25
Catch-Up Week March 25-29
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due April 8

Got a bad grade? Start with your grade book. Use https://www.smore.com/7bm60-got-grades

as well as the tips below to help you.

Review the rubric - Read each of the rubric criteria (the rows). For each criterion, determine which rating you received. Read any instructor notes posted - they show up under the title of each criterion on the left side of the rubric. If you do not receive full points and the criterion is not self-explanatory, I post feedback. If I have something specific about an idea in your work (ex. what your M1L2P Part 1 online quiz score means), I post that here as well.
Read my grade book feedback - In addition to the feedback I put into the rubric about specific criterion, I leave overall feedback. If you need to focus on something specific like replies, I refer you to back to the rubric. I also add enrichment ideas in the overall feedback so that if you want to learn more, you have at least one resource to help you.
Review the assignment directions - Read the directions again. Did you miss a step? Did you misunderstand a requirement?
Read the tips from the archived announcement - Each day I post detailed announcements. In the instruct section of each announcement, I explain the daily assignment(s) and offer specific tips to help you do the day's work. If you are making up or redoing work, these tips are vital and can make the difference between you doing well or having to continue working. There is a pattern to what I include under "Today's Assignment." If you have not noticed it, here is that pattern: TUESDAY - Module Pre-Assessment, Lesson 1 CYK, Lesson 1 Practice Activity; WEDNESDAY - Lesson 1 Assignment; THURSDAY - Lesson 2 CYK, Lesson 2 Practice Activity; FRIDAY - Lesson 2 Assignment; MONDAY - Module Post-Assessment

Today's Assignment:

Module 4 Post-Assessment

Module 4 Post-Assessment
Before taking your post-assessment, use the lesson notes, your assignments, and the Prezi below to help you review the importance of integrity in leadership.

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Module 7 Day 5 - Friday, February 22 EARLY

Happy Friday! Module 7 is due Monday.

Important Due Dates:

Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due February 25
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 4
Catch-Up Week March 4-15
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due March 18
Module 10 Disciplined Leadership Due March 25
Module 11 Visionary Leadership Due April 2
Module 12 Committing to Lead Due April 8
Module 13 State and Local Leaders Due April 15
Module 14 Empowering Others Due April 22
Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due April 29
Catch-Up/Review Week April 29-May 3
Final Exam and All Coursework Due May 10

Got Course Messages? I post a weekly course message at the beginning of each module. If you have not been reading my Canvas course messages, please do so today.

Important Tips for Success:

READ, READ, and READ. Read announcements daily, read course messages in your Canvas Inbox, read lesson notes, read directions, read rubrics, and read feedback. Reading will answer the majority of your questions - if you read and do not get answers, then contact me.
COMMUNICATE WITH ME. Even if you do not have questions, stay in touch. You can easily reply to my weekly course messages, my weekly Remind messages, or contact me using one of the other methods like texting or emailing me outside of Canvas. When you reach out, be sure you are proactive and not just reactive - read your email before you post to be sure you have not been rude or ugly.
WORK DAILY. If you follow the daily assignment recommendations, you will complete your modules on time. As you learned in Module 3, once procrastination sets in you are no longer in control. Working daily also ensures that you are not rushing through your assignments and losing points.

Today's Assignment:

Module 7 Post-Assessment

Module 7 Post-Assessment
Review the Prezi from Lesson 1 and the visual from Lesson 2 before you take the Post-Assessment.

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M7L2 Take Two Decision-Making Process.png

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Module 4 Day 4 - Thursday, February 21 TRADITIONAL

Module 4 rolls on - it is due Monday.
Important Due Dates:

Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due February 25
Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due March 4
Module 6 Communication in Leadership Due March 11
Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due March 18
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 25
Catch-Up Week March 25-29
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due April 8

Be prepared! Module 5 includes your first group assignment. Groups are available now so go ahead and preview your group using the directions at https://www.smore.com/nhp78 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Be proactive and contact your group members EARLY!
Got Netiquette? It is important to use your manners online just as you use them face-to-face. What would you add to the Buncee below?

Reference

Netiquette. (2019). App.api.edu.buncee.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from https://app.api.edu.buncee.com/player/ba307ea776bd4175a40a94b76fe829f5?embed=1&render_slide_panel=0&loop=0&timer=0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Today's Assignment:

Module 4 Lesson 2 Assignment

Module 4 Lesson 2 Assignment - Adventures in Leadership

This assignment allows you to be creative while you showcase your understanding of integrity. Your practice activity yesterday asked you to identify and offer examples of the top 5 integrity principles you think a leader should exemplify. Today you will roll those top 5 into a superleader's story. Use the template to plan your comic. Remember to focus on leadership as you plan -- align your story with how your superhero grew his/her integrity. Be careful not to get too caught up in the side stories. You will be creating at least 4 panels so be sure your panels have enough information to clearly tell how your superhero became a leader with integrity. Once you have planned your comic, create your comic using the free tool called Storyboardthat. Use the directions in the assignment to get you started. Here are a few tips to combat any problems you may have:

Content - Your job is to tell the story of a leader modeling integrity. Use the pre-planning template to plan your comic - remember to post it along with your comic. Choose 5 integrity principles from Lesson 1 and then offer specific examples of each integrity principle as it relates to leadership. Remember to fully explain your examples by offering actions/behaviors. Then plan your comic frames using what you brainstormed on the template. If you need to use more than 4 frames, go for it! The original design of 4 frames was to include one frame with the backstory and 3 frames about the principles (1 frame per principle). You should NOT do the following:

Do NOT create a comic about a hero saving the day. You are creating a comic to illustrate your understanding of how integrity relates to being a great leader.
Do NOT create a comic with only a few words or with no words at all. The text is necessary to tell your story but more importantly, it is necessary to show your understanding of the lesson.
Do NOT steal an idea from a movie or another comic - be original.

Technology - The comic is supposed to be a representation of your content knowledge. As the rubric states, I am looking to see that you understand leadership and integrity - I want to see that you understand the Lesson 1 notes. With your pre-planning posted along with your comic, I can see your understanding more clearly. Do not let the technology part of the assignment overwhelm you -- be a superleader and overcome! Storyboardthat.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is easy to use (be sure to follow the directions in the assignment) but feel free to use an alternative as you are still presenting a comic about a leader with integrity. Examples include:

Draw a comic on paper and post screenshots of it
Create a comic using PowerPoint/GoogleSlides/etc. - consider each slide to be a frame

Need inspiration? Integrity is the backbone of leadership. In today's world, it is not easy to be a leader with integrity. From social media to television and movies, our culture celebrates dishonesty and deceit. To be a leader, you have to recognize what is real and what is fictional. Today's assignment gives you the chance to do that by creating your own superleader and showing how he/she models integrity. It is your turn to offer our culture an alternative to the dishonesty and deceit that is often celebrated today. To help you get into the mindset of a superleader, click on the visual below and read the article "Awaken Your Inner Superhero: How to Become the Best You in the Universe:"

References

Awaken Your Inner Superhero: how to become the best you in the universe. (2018). Meant to be Happy. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from http://meanttobehappy.com/awaken-your-inner-superhero-how-to-become-the-best-you-in-the-universe/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Wonder Woman. (2019). Flickr. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/han_shot_first/34887619854/in/photolist-V9UaV9-qtLQEs-ir7ZPc-29ahpFV-s97siu-qfDcmC-pRRJ7y-Ub2phe-e41WFS-Wwq66g-TnxbnU-oopaDk-cou6eG-qd9g7y-GHhbKf-eRBLNp-JY5hCu-N3z5P8-btutji-VcN1K1-nJTY6r-UmN8yV-21viJAU-pZg5c2-dni6rQ-Hm6Yor-op8ipv-TSAahw-VtkbwS-T9DeDz-28T3sRM-Xbcuob-or4eLq-rTxcrQ-rce9Q9-CkkVir-S4hKtA-UjSQxF-apxVvF-pkLq8y-bYmf1A-22SsDcx-rLUJdi-s2uCAq-dJcGCC-ieChhQ-Ctx4H4-bezKxK-m6dTNv-29GPQQq (Links to an external site.)

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Module 7 Day 4 - Thursday, February 21 EARLY

Module 7 continues and is due Monday.
Here are a few reminders about your work...

Remember that your activities ask you to discuss your life as well as to make real-world connections. Be sure that you concentrate on the leadership elements of your life and the real world -- no matter the activity and assignment, leadership should be your focus. Connect your ideas to your leadership journey using what you are learning in a particular module. For example, Module 7 is about making decisions as a leader. If you chose to do your flowchart about your college choices, you should relate those choices to your leadership journey and not just to your life journey.
Please connect your activities and assignments to the content. Refer to the vocabulary as well as to the concepts from the notes. For example, many of you are using the visual from the assignment to create your Module 7 flowchart and you did a great job doing so. To make sure your understanding of the content is clear, you should expand on that flowchart and add the elements you learned in the notes.

Important Due Dates:

Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due February 25
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 4
Catch-Up Week March 4-15
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due March 18
Module 10 Disciplined Leadership Due March 25
Module 11 Visionary Leadership Due April 2
Module 12 Committing to Lead Due April 8
Module 13 State and Local Leaders Due April 15
Module 14 Empowering Others Due April 22
Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due April 29
Catch-Up/Review Week April 29-May 3
Final Exam and All Coursework Due May 10

Today's Assignment:

Module 7 Lesson 2 Assignment

Module 7 Lesson 2 Assignment - Make Your Own Decision-Making Process
You have explored decision-making concepts and looked at how others have made decisions in the past. Now it is time for you to create your own process! Think about what you have learned this week (being proactive, dealing with bias, etc.) as well as what you know about goal-setting in general.
Tips:

Remember to focus on leadership. What leadership decisions can you make using this process? How can each choice help you grow your leadership skills?
Design a decision-making model (there is a guide in your notes) that includes the steps you need to take as a leader to make decisions - consider what you need to include to make sure you make a good leadership decision.
You can use an application online that you are familiar with or you may draw it by hand and upload screenshots. Think through the steps carefully and you will create something that you and other leaders can use in the future!
Use the tips for making a flowchart at https://www.smartdraw.com/flowchart/flowchart-tips.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Need more information? Making decisions is not easy but practice does make permanent. If you apply a process, that process will become second-nature to you and you will make a better decision. As you create a decision-making model that fits your needs today, click on the visual below and create a process that fits your personality. Have fun!

References

(2019). Lifehacker.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from https://lifehacker.com/how-to-factor-your-personality-into-your-decision-makin-1674643269 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Flowchart Tips - Five Tips for Better Flowcharts . (2019). Smartdraw.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from https://www.smartdraw.com/flowchart/flowchart-tips.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

OMG WHICH WAY. (2019). Flickr. Retrieved 21 February 2019, from https://secure.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/8582333962 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Module 4 Day 3 - Wednesday, February 20 TRADITIONAL

Module 4 rolls on - it is due Monday.
Important Due Dates:

Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due February 25
Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due March 4
Module 6 Communication in Leadership Due March 11
Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due March 18
Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due March 25
Catch-Up Week March 25-29
Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due April 8

Got Late Work? NCVPS late work policy states that if a student does not meet a due date for an assignment(s), the following deductions will be applied:

1st week - 10 points deducted from the final grade
2nd week - 20 points deducted from the final grade
After 2nd week - 40 percent deducted from the final grade

In order to make up work from past modules, students must be current in the assigned module and discuss a plan with me to make up missing assignments.
Got Discussion Boards? You have the opportunity to collaborate with your peers in several discussion boards and group assignments this semester. Discussion boards are usually a favorite of students because they learn how other students see the content and how it applies to their lives. Replies to classmates should show your understanding of what your classmate said and then offer affirmation and/or advice related to the week's content and your life experience. Back up your ideas in your replies the same way you would back up your ideas in your assignments -- state evidence and explain it. Devon Haynie said it best in his article for US News:

Students should also keep in mind that discussion boards are meant to be conversations, where each post builds on the previous comment. "Good response posts are response posts that do not only agree or disagree," says Ebner. "When you read another student's post, you have the ability to expand the conversation." To do that, students can reference material or, when appropriate, relate it to their own life experience, he says.

Go back and read the comments you posted in Module 1 and 2 Discussion Forums --were they quality? did they encourage dialogue? Get to know your classmates. For Module 4's discussion board, you must reply to at least 1 classmate (always read the directions and the rubric to check how many are required) but I encourage you to reply to more. I agree with Haynie and believe discussion forums should be a place to open dialogue. If your replies do not meet course requirements, I encourage you to repost replies to your classmates (send me a message via Inbox to let me you when you repost a reply). Practice makes PERMANENT!

References

"5 Ways to Ace Discussion Board Assignments in an Online Class" by Devon Haynie posted at USNews http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2015/04/03/5-ways-to-ace-discussion-board-assignments-in-an-online-class (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Today's Assignments:

Module 4 Lesson 2 Notes - Check Your Knowledge
Module 4 Lesson 2 Practice Assignment

Module 4 Lesson 2 Notes - Check Your Knowledge
Lesson 2 is Applying Integrity in Leadership. The notes include the following topics: Challenges, Competition, Resources, Credibility, Creativity, Uncertainty, Unfairness, Disunity, Plagiarism. When you screenshot your CYK results, be sure to include at least the last question so that you identify which quiz you took.
Module 4 Lesson 2 Practice Assignment - Challenge to Integrity Discussion Board
One way to learn about leading with integrity is to learn from your peers. This assignment requires you to write a reflection, post it to the discussion board, and then reply to at least one classmate.
Tips for Your Reflection:

State the integrity principle your challenge relates to - competition, disunity, etc.
Be sure you answer all of the questions and offer specific examples so that your understanding is clear to me as well as your classmates.
Be sure you are writing at least 150 words -- if you are answering all of the questions and offering examples, you will have written more!
Think about your reflections before you write them. Did you address all parts of the prompt? Did you explain your ideas fully? Did you connect your ideas to the lesson? How does the prompt relate to your leadership journey? How does it relate to your life?
Review your post before you submit.

Tips for Your Replies:

Take time to read what your classmates wrote. Remember that your classmates' replies will not show up until you have posted your own work first. You are required to respond to one classmate for this discussion board, however, most students end up responding to more -- part of leadership development is discussing ideas and supporting other leaders.
Be sure your reply addresses the integrity principle your classmate wrote about in his/her challenge to integrity post.
Follow the rubric for writing a quality reply - use the "Got Quality Replies" posted below to help you.
As with anything you post in our course, review your reply before you submit.

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