Module 4 Day 3 - Thursday, September 20 TRADITIONAL

Module 4 rolls on - it is due Monday. 

Hurricane Florence Update - My goal is to be flexible.  I will not count Module 3 or 4 work as late.  If you missed school and could not work, do your best to catch up this week.  If you are still out of school and checking Canvas from your phone or by some other means, please know that I will work with you.  

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 MODULE 3 BEFORE YOU MOVE ONTO MODULE 4.

Important Due Dates:

• Module 4 Leading with Integrity Due September 24
• Module 5 Leading through Relationships Due October 1
• Progress Report October 4
• Module 6 Communication in Leadership Due October 8
• Module 7 Effective Decision-Making in Leadership Due October 15
• Progress Report October 18
• Module 8 Leadership at Home and Abroad Due October 22

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 

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:

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.