GEN 105 All DQs

Week 2

Discussion Questions

Tone is very important when communicating online. How will your tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will be communicating with online? Consider family, friends, classmates, and instructors in your response.

How is conducting research online different from conducting research in a traditional library? Based on suggestions presented by the University Library Tutorial and text recommendations concerning Web research strategies, what will be your personal approach to conducting academic Web searches?

Week 4

Discussion Questions

Axia College takes academic honesty seriously. Think for a moment about an author whose original work has been plagiarized by a student. Why would that author consider plagiarism to be such a grave offense?

What are other ways in which you can make use of the wealth of Web-based information and still guard against plagiarism?

Week 6

Discussion Questions

How do you spend most of your time? Do you think that your time is managed effectively? Explain your reasons.

How do you decide which items on your schedule to prioritize on a daily and weekly basis? Which goal from the Setting Goals CheckPoint could you map to daily and weekly deliverables, and what timeframes would you assign to ensure you meet the goal deadline?

Week 8

Discussion Questions

How can you use the study techniques recommended for your personality type and strongest intelligence(s) to function best in a distance learning environment? Which techniques can you use to improve less developed personality areas or intelligences?

What learning similarities and differences are apparent in the different CheckPoint responses? What is the importance of knowing your personal learning strengths in addition to those of your classmates? How can this knowledge be beneficial to collaborative work completed in an online learning environment?