That is why ETAP 523 emphasizes personal reflection and class discussion. You will be required to make weekly postings to both your personal journals and the class discussion. We urge you to take these assignments seriously and to follow the discussion conscientiously. Many have argued that the most important thing about the academe is the culture of thinking and learning it fosters. A major question for us will be whether and how we can evolve a virtual culture of the academe online .
All cultures are essentially social.
A place to begin building the ETAP 523 culture, our culture, might be by Meeting Your Classmates , and introducing yourself to them. We suggest you do that now and then return to this Orientation section and carefully finish reading and printing out all the documents in it. In each module, there are four major types of learning activities. This book provides a wealth of information on how to use media in classrooms and how to incorporate such usage in teaching and learning. Also in each module are self-tests on the textbook readings designed to help you know what you have gleaned from the readings.