"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age,
    as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight."    -Roberson Davies

Contact Information
Humanities Division
Office 220B
Cartersville Campus
Office phone: 678-872-8474
E-mail: smunn@highlands.edu                  

Spring 2013
Classes
Online class:

*ENGL 2112  World Literature II (online)
 

1. Midterm tests &  final exams for online 2112 class will be taken  face-to-face in hard copy
   formon the Marietta and the Cartersville campuses. The  dates and times will be announced
   in D2L and also via my GHC e-mail distribution list. Attendance for the midterm test and the
   final exam is required.
   
    
2. If students require other accommodations for midterm and final exam testing, they should
   contact the professor at the beginning of the course for other scheduling.
    
3. Class information, videos, notes, and other assignments will be available in D2L.
   Asynchronous weekly discussion postings will also be completed in Desire to Learn (D2L),
   the University System of Georgia's new online course management system
    
4. Essay tests will be posted in www.turnitin.com & graded
   via Grademark.  See  e-mails and D2L  for more information.
    
5. Online appts  &/or phone conference appts may be scheduled in addition to f2f appts,
   if necessary. Contact me by cell phone (404-213-3684) , office phone,  or e-mail address
   listed above.  Also see my f2f  class meeting times and my Cartersville campus officehours
   listed below.
    
6. The syllabus for my 2112 online course was e-mailed via GHC distribution list to all
   students enrolled by Jan. 3. Contact me (smunn@highlands.edu) if you are now enrolled
   in the course and if you did not receive a syllabus.   See below for more info on Desire to
   Learn (D2L). 

Traditional face-to-face classes--Cartersville campus
Mondays and Wednesdays
*ENGL 1102            9:30-10:45am   
*ENGL 1102            12:30-1:45 pm
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
*English 2121        12-1:45 pm British Literature  I
*English 1102       3:30-4:45 pm 

GALILEO PASSWORD SPRING 2013

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Office Hours, Spring 2013

Office 220B Cartersville campus

• MW:   11 am-12:30 pm & 2-3:30 pm
   
• TR:     2-3:30 pm
   
• Other times: By appt. only
  
   
• For all students, but particularly for  students in the online class, online appts, F2F,
  and /or phone appts may be scheduled at other times if arranaged with professor in advance.
   
• Although I make every effort to be in my office during my office hours,
  I reserve the right to change office hours without prior notice. 
  To ensure my presence and availability, please make an appointment
  at least 24 hours in advance.  Additionally, students  have my other contact numbers
  listed on the course syllabus.   Thank you, Sue Munn
  

  Spring 2013 Course Materials Syllabi, assignments, & other course information can be found for each class in the GHC class management system, Desire to Learn (D2L) during the week of January 7, 2013.  Desire to Learn Information (D2L) January, 2013 Officially, GHC courses that use a learning management system will use "Desire-2-Learn" (D2L), beginning January5, 2013. GeorgiaVIEW Vista will no longer be used for any GHC course after 2012. If you have used a learning management system before (like Vista), you will easily adjust to D2L. If all this is new to you, you will find that D2L is very easy to learn and to use.   GETTING STARTED WITH D2L TUTORIAL A great place to start is to look at the "Getting Started With D2L" Tutorial at:   http://www.highlands.edu/d2l The "Getting Started" tutorial shows you how to access and log in to D2L, it reviews the tools you are most likely to use in your course, it provides  links to get HELP,  and it gives answers to frequently-asked-questions. D2L QUICK START Logging in to D2L for the first time only takes a few minutes, but be sure to follow the D2L QUICK START steps below. 1. Begin by looking over the "Getting Started with D2L" Tutorial at:      http://www.highlands.edu/d2l      2. Get your D2L username and initial password by reading the "Login" instructions at:          http://www.highlands.edu/d2l/login.html 3. To log in to D2L, go to: https://highlands.view.usg.edu 4. Enter your D2L Username and initial password. Step 7 shows how to change the     initial password. 5. If you experience log-in problems, follow the detailed instructions at:     http://www.highlands.edu/d2l/credentials.html 6. When your D2L "My Home" page opens, you can learn to use this page at:     http://www.highlands.edu/d2l/nav.html 7. You'll see blue "widgets" on the My Home page. To open a widget, click the     2 downward arrows to the right of the widget title. 7. Change your initial D2L password from your "My Home" page by using the     "Change Password" link in the   "My Settings" widget. 8. To access a course, open the "My Courses" widget and click the course name. 9. When the "Course Home" page opens. click "Content" to see course material. 10. To get help using tools (Mail, Chat, etc) click the HELP link on the top right        navigation bar on any D2L screen. WHERE TO GET HELP Solutions to many questions are available at the 24/7 Online  D2L Help Center at: https://d2lhelp.view.usg.edu/ There is also a HELP section in the "Getting Started with D2L" Tutorial at:  http://www.highlands.edu/d2l/help.html D2L FAQ'S 1. I forgot my password, what should I do? a. A password reset link is available on the D2L login page. b. After you request a forgotten-password-reset, follow the onscreen instructions,     and new password details will be mailed to your GHC email.  c. Normally, password-reset emails are available within 30 minutes, but you  should     allow additional time at the beginning of the semester. d. Do not request password resets repeatedly: WAIT until you get the email! The      password-reset email will be titled "donotreply." e. For additional password-reset information:     http://www.highlands.edu/d2l/credentials.html 2. I registered for a course but I don't see it in the "My Courses" list on my home page,     why isn't it there? a. Courses show in your My Courses list only beginning on the first day of the semester. b. It takes 24-36 hours for a course you registered for to appear in D2L. c. Check with the course instructor to make sure you are on the official course roll. d. If you register for a course on a Friday, it will take until Monday for the course     to appear in D2L. 3. When I click a course title in My Courses" there's nothing there: why? a. Not all instructors use D2L.      OR b. Your instructor may have set a date before which material is not unavailable. 4. How can I change my initial D2L password? You can change your initial D2L password from your "My Home" page by using the "Change Password" link in the "My Settings" widget. 5. Who can change my D2L username and password? Only you can change your password. This is to protect your online security. 6.  Can I still get to Vista? You can get to a previous course you took that used Vista until the end of February: go to http://highlands8.view.usg.edu 7. Will my computer work with D2L? Yes. PCs, Macs, iPads and wi/fi enabled tablets and smart devices can be used. There is a link on the D2L home page that you can click to verify that your device is D2L-ready. 8. What web browser can I use? D2L works with all modern browsers: Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, etc. NOTE: **above  information  re: D2L  was  also sent to all GHC students and faculty aJan 3, 2013 via GHC e-mail by Dr. Simon Grist -sgrist@highlands.edu  - D2L Admin Team - Instructional Technologist-   Georgia Highlands College, Rome, GA   Website updated Jan 3, 2013 by Sue Munn