Section 3 Communication
The following communication channels are available in this course:
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Forums.
There will be a primary course Q&A forum using Campuswire 1 . Use of Campuswire is not mandatory (some of you may have privacy concerns) but it is strongly encouraged.
Campuswire has a primary class feed, that serves as a Q&A forum. There is support for mathematical notation, code highlighting, and remaining anonymous to your peers when you post.
For groups of students who want to be able to communicate outside of class, it is also possible to set up chat rooms in Campuswire. These can be made private, so that only those who are invited have access.
Campuswire should be your primary communication channel. In particular, any questions about homework and course content should be asked there, since I can reply there with mathematical notation. You will also get a much faster reply on the forum than you will from email. If you have a question you don't want to ask publicly, you can send a direct message instead.
To access Campuswire, use the signup link and PIN code provided on Moodle. But note that to sign up this way, you will need to use your U of L email address. If you prefer not to provide your school email address to a third party company, you can ask me to send you an invite to a different email address.
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WeBWorK.
There is one exception to the “put all homework questions on Campuswire” rule: in our WeBWorK online homework system, there is an “Email Instructor” button you can click to send feedback. This is useful if you think there's an error in the question, or if you've tried it several times and can't figure out why you're wrong. That email comes with a link I can use to jump directly to your version of the question, and see what answers you've tried. See Subsection 4.1 for details.
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Email.
You can email me for questions that aren't related to course content. For example, if you have to miss class, or a test, you can email me to let me know.
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