I have removed the journal sign-up link. If you have not yet signed up for a journal, you may still do so by e-mailing me directly. In the subject heading write "125 Journal sign-up". In the body of the email write your first and last name and your @gmail or another email that is registered with Google.

I should have your Module 1 journal entries graded by Saturday.

You should now all be working on Module 2. If you are behind, remember that Module 2 has a hard due date, and you can not get to the Module 2 quizzing and testing materials before completing Module 1.

If you are very behind due to a late start, I do not recommend rushing through 1 in order to get to 2. Take the time to do well on the Module 1 test. If that causes you to miss the Module 2 test date, that is not necessarily catastrophic, since you can re-take one test at the end of the term.

Tomorrow is the end of the first week of the term.

Module 1 journals entries are also due tomorrow. Remember, you can turn in journal entries up to 24 hours late, but they must be identified as late by writing in blue text. This applies to any part of the entry made during this period.

So, you may be thinking of this as the first day of class, but if you are used to the 15 week semester and you do the math you'll see we are already the equivalent of a full week into it.

Please sign up for your journal right away. The first hard deadline is for the Module 1 journal entry, Thursday of this week.

Write me with any questions or concerns, but be sure you have carefully listened to the (admittedly very boring) orientation video. 90% of all questions I receive are answered there.

Ok, folks, we are live as of last night. Please watch the orientation video in Canvas and try to be done with the syllabus test by the end of the day. E-mail me with any questions.  I will normally answer them quickly, even through the weekend. (Though anything sent after about 1PM today will probably not get answered until this evening.)

Please read everything below and sign up for a journal right away.

Hi, if this is your first time here, please read the post below. This course will go live Thursday evening, but all instructional materials are available for you now. Canvas is used for quizzing, testing and grade storage, but all instructional materials are delivered from my website.

Be sure that you get the 2nd edition of Worldviews, by Richard DeWitt, not the 1st or 3rd.

There is a syllabus test for this course, which you must pass at the designated level before proceeding to take any quizzes or tests. Study it carefully now and it should be a breeze. If you require multiple attempts to pass this quiz, this should be an alarm bell signifying that your current study habits are not commensurate with the demands of this course.

Remember, this is an 8 week course. We cover all of the material of the 15 week course in a bit over half the time.  Study the study schedule and make sure you really have the time to devote to this class. One of the most common student course evaluation remarks is: I really enjoyed this class, but it was much more work than I expected, even given the instructor's warnings.

Please note that drops after the first week are not permitted.