Just a quick reminder that your first assignments are due tomorrow!

>>Add a profile picture {extra credit}
>>Add a bio to your profile {extra credit}
>>Post your initial research idea {required}

Further information is in the “Week 1″ Let’s Get Started!” post, which is stuck to the front page of the blog and available under the “Weekly Units” menu on this blog. I also have your Week 2 module and Blog Post #2 instructions posted to the front page for you to review when you are ready.
Hint: As I mentioned in your Week 1 module, read all the course material carefully! Last year a number of students missed the instructions for the second blog post. If you don’t see the instructions under the ‘Weekly Units” menu, let me know!
Looking at the assignments due tomorrow, some of your classmates have good examples and some may want to take another look at their posts. When it comes to the extra credit, it’s great to see all the diversity and different experiences of everyone in the class. It’s also great to connect a face to the name, even if you choose an avatar like Louis or Monica. And, while it’s not extra credit, I encourage you to also add your first and/or last name to your profile so we know what name goes with the eID your profile is connected to.
And, while picture placement and good blogging style aren’t required this week. You will see that emphasized in future submissions:

• Victoria did a great job developing a unique title for her post to ensure it stood out.
• Heather did a great job organizing the text in her post. You’ll see it’s super easy to skim!
• When it comes to adding good pictures, Luis found a great “Featured Image” for his post to ensure it looks good in our post feed. And Benjamin did a great job making his visual front and center within the post.

When it comes to the requirements for the current blog, we’ve already discussed who used visuals well. Of course, this post only requires that you include a visual. In addition to adding a visual, creating your post, and actually publishing it, you’ll want to:

• Do a good job tagging and categorizing the post, like  Chris, and
• Let us know about your research interests, like Tiffany did.

Finally, a few tips to clarify the class. We will work on secondary research, where you look to see what knowledge others have already discovered on your topic. However, our final project will be for you to develop an original research proposal to discover new knowledge. Essentially, you’ll propose empirical research to confirm or expand another’s findings.
Of course, don’t let that worry you yet. You have lots of time to develop that proposal and your lessons each week should help you slowly understand how a research proposal works. I hope you continue to enjoy the journey!