{"id":31,"date":"2020-06-24T15:53:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbymullen.org\/hist390spring2021\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2021-01-13T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:25:17","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abbymullen.org\/hist390spring2021\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My basic policies all exist so that you can give yourself a chance to learn but also so you can give yourself some space to take care of the rest of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main policy: If you are sick, please rest!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This semester is going to be an experiment in flexibility. We&#8217;re nowhere near out of the crisis that covid-19 has set in motion, and though you may have settled into something like a rhythm, things could change at any moment. Anxiety and exhaustion, mentally and physically, are ever-present realities. For many of you, this will be your first experience taking an online course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that in mind, here are my <strong>main expectations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a good-faith effort to complete the work in the syllabus on time.<\/li><li>Be respectful of others\u2019 time and needs.<\/li><li>Be willing to change things up if our current system isn\u2019t working.<\/li><li>Participate in the discussions online.<\/li><li>Ask a lot of questions! Don\u2019t wait to get help.<\/li><li>If you know of something that will prevent you from being active in our class, please let me know. You don\u2019t have to be specific, but I\u2019d appreciate a heads-up. (Please do this privately, either in an email or via direct message in Slack.)<\/li><li>If you see another classmate struggling, help them out. This isn\u2019t a competition; we\u2019re all in it together.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"university-wide-policies\">University-wide policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the George Mason University catalog for general policies, as well as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stearnscenter.gmu.edu\/purpose-and-mission\/mason-diversity-statement\/\">university statement on diversity<\/a>. You are expected to know and follow George Mason\u2019s policies on academic integrity and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oai.gmu.edu\/mason-honor-code\/full-honor-code-document\/\">honor code<\/a>. Please ask me if you have any questions about how these policies apply to this course. Please note the dates for dropping and adding this course from the academic calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"getting-help-and-accommodations\">Getting help and accommodations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations, please talk to me and contact the Office of Disability Services at 703-993-2474 or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ods.gmu.edu\/\">http:\/\/ods.gmu.edu<\/a>. All academic accommodations must be arranged through that office. That said, if you need help about anything, or you have special circumstances that I need to know about to help you succeed in this class, <strong>please come talk to me.<\/strong> Special circumstances could be a disability, or childcare issues, or an aging parent who needs help, or a full-time job, or any number of other things. I can\u2019t help you unless you tell me that you need help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"life\">Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re all humans. This class is not your only responsibility. I know that. If there are things in your life that are making it hard for you to do your work, <strong>please let me know<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re struggling with mental health, or your work schedule is overwhelming, or you need help with time management or workload management, please talk to me privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online courses such as this can have a complicated relationship with student privacy. You&#8217;ll notice that this course is not in Blackboard at all; while it may seem like that gives you less privacy because all course materials are out in the open, I think it actually gives you more, because I can&#8217;t check up on your activities (such as whether you opened things, how much time you spent in a certain area) as easily, nor have you given the university or outside vendors such broad access to your course efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the flip side, I do believe that it&#8217;s important to do scholarship in public. So your work will almost all be done in public, on your own blog. While this public work could open you up to harassment, no student in my class has ever experienced this. If it does happen, please tell me and we&#8217;ll deal with it together. (Unfortunately, learning about dealing with harassment online is a valuable skill, but one we won&#8217;t tackle until it comes up.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But also be circumspect in the things you post online. I don&#8217;t expect you to hold back on your opinions, but consider your language and affect. Attacking or defending positions is one thing; attacking or defending people is another. If you&#8217;re not sure whether it&#8217;s wise to post something, check with me or a trusted colleague. If you are concerned about privacy, you&#8217;re welcome to remove identifying information from your website as long as I know it&#8217;s yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of class participation, I also care about your privacy. This means that, while I will record any synchronous sessions we do, I will only provide those recordings to people in this class who specifically request them after the fact. <strong>I also will never require you to turn on your camera<\/strong> (though you are welcome to, particularly if you&#8217;re speaking). It&#8217;s likely that you won&#8217;t ever even attend a synchronous session, which are all entirely optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will never put your face, or even your name, out on the Internet, without your explicit permission. Not only is this sort of action a violation of your FERPA rights, it&#8217;s also just bad form. There may be occasions, if you produce excellent work, where I might wish to share your work with my colleagues on social media, as a way to brag about how awesome you are. But I will never do that without asking you first (even though all your coursework will be technically public).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enrollment-in-this-class\">Enrollment in this class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are responsible for verifying their enrollment in this class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedule adjustments should be made by the deadlines published in the Schedule of Classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Last Day to Add: February 1<\/li><li>Last Day to Drop: February 16<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the last day to drop a class, withdrawing from this class requires the approval of the dean and is only allowed for nonacademic reasons. Undergraduate students may choose to exercise a selective withdrawal. 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