Students Q: finding/joining the groups

Posted by Tony Deifell on January 29, 2011 at 7:48pm

Jonathan emailed me to ask:

A couple of my students have written to say that they have set up their login for the site but can't find the groups or how to request to join.  I haven't been getting the request confirmation page anymore, either--have you been accepted their requests?

Also, I have 10-15 kids per class missing from the sections.  I can email the entire class, but can you think of anything else I can/should do?  It's a little messy to go through the roster name by name to see if they have joined and send a link/request to them.

I tried to explain it as clearly as I could at http://wdydwyd.com/UCLA11 under the INSTRUCTIONS.

  • Can you all tell me if I could improve upon the text?
  • Remind students to always look back at this page if they have questions. I'll improve upon it as I get feedback. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at the end that I'll add to.
  • One tip to tell students: make sure they are logged in to see their group. The should see their name like this in the very top-right corner of screen. If they are signed out, it won't have their name: If they are not logged in, they won't see all the options.
Also, thank you Jonathan for sending me this question! I'm sure other TAs are getting similar questions, so if you all have other questions like this one where all TAs could benefit from the answer, post a new discussion here.

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  • Christopher Ahn January 30, 2011 at 8:40am
    Quick question:  What is the group by "Kyle McBard"?  I had a student join that group wondering if they joined a section by a different TA.  I know we don't have a TA by that name, but I do see that alot of students and some TAs have joined this group.  Did I miss something?
    • Tony Deifell > Christopher Ahn January 31, 2011 at 9:32pm

      That group was from 2007. Kyle was a student in the class. It was before we tried groups by sections.

       

      But, since there isn't one overall group, I will likely post the extra credit results in that group and we can send a link to the section groups. (stay tuned for extra credit deets)

  • Jonathan Thomson January 29, 2011 at 7:51pm

    I emailed my sections earlier with a link to the instructions page--it helped at least one student find their way so far. 

     

    I'm guessing they are just being lazy, flaky, or otherwise irresponsible!

     

    Thanks, again, for all your help, Tony!

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