This may sound crazy to most people, but with the deadline for our Honors in Action beating down the door it is important that we hang together on this.
For those that don't know it yet, Kelli opened up a thread on Blackboard in Phi Theta Kappa where we can post our link to some of the research that we have done. Please if you haven't done it yet go and take a look. I know that research was being done before the semester ended so lets see what you have.
Our journal needs to show that we all have worked together on this topic and the only way that will happen is if everyone contributes. Also Nancy Deggan has provided us with a Wikki that is very useful, you can add questions, post research etc.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Meet the New Internation Officers
Please visit the link below to meet the new 2010 - 2011 International Officers.
Phi Theta Kappa New Officers
Monday, May 3, 2010
Poetry Night at SPC
Come one, come all to the first annual student poetry night at the Student Art Gallery (N107)!
The Student Art Gallery is open from 6-8 on Monday evenings. On Monday, May 3rd, students will be presenting their poetry from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
If you are interested in presenting some of your work, please send me the name of the poem (or poems, up to 3) you'll be reading. Otherwise, please come out and support this event!
Contact me if you have any questions: heather.moulton@centralaz.edu
SMC Meeting Recap 4/28/10
First, congratulations to SMC's officers for Fall 2010:
President: Kelli Scofield
VP of Scholarship: Nicole Smith
VP of Service: Alisha DeCou
VP of Fellowship: Sharon Maupin
VP of Leadership: STILL AVAILABLE
VP of Fund-raising: Laurie DeBusk
Special Events Coordinator: Ian Cockrill
Treasurer: Casey Brunson
Secretary: STILL AVAILABLE
Public Relations: STILL AVAILABLE
Old business:
Sharon found out through the Phi Theta Kappa website that fund-raising can be done directly through Phi Theta Kappa via Alpha Theta Delta's unique tax ID number, which will make fund-raising must easier in the future.
Kelli discussed the campus wide meeting to be held Saturday, May 1 in Florence. This meeting is to gather information and begin discussing the campus wide Service and College projects. (The meeting was postponed and the re-scheduled date is unknown)
New Business:
Nicole gave a quick recap of the regional meeting. There will be a Leadership training at ASU on June 4 or 5. There is a possibility of CAC doing a workshop at the training. Pima would like to do a Chapter Officer training on either May 22 or May 29 and would like CAC to attend.
Kelli discussed the Literacy program that Sue Warner has put together. The program is geared toward Adult learners with aim at helping them pass their G.E.D. Sue would like to have training the first week of August. The training would be for 8 hours and she recommends doing it in 2 days. If you are interested, please email Kelli (kelli_scolfield@stu.centralaz.edu)
Kelli passed officer responsibilities and bylaws. Changes will be made before Fall 2010 to better accommodate the new officers.
Summer and Fall meeting schedules. Please email Kelli with your summer availability if you would like to meet over the summer.
Laurie discussed her Non-profit, "Mail for Marlas". It is also her honor project. The goal is to honor her friend, who passed away from Cancer and encourage Cancer patients and their families during the rough process of chemo therapy. Care packages for patients and family members will be put together and sent to the Cancer treatment Centers. She is also working on scholarships and has the current Miss Arizona getting involved.
Devin gave an overview of the Vice President position for the new VP's.
Ian discussed the upcoming Ice Cram Bowl and Earth Day Land Cleanup events sponsored by Student Leadership (more information can be obtained via the Central Az website).
President: Kelli Scofield
VP of Scholarship: Nicole Smith
VP of Service: Alisha DeCou
VP of Fellowship: Sharon Maupin
VP of Leadership: STILL AVAILABLE
VP of Fund-raising: Laurie DeBusk
Special Events Coordinator: Ian Cockrill
Treasurer: Casey Brunson
Secretary: STILL AVAILABLE
Public Relations: STILL AVAILABLE
Old business:
Sharon found out through the Phi Theta Kappa website that fund-raising can be done directly through Phi Theta Kappa via Alpha Theta Delta's unique tax ID number, which will make fund-raising must easier in the future.
Kelli discussed the campus wide meeting to be held Saturday, May 1 in Florence. This meeting is to gather information and begin discussing the campus wide Service and College projects. (The meeting was postponed and the re-scheduled date is unknown)
New Business:
Nicole gave a quick recap of the regional meeting. There will be a Leadership training at ASU on June 4 or 5. There is a possibility of CAC doing a workshop at the training. Pima would like to do a Chapter Officer training on either May 22 or May 29 and would like CAC to attend.
Kelli discussed the Literacy program that Sue Warner has put together. The program is geared toward Adult learners with aim at helping them pass their G.E.D. Sue would like to have training the first week of August. The training would be for 8 hours and she recommends doing it in 2 days. If you are interested, please email Kelli (kelli_scolfield@stu.centralaz.edu)
Kelli passed officer responsibilities and bylaws. Changes will be made before Fall 2010 to better accommodate the new officers.
Summer and Fall meeting schedules. Please email Kelli with your summer availability if you would like to meet over the summer.
Laurie discussed her Non-profit, "Mail for Marlas". It is also her honor project. The goal is to honor her friend, who passed away from Cancer and encourage Cancer patients and their families during the rough process of chemo therapy. Care packages for patients and family members will be put together and sent to the Cancer treatment Centers. She is also working on scholarships and has the current Miss Arizona getting involved.
Devin gave an overview of the Vice President position for the new VP's.
Ian discussed the upcoming Ice Cram Bowl and Earth Day Land Cleanup events sponsored by Student Leadership (more information can be obtained via the Central Az website).
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Blog Proposal
What better way to explore Phi Theta Kappa’s 2010 Honor Topic, the Democratization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise, than to start a blog?
This blog is, in actuality, a proposal to create an Alpha Theta Delta chapter blog for members of Central Arizona College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. This is the democratization of information, in action. This blog can open doors that we never knew existed. It can reach students who attend classes strictly online, are unable to attend meetings or are unsure what Phi Theta Kappa is. It can bring members from different campuses together and alert (and remind) the entire chapter of events, activities and meetings. It’s a great way to advertise and a fun way to bring the chapter alive!
What is a blog?
Blogs are one of today’s most utilized ways of receiving information. Simply put, it’s a website comprised of “posts” and “pages” used to inform. There’s a blog for everything from politics to socks! Organizations utilize blogs to entice stockholders to invest. Charities utilize blogs to spread the word for their cause. There are parenting blogs, teaching blogs, engineering blogs, blogs devoted to sports, blogs devoted to specific illnesses, blogs devoted to guitars, blogs that advertise movies, blogs that advertise bands, blogs that advertise soft drinks, blogs used as diaries, blogs used as lecture notes, blogs used as editorials, blogs for students, blogs for scientists and blogs for Phi Theta Kappans! If you can think it, there’s a blog (or at least a blog post) that covers it.
Why have a blog, if we already have a Blackboard?
Central Arizona College’s Blackboard is a great resource, especially with a multi-campus school like Central Arizona College. However, Blackboard presents several key problems, specifically in relation to the democratization of information. It lacks simplicity and limits the information to the Blackboard classroom format. It is not cell phone friendly and some might argue it is not user friendly. A blog is all of these things. The simplicity of ‘posts’ and ‘pages’ allows members to read just the articles or dig deeper for information found in the blog’s “pages”. This blog would NOT replace Blackboard. Blackboard has many elements that a blog lacks. The discussion board, ability to upload documents and ability to easily contact other members are essential elements that our chapter needs. This blog would just enhance the Alpha Theta Delta experience!
What would we post about?
The possibilities are endless and completely customizable. As a chapter we could decide to include as much or as little information as we would like. Posts could be comprised of event announcements, meeting re-caps, chapter-wide news and updates, campus specific news and updates, officer elections, award announcements and articles on topics relating to the current Honor topic. Posts can include pictures and should we chose to upgrade, videos. As a chapter, we will need to decide what content we want and what we don’t. The “pages” are a great place to provide information and links that don’t require constant updates (such as contact information, meeting times/rooms, officer information etc.).
Who would post?
Again, as a chapter, we would need to decide. One of the main things other chapters have utilized Phi Theta Kappa blogs for is meeting re-caps. Thus, the secretary would post a quick summary (after posting the full minutes on Blackboard) of the meeting’s key points. Write-ups could be included in the form of a blog. Frequent updates will keep the page fresh, so contributors need to be committed to writing articles on a fairly regular basis.
Please take a moment and check out the sample pages I’ve included on this sample blog. Then checkout www.wordpress.com, www.blogger.com and other blogging sites and see what they have to offer. There are millions of features that could be used to customize our blog.
The power is ours, should we chose to use it.
This blog is, in actuality, a proposal to create an Alpha Theta Delta chapter blog for members of Central Arizona College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. This is the democratization of information, in action. This blog can open doors that we never knew existed. It can reach students who attend classes strictly online, are unable to attend meetings or are unsure what Phi Theta Kappa is. It can bring members from different campuses together and alert (and remind) the entire chapter of events, activities and meetings. It’s a great way to advertise and a fun way to bring the chapter alive!
What is a blog?
Blogs are one of today’s most utilized ways of receiving information. Simply put, it’s a website comprised of “posts” and “pages” used to inform. There’s a blog for everything from politics to socks! Organizations utilize blogs to entice stockholders to invest. Charities utilize blogs to spread the word for their cause. There are parenting blogs, teaching blogs, engineering blogs, blogs devoted to sports, blogs devoted to specific illnesses, blogs devoted to guitars, blogs that advertise movies, blogs that advertise bands, blogs that advertise soft drinks, blogs used as diaries, blogs used as lecture notes, blogs used as editorials, blogs for students, blogs for scientists and blogs for Phi Theta Kappans! If you can think it, there’s a blog (or at least a blog post) that covers it.
Why have a blog, if we already have a Blackboard?
Central Arizona College’s Blackboard is a great resource, especially with a multi-campus school like Central Arizona College. However, Blackboard presents several key problems, specifically in relation to the democratization of information. It lacks simplicity and limits the information to the Blackboard classroom format. It is not cell phone friendly and some might argue it is not user friendly. A blog is all of these things. The simplicity of ‘posts’ and ‘pages’ allows members to read just the articles or dig deeper for information found in the blog’s “pages”. This blog would NOT replace Blackboard. Blackboard has many elements that a blog lacks. The discussion board, ability to upload documents and ability to easily contact other members are essential elements that our chapter needs. This blog would just enhance the Alpha Theta Delta experience!
What would we post about?
The possibilities are endless and completely customizable. As a chapter we could decide to include as much or as little information as we would like. Posts could be comprised of event announcements, meeting re-caps, chapter-wide news and updates, campus specific news and updates, officer elections, award announcements and articles on topics relating to the current Honor topic. Posts can include pictures and should we chose to upgrade, videos. As a chapter, we will need to decide what content we want and what we don’t. The “pages” are a great place to provide information and links that don’t require constant updates (such as contact information, meeting times/rooms, officer information etc.).
Who would post?
Again, as a chapter, we would need to decide. One of the main things other chapters have utilized Phi Theta Kappa blogs for is meeting re-caps. Thus, the secretary would post a quick summary (after posting the full minutes on Blackboard) of the meeting’s key points. Write-ups could be included in the form of a blog. Frequent updates will keep the page fresh, so contributors need to be committed to writing articles on a fairly regular basis.
Please take a moment and check out the sample pages I’ve included on this sample blog. Then checkout www.wordpress.com, www.blogger.com and other blogging sites and see what they have to offer. There are millions of features that could be used to customize our blog.
The power is ours, should we chose to use it.
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