Seminars

What is a SEMINAR?A seminar is an opportunity to meet with your instructor and classmates in a chat room for a live lecture and a Q&A

session.

Do I have to attend?No. You do not have to attend seminar; but they are very valuable if you can attend. If you can attend, you are given valuable if you can attend. If you can attend, you are given participation points. If you cannot attend there is a written assignment that can be completed for the same amount of

points.

What does it mean to have a FLEX seminar?

Having a FLEX seminar means that you will be given more than Having a FLEX seminar means that you will be given more than one opportunity each week for the live lecture. Some classes may offer many different days and times to attend with different instructors. You choose which best fits your schedule.

How do I know when seminars will be offered?

Information about the day(s) and time(s) available can be found Information about the day(s) and time(s) available can be found in your Syllabus and Course Announcements when you log in to your class the first day. Remember that seminar times are

flexible, meaning that they can change without notice, so always read your Course Announcements and check your email for

invitations often.

Does NO WEEKLY SEMINAR mean that I Does NO WEEKLY SEMINAR mean that I will never have the chance to attend a

lecture for my class? No. If a class is listed as having no weekly seminar, it just means that one specific day and time has not been chosen. Ultimately it is up to the instructor. The instructor may decide to Ultimately it is up to the instructor. The instructor may decide to never have seminar, or the instructor may decide to offer them on whatever days best suite his/her schedule, or that of the

majority of the class.

What if I want to know what I missed by not attending?

Most all seminars are recorded, or archived, so that students Most all seminars are recorded, or archived, so that students have the opportunity to review them after they have ended. It is highly recommended that you listen to one of more of the

seminar archives each week if your schedule doesn’t allow you to attend a live seminar.

For Complete Instructions on How to Attend a Seminar, go to the e-Learning tab on the KU Hagerstown library website:

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