{"id":91,"date":"2024-12-03T11:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royalroads.yourdevsite.ca\/malat-course-preproduction\/lrnt521n\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:32:08","slug":"week2-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/activities\/week2-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Week 2 of&nbsp;<em>The Link.<\/em> This week we are going to continue our exploration of the various resources and supports available to you as RRU learners, and spend some time continuing to build and connect our community. You will also be working in groups to complete (from Week 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Activity 3: Creating an Annotated Bibliography of Virtual Team Resources, which will be a great asset to you as you move forward in your program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here again is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Link<\/em>&nbsp;Schedule.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep scrolling down this page to see this week&#8217;s activities. And as a reminder: Moodle is tracking your progress automatically as you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week&#8217;s Live Web Conferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-be89f44f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:var(--nv-primary-accent);border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">LIVE Zoom event: Thursday, April 2 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm Pacific &#8211; Closing Session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please join Elizabeth and Marlene&nbsp;<\/strong>from noon to 1:30 pm Pacific.&nbsp;We will introduce some of your upcoming faculty, and give you a sense of your&nbsp;next steps as you head&nbsp;into your first course in the&nbsp;MALAT and DipLAT programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/zoom\/view.php?id=884786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Join us for this session in Zoom<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Zoom sessions are recorded and will be saved in each Zoom session&#8217;s event page in Moodle. In the MALAT and DipLAT programs it is your responsibility to listen to the recording in a timely manner if for some reason you are unable to attend the synchronous session.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5\">Activity 5 | Confidentiality Form, Model Release Form, and Photo for Student ID Card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Part 1:<\/b> Please read both the <a href=\"http:\/\/media.royalroads.ca\/owl\/media\/set\/documents\/set-confidentiality-form-link.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SET Confidentiality Form<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/media.royalroads.ca\/owl\/media\/malat\/documents\/RRU_Model-Release_Program-Duration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Model Release Form<\/a> (click links to download), then print, sign, scan and email them both to <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#x6f;:&#83;&#x45;&#84;&#x2e;&#65;&#x64;m&#x69;n&#64;&#x72;&#111;&#x79;a&#x6c;r&#x6f;&#x61;&#100;&#x73;&#46;&#x63;a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#83;&#x45;&#84;&#x2e;&#65;&#x64;&#109;&#x69;n&#x40;r&#x6f;y&#x61;l&#114;&#x6f;&#97;&#x64;&#115;&#x2e;&#99;&#x61;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Part 2:&nbsp;<\/b>All students registered in degree, diploma and certificate programs at Royal Roads University are entitled to a Student ID card, and are expected to have a photo in the Student Database. Please submit a current photo for your Student ID Card (photo will also be uploaded to the student database).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your MyAdmin page: <a href=\"https:\/\/myadmin.royalroads.ca\/Pages\/welcome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/myadmin.royalroads.ca\/Pages\/welcome.aspx<\/a>. Find a tab called &#8220;Photo Upload&#8221; under &#8220;MyProfile&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Follow the simple steps for launching the MyPhoto app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6\">Activity 6 | Building your Community &#8211; A Timeline Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes a community?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"155\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/files\/2017\/03\/Community2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/files\/2017\/03\/Community2.png 698w, https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/files\/2017\/03\/Community2-300x67.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 698px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 698\/155;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is: too many things to list. But <b>shared experiences and knowledge<\/b> are elements of what make up a community. Over the next few days we will be doing a timeline activity in which we will be sharing our experiences with each other with the intention of getting to know each other better and creating our own online community. If you have not yet had the opportunity to use Padlet, take a moment now to Google it or YouTube it to find some useful &#8220;how to&#8221; tutorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Please answer <\/b><strong>up to 3 of the questions below <\/strong><b>by adding your comments to the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/rru\/malat-and-diplat-online-2026-44q2imrtr0ylg0mb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MALAT\/DipLAT Online 2026 Padlet<b> <\/b><\/a><b>wall by the date and time listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/malat\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule<\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>During <em>The Link<\/em> we will monitor your Padlet comments.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>**Note: Padlet may open better in Firefox or Chrome than in Explorer.**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>**Note: You don&#8217;t need to log in or create an account to do this activity**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your sector, what have been the predominant technology changes over the past 20 years?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your sector, what have been the predominant learning and education models used over the past 20 years?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your sector what do you see as the next &#8220;big&#8221; technology in the next two years?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your sector, what do you see as the next move in learning and education models in the next&nbsp;two years?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, look forward 5+ years. How do you see education, learning and technology intersecting?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7\">Activity 7 | Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First, review these Week 2 Resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please ensure you have reviewed the following resources (links to each of these can be found on the Moodle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=869415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources<\/a> <\/strong>page):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please review the academic resources and support offered by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RRU Library<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/writing-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Writing Centre<\/strong><\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/improve-my-skills\/library-and-writing-centre-orientation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library and Writing Centre orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.royalroads.ca\/getstartedwithresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get started with research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/libanswers.royalroads.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ask the Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libcal.royalroads.ca\/appointments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copyright Office<\/strong>&nbsp;website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Citation managers<\/strong>&nbsp;webpage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Academic Integrity and Research Ethics at RRU<\/strong> PowerPoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The RRU<strong>&nbsp;Learning, Teaching and Research Model&nbsp;<\/strong>(LTRM) PDF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cohort Learning Model&nbsp;<\/strong>video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Life Changing Experiences&nbsp;<\/strong>video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Relevance in the Workplace&nbsp;<\/strong>video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RRU&nbsp;<strong>Career database&nbsp;<\/strong>article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Then, complete the Week 2 Resources Checklist (a Quiz in Moodle):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete the Week 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/quiz\/view.php?id=869431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Checklist\/Quiz<\/a> to indicate that you have reviewed the resources listed above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Week 2 of&nbsp;The Link. This week we are going to continue our exploration of the various resources and supports available to you as RRU learners, and spend some time continuing to build and connect our community. 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