Attendance Policy

• Do the sessions in order — Session 1, then Session 2, etc.
• Attend each session electronically, as follows:
  • Choose any of the session times that we have agreed upon. (See your email for details.)
  • It is NOT important that you be "on time", but it IS important that that you allow at least 1 hour (and preferably 2 hours) for the session.
  • When you are ready to begin a class session, use Microsoft Lync to Instant Message (IM) me. (Follow the link if you are unsure how to use Microsoft Lync to do this.)
    • Just say Hi or something.
    • I will respond to let you know that I am online and listening.
    • If I do not reply within 5 minutes or so, something has gone wrong. You can try to email or call me in that case.
  • Ask questions via Microsoft Lync's IM. If you prefer, you can try calling me, but I can (in theory) handle multiple IM's but only one phone call at a time.
  • I may ask you to show me your screen, by doing the following: In a Microsoft Lync IM, [details to be supplied at a later date].
• You are expected to attend all classes (electronically) as above. That is so that I can answer your questions right away.
  • If you find this is awkward for you, either in general or for a specific session, contact me via email so that we can talk about how best to proceed.
• In the first 7 weeks, you may fall behind the weekly schedule by as many as 4 sessions without harm. In that case, use the "catch-up" weeks to catch up.