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Summary & Resources
Key Terms
Ashford Café A discussion board in your Career Services The Ashford University
course where you can get to know your career services center, which offers digi-
classmates; talk with them about your per- tal resources and guidance related to skill
sonal lives, your favorite sports teams, set identification, career exploration, self-
or other topics; and share experiences with promotion, and networking with others in
one another. You will also find links in the this new digital world. You can reach the
café to social media sites such as Pinterest, center through a link in your current class,
LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, and Instagram, by phone at (866) 974-5700 (ext. 20057),
where you can connect with classmates by e-mail at careerservices@ashford.edu or
outside of class. online at http://www.ashford.edu/student
_services/careerservices.htm.
Ashford Online Library Multiple data-
bases of books, scholarly journals, maga- Constellation The e-reading platform that
zines, newspapers, and other resources in houses digital textbooks for Ashford Univer-
electronic form. sity courses.
Ashford University Student Portal The digital literacy The ability to understand
entry point to your personal Ashford Uni- and appropriately use electronic technology
versity student home page and your college to accomplish educational, professional, and
courses. You can access your home page by personal goals.
clicking the Student Portal hyperlink in the
upper right corner of the Ashford University discussion forums Online class discussions
website at http://www.ashford.edu and that occur in class on a weekly basis.
entering your login information.
hotspots Physical locations such as coffee
Ashford University 24-hour Technical shops, bookstores, and other establishments
Support Center The technical support cen- that offer Internet access over a wireless
ter can help you with problems concerning network.
a course website or with accessing, sending,
or retrieving course materials on your com- hyperconnectivity A state in which we are
puter. You can reach the center through a always connected to the Internet through
link in your current class, by phone at (800) some kind of device.
285-9796, by e-mail at helpdesk@online
.ashford.edu, or online at http://247support literacy The ability to read and write.
.custhelp.com.
smartphone Mobile devices that offer
Ashford Writing Center The Writing Center phone, text, and Internet capabilities. Fast
offers learning resources and opportunities connection speeds, a wide range of storage
to connect with writing tutors or librarians options, and an ever-increasing number of
who can help you succeed in your classes. downloadable software applications make
these devices popular and user-friendly.
Ask Your Instructor An Ashford University
discussion forum (available in your course) virtual classroom A learning space that
where you can post your question; everyone exists electronically and is accessed any time
in the class benefits from the instructor’s of the day by means of digital devices with
response. an Internet connection.
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