The Rules of the School
The Urantia Book Internet School is dedicated to the study of The Urantia Book and is sponsored by Urantia Foundation to help the community of Urantia Book readers. All interpretations and comments are those of their authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Urantia Foundation.
When subscribing to the Internet School you agree to the following:
- To interact with other students and teachers according to the spirit of the teachings of The Urantia Book by being respectful of the differing levels of comprehension, diversity of perspective, and varied communication skills of fellow readers;
- To adhere to class deadlines and study requirements;
- To respect the privacy rights of fellow students by keeping course content, student responses, and discussion within the confines of the classroom site;
- To use the classroom site for discussion of course topics and The Urantia Book and refrain from engaging in discussion of other non-related topics, texts, or websites;
- To refrain from exceeding the maximum length of 150 words when entering responses to the study questions.
Bi-Weekly Procedure:
The Urantia Book Internet School courses are ten weeks in duration, and presented totally on the UBIS website. After Registration, students go to the website on the first day of the "pre-course" week, and sign in. They answer the roll call, enter their personal introductions, and read the information provided by the Teacher/Facilitator. This is followed by the 8-week course: the course is divided into 4 PERIODS of 2 weeks each. During Week #1 of PERIOD 1the student goes to the website, reads the teacher's comments, and selects 3 study questions from that week's study assignments. The student enter his/her responses to the selected study questions on the website. Week #2 of PERIOD 1 is the Discussion week. The student goes to the website, reads all the student responses, and participates in the week's discussion. This procedure is repeated for the next three 2-week PERIODS. The final week is a Summary Week, with a Summary assignment and discussion.
REGISTERING FOR AND BEGINNING A COURSE
- After reading the 'Rules of the School', and reading through the COURSE OFFERINGS on the UBIS website, you may select and register for a course. A confirmation message and Log In information will be sent to you via your email address. At the conclusion of the 2-week registration period, the 'Pre-course Week' takes place. The student needs to log in and respond to the Roll Call. On the first day of PERIOD 1, log in, enter your password, and go to the website classroom. You will read the teacher's Introduction and the study questions for the reading assignment for that week. Enter your Responses to the questions on the website by first week's deadline;
- At the beginning of the second week all of the student's responses will appear on the website, and the discussion begins. You participate in the discussion by logging in on the website, going to the classroom, and entering your discussion comments. This procedure describes the two-week activities of PERIOD 1. Each course is made up of four 2-week PERIODS and a concluding 'Summary Week'.
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