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Syllabus of Weekly Topics, Readings and Assignments

Notes

  • Topics and activities may change given your interests.
  • *Optional: Denotes optional readings that may assist you with assignments.
  • **Optional: Denotes optional readings related to the required readings for that week.
  • Articles will be added to the Readings Due column as they are determined.

Week

Topics/Activities
Reading Due
Assignment Due
1: Sept. 4
  • Course overview
  • Online components
  • Etiquette discussion
  • Macintosh interface and hierchical file structure
  • Blackcomb/Fraser Space
  • Turnitin sign up
  • Questionnaire
  • Photo shoot
None
None
2: Sept. 11
  • Results of student questionnaire
  • Review of course website
  • Review of assignments
  • Assignment #1
  • Joining a Listserv (Start Assignment #2)
Tiene & Ingram, p. 25-35; Chapters 2-4

*Optional: Tiene & Ingram, Chapter 16

**Optional: Healy, Chapter 2
Assignment #1:
Finding and saving files on the Macintosh (done in class)
3: Sept. 18
  • Choose a topic for your Position Paper
  • History and structure of internet
  • Search strategies on the Macintosh and on the internet
  • Search the ERIC database
Reading Response #1:
(Online discussions Sept. 18 to 23)
4: Sept. 25
  • LEARNING and computers
  • Instructional design basics
  • WebQuests: Review and evaluation
* Optional: Tiene & Ingram, Chapter 9
Assignment #3:
Searching the internet
(Submit text to Turnitin)
5: Oct. 2
  • Refine your position for the Position Paper
  • Design Web Pages with Netscape Composer
  • Work on WebQuests
Healy, Chapter 8 (hand out in class)

Tiene & Ingram, Chapter 1 (pp 39-52)
Reading Response #2:
(Online discussions Oct. 2 to 7)
6: Oct. 9
  • Optional class attendance
  • Lab time to work on WebQuests and participate in conferencing (help available)
  • Position paper: Individual consultations on outline for the first hour of class (drop-by)
Kleiman article

Tiene & Ingram, Chapter 8

* Optional: Healy Chapter 3
Mid-semester feedback form

Reading Response #3 Postponed
7: Oct. 16
  • Review of feedback form results
  • More time to work on WebQuests
  • Individual consultations on position papers (optional)
None
Reading Response #3:
(CHANGED: Online discussions Oct. 16 to 21)

Position Paper (Draft):
(Submit paper copy to Stephanie in class)
8: Oct. 23
  • Start on Assignment #5: Evaluating online resources for teaching
  • Position papers: Discussion of feedback (individual)
Tiene & Ingram, Chapters 17 & 19

* Optional: Healy Chapter 5
None
9: Oct. 30
  • Upload your WebQuests
  • Individual consultations on position paper
  • Time to work on evaluation assignment (#5)
None
Assignment #4:
Building a WebQuest
(Submit via Turnitin)
10: Nov. 6
  • Video and discussion (online gaming)
  • Time to work on evaluation assignment #5)
  • Individual consultations on position paper

O'Neill (2001)

Tiene & Ingram, Chapter 10
Assignment #2: Follow an email list-serv
(Submit via Turnitin)
11: Nov. 13
  • Optional class attendance
  • A variety of mini-tutorials to choose from
None
Reading Response #4:
(Online discussions Nov. 13 to 18)
12: Nov. 20
  • Video and discussion about Knowledge Forum
None
Assignment #5: Evaluating online teaching resources
(Submit via Turnitin)
13: Nov. 27
  • Ethics of computing in the classroom
  • Semester wrap-up
  • Course evaluations
None
Final Position Paper
(Submit via Turnitin and a paper copy to Stephanie in class)