WEEK 2- Meets Online, Asynchronously |
T 1/20
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Reading:
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 1: "When Teaching and Learning Leave the Classroom"
Discussion:
- See instructions for Day 1 Activities which include completion of the following:
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WEEK 3- Meets Face-to-Face (F2F) |
T 1/27 |
Reading:
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 2: "Recontextualizing Community"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 3: "The Human Side of Online Learning"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 4: "Practical Considerations in Online Learning"
Discussion:
Activity:
- Work with partners to develop questions to interview English 318 students about online learning experiences
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WEEK 4- Meets F2F |
T 2/3 |
Reading:
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 5: "Managing the Relationship to Technology"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 6: "Moving Teaching and Learning Online
Discussion:
Activity:
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WEEK 5- Meets F2F |
T 2/10 |
Reading:
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 7: "Building Foundations"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 8: "Promoting Collaborative Learning"
Post:
Discussion:
- Readings
- Discuss 318 student interview findings in relation to reading
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WEEK 6- Meets Online, Asynchronously |
T 2/17 |
Reading:
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 9: "Transformative Learning"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 10: "Student Assessment and Course Evaluation"
- Palloff & Pratt- Chapter 11: "Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead"
Post:
Discussion:
Activities:
- Read and respond to at least two classmates' papers via WebCT
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WEEK 7- Meets Online, Synchronously |
T 2/24 |
Reading:
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 1: "The Online Training Spiral"
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 2: "Theoretical Perspectives in Online Writing Instruction (OWI)"
- Palloff & Pratt- "Appendix A: Samples of Course Syllabi"
Discussion:
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WEEK 8- Meets F2F |
T 3/3 |
Reading:
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 3: "Online Writing Instruction in Asynchronous Environments"
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 4: "Asynchronous Models and Simulations"
Discussion:
In-Class Activities
- Complete asynchronous response to student draft using guidelines from Hewett and Ehmann (summarized on page 88) and share/critique responses with partner
- Proposal Assignment Directions
- Sample 1- Proposal to prevent the infestation of aquatic zebra/quagga mussels into Lake Powell
- Sample 2- Proposal to Introduce Balanced Shift Schedules and Improve Employee Communication
- Sample 3- Proposal to Increase Employee Retention and Decrease the Number of Agency Nurses Hired
- Read and discuss sample teaching philosophies
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WEEK 9- 4Cs- Class Cancelled |
T 3/10 |
Work on draft of teaching philosophy
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WEEK 10- Meets F2F
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T 3/17 |
Reading:
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 5: "Online Writing Instruction in Synchronous Environments"
- Hewett & Ehmann- Chapter 6: "Synchronous Models and Simulations"
Post:
Activity:
Discuss:
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SPRING BREAK
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M 3/23-
F 3/27 |
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WEEK 11- Changing Pedagogies for the Online Environment |
T 3/31 |
Reading:
- Online Education- Chapter 1, Davis: "Applying Technical Communication Theory to the Design of Online Education"
- Online Education- Chapter 3, Cargile Cook: "An Argument for Pedagogy-Driven Online Education"
Discussion:
Post:
- One paragraph explanation of Final Project option selection and planned topic
Activity:
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WEEK 12- Students in Online Environments |
T 4/7 |
Reading:
- Online Education- Chapter 2, Eaton: "Students in the Online Technical Communication Classroom"
- Online Education- Chapter 11, "Students' Technological Difficulties Using Web-Based Learning Environments"
Activity:
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WEEK 13- Scaffolding and Collaborating in Online Learning |
T 4/14 |
Reading:
- Online Education- Chapter 6, Grady & Davis: "Teaching Well Online with Procedural Scaffolding"
- Online Education- Chapter 8, Kastman Breuch: "Enhancing Online Collaboration: Virtual Peer Review in the Writing Classroom"
Activity:
Post:
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WEEK 14- |
T 4/21 |
Reading:
- Online Education- Chapter 5, Coppola: "Changing Roles for Online Teachers of Technical Communication"
- Online Education- Chapter 18, Wahlstrom & Clemens, "Extreme Pedagogies: When Technical Communication Vaults Institutional Barriers"
Activity:
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WEEK 15- Assessment in Online Environments |
T 4/28 |
Reading:
- Online Education- Chapter 12, Walker: "Activity Theory and the Online Technical Communication Course: Assessing Quality in Undergraduate Online Instruction"
- Online Education- Chapter 14, Cargile Cook & Grant-Davie: Online Course and Instructor Evaluations
Activity:
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EXAM WEEK |
M 5/4-
F 5/8 |
Activity:
All final work due by Tuesday 5/5
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