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Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Reading |
Assignments/Projects
Due
(due on Sundays at midnight, unless otherwise noted) |
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1 |
Jan. 15-21 |
Class Chat Meeting #1 (Thursday, Jan.
18, 7:00 am U.S. EST)
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND CALL:
Introduction to the course; Navigating; Using Windows XP; signing up for CALL Lesson for a WebQuest;
Using chat; Setting up Yahoo!Messenger
and Skype for interaction |
B-P & W, Ch. 1: Introduction
See Assignments in
Week 1 for additional articles |
1.
Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects:
Sign up for collaborative multimedia
CALL Lesson for a WebQuest |
| 2 |
Jan. 22-28
(Christine in Germany) |
Creating PowerPoint presentations; downloading; viewing the
Welcome video; subscriptions |
See Assignments in
Week 2 for additional articles |
1.
Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects:
a) Hands-On:
Short PPT slide show for CALL
Lesson for a WebQuest |
| 3 |
Jan. 29-Feb. 4 |
WQ
Group chats: Please schedule a time for your group to meet with me
this week.
Word and the Writing Process |
B-P & W, Ch. 5:
Using Technology to Teach Reading and Writing
See Assignments in Week 3 for
additional articles |
1.
Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: a) Hands-on--Newsletter
in Word; b)
Interactive:
Peer review of Wk 2 PPT CALL Lesson slide show
(4-credit participants only) |
| 4 |
Feb. 5-11 |
Using the Internet for teaching writing
online--collaborating, revising, reviewing electronically;
Creating virtual learning space for interaction, collaboration, and
file sharing |
B-P & W, Ch. 3,
Content-based Instruction for English Language Learners
See Assignments in Week 4 for
additional articles |
1. Readings
and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: a) Interactive--Peer
Review of Wk 3 Newsletter
(4-credit participants only) (b) Interactive:
Creating a YahooGroup or Wiki
(4-credit participants only) |
| 5 |
Feb. 12-18 |
Class Chat Meeting #2
(Sunday, Feb. 18, 8:30 a.m. U.S.
EST)
Adding pizzazz to PowerPoint slide shows |
See
Assignments in Week 5 for additional articles |
1. Readings
and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: Interactive:
Collaborating on the
CALL Lesson for a WebQuest (due as a Merged PPT
CALL Lesson in Week 6) |
| 6 |
Feb. 21-25
(no "class" Feb. 19-20) |
Strategies for
collaboration in an online environment for the purpose of reviewing and
critically evaluating WebQuests. |
B-P & W, Ch. 2:
Communicative Language Teaching See
Assignments in Week 6 for additional articles |
1. Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: a) Reaction to postings on
listserv; b) Merged
and revised PPT CALL Lesson for a WebQuest (due Feb. 25) |
| 7 |
Feb. 26 - March
4 |
WQ
Group chats: Please
schedule a time for your group to meet with me briefly this week.
Authentic
Task--Using the Internet for Language Teaching |
B-P & W, Ch. 4:
Using Technology to Teach Oral Communication Skills
See Assignments in Week 7 for
additional articles |
1. Readings and
Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects:Interactive/collaborative:
Work on Collaborative Web Site Review
|
| 8 |
March 5-11 |
Authentic Task--Using the Internet for Language Teaching |
See
Assignments in
Week 8 for additional articles |
1. Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: Collaborative Web site review, due March
11 |
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Mar. 12
- 16 |
Spring Break
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| 9 |
March 19-25
(Christine at TESOL, March 20-24)
|
Creating a web
site with MS-FrontPage; Creating a WebQuest |
B-P & W, Ch. 6: Teaching
Thinking and Inquiry-based Learning with English Language Learners
See Assignments in Week 9 for additional
articles |
1. Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: Work on web site for Collaborative Multimedia
WebQuest; Posting newly-found links |
| 10 |
Mar. 26-April 1
|
Class Chat Meeting #3
(Sunday, April 1, 8:30 a.m. U.S. EST)
Authentic Task--Using
Software for Teaching |
See
Assignments in
Week 10 for additional articles |
1. Readings
and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: a) Hands-on:
Collaborative Short Software review--4-credit
participants only, due in Week 11;
Posting newly-found links; Work
on web site for Collaborative Multimedia WebQuest |
| 11 |
April 2-5
(No "class" April 6-9, Easter Recess) |
Using Concordancing for teaching |
See
Assignments in Week 11 for additional articles |
1. Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects:
Collaborative Short Software review--4-credit
participants only, due April 9; Work on web site for Collaborative
Multimedia WebQuest;
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| 12 |
Apr. 10-15,
|
Adding Content
to Web Pages (MS FrontPage); Continuing collaborative multimedia WebQuest;
Influence of culture on technology tools in the classroom |
B-P/W, Ch. 7:
Culture, Community, and Diverse Learners
See Assignments in Week 12 for
additional articles |
1. Readings
and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: Work on web site for Collaborative
Multimedia WebQuest |
| 13 |
Apr. 16-22 |
Class Chat Meeting #4
(Sunday, April 22, 8:30 am U.S.
EDT--Peer reviews of WQs)
Adding Content
to Web Pages; Continuing WebQuest / Authoring from Web Templates |
B-P & W, Ch. 8:
Assessment and Second Language Teaching
See Assignments in Week 13 for
additional articles |
1. Readings and interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links
and Interaction
3. Projects: a) Hands-on:
one rubric + one exercise from
templates;
b) Reaction to postings on
listserv; c)
Posting newly-found links |
| 14 |
Apr. 25-29
(Christine in Colombia) |
Interaction Through Email
(Asynchronous Communication) |
See
Assignments in Week 14 for additional articles |
1.
Readings and Interaction
2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction
3. Projects: Collaborative multimedia WebQuest
due on 4/29 |
| 15 |
April 30-May 6 |
Peer Reviews
Course Wrap-Up and Feedback |
See
Assignments in
Week 15 for additional articles |
Course Evaluations |