Course Calendar / Semester Schedule
Spring 2015

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Changes may be made to the syllabus as necessary and in communication with the class participants. Projects are due at the end of the week (Sunday). Each week opens up on Saturday of the previous week. Let me know if you need to "enter" sooner.

Week	Dates	Topics	Reading	Assignments/Projects Due (due on Sundays at midnight, unless otherwise noted)
1	Jan. 12-18	INTRODUCTION TO CALL: Goals of CALL; Getting Started, Syllabus, Semester Schedule, Moderator Assignments; Set-up Tasks; Web 2.0; Wikis; Introduction to Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (15-week project); blended learning; 21st century technology skills	See Assignments in Week 1 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Jan. 18 Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (Home page)
2	Jan. 19-25	Class Chat Meeting #1 TBA (Friday, 1/23, 5:30 pm) setting up for online Chat (Synchronous Communication) Word and the Writing Process; Required subscriptions to professional communities of practice	See Assignments in Week 2 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Jan. 25 Newsletter in Word Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (Home page, sharing Wiki)
3	Jan. 26-Feb. 1	Teaching writing online--collaborating, revising, reviewing electronically	See Assignments in Week 3 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Feb. 1 Peer comments on Newsletters in Word Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (adding pages, About Me page)
4	Feb. 2-8	Using presentation software (PowerPoint or other) for Teaching and Learning	See Assignments in Week 4 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Feb. 8 PowerPoint (or other presentation software) lesson (7-8 slides) Reaction to a posting in a professional community of practice due Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (CALL Materials & Resources page)
5	No "class" Feb 9 (SMC holiday) Feb. 10-15	Class Chat Meeting #2 TBA Adding pedagogically purposeful custom animation and timings to presentation software slide shows	See Assignments in Week 5 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Feb. 15 animated/timed slide show lesson Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (collaborative activity; peer reviews)
6	Feb. 16-22	Strategies and tools for collaboration in an online environment for the purpose of reviewing and critically evaluating Web sites; leveraging Google Drive for collaborative learning and teaching	See Assignments in Week 6 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due Feb. 22 Shared Google folders and docs on Google Drive Peer review of a PowerPoint lesson Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (organizing files and pages into folders)
7	Feb. 23 - March 1	Authentic Task--Using the Internet and Mobile Technology for Language Teaching; Technology standards for students, teachers, administrators	See Assignments in Week 7 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due March 1 work on Collaborative Web Site Review Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (Grammar Resources page)
8	March 2-8	Class Chat Meeting #3 TBA Using the Internet and Mobile Technology for Project-based Learning and Teaching	See Assignments in Week 8 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due March 8 Collaborative Web site review Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (SideBar for navigation)
9	March 9-13	Adding Content to Web Site (embedding Web 2.0 tools, audio, video)	See Assignments in Week 9 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due March 13 Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (embedded tools/audio/video; Speaking Resources page)
	Mar. 14 - 22	Spring Break
10	Mar. 23-29 (Christine at TESOL, March 25-29)	Using Concordancing for Teaching	See Assignments in Week 10 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due March 29 Reaction to postings on professional community of practice Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (Vocabulary Resources page; peer review)
11	March 30-April 2 April 3-6 (Easter Break)	Class Chat Meeting #4 TBA Evaluating Courseware for Teaching and Learning/ Gaming (Gamification) in Teaching and Learning	See Assignments in Week 11 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due April 10 Collaborative Courseware Review Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (Listening Resources page)
12	April 7-12	Using Web 2.0 for English Language Teaching and Formative Assessment--Flashcards, Puzzles, Exercises	See Assignments in Week 12 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due April 12 Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning(linked/embedded assessment tools--one flashcard, one exercise or puzzle; Reading Resources page)
13	Apr. 13-19	Using Web 2.0 for English Language Teaching and Formative Assessment--Quizzes, Rubric	See Assignments in Week 13 for choices of articles	1. Readings and interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due April 19 Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (linked/embedded assessment tools--one rubric, one quiz)
14	Apr. 20-26	Class Chat Meeting #5 TBA Electronic Assessment in English Language Teaching / Questions about Web space for Teaching and Learning	See Assignments in Week 14 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due April 26 Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning--linked/embedded assessment tools (one electronic gradebook) Constructing a Web space for teaching and learning (all uploads, embeddings, links)
15	April 27-May 3	Peer Reviews of Web Space for Teaching and Learning Course Wrap-Up / Reflections & Feedback	See Assignments in Week 15 for choices of articles	1. Readings and Interaction 2. Sharing what you learned: Hands-on Links and Interaction 3. Projects: due May 3 Peer Reviews of Web space for teaching and learning Course Evaluations
16	May 4	Web Space Course Project for teaching and learning due May 4, 12:00 noon