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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. 14-20 |
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 |
E/H-S,
Ch. 1
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. 21-27 |
Class Chat Meeting #1
(Date and timeTBA)
Creating PowerPoint presentations; downloading; viewing the Welcome
video; subscriptions |
E/H-S, Ch. 2 & 3
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. 28-Feb. 3 |
Word
and the Writing Process |
E/H-S, Ch. 11
& 12
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. 4-10 |
Using the Internet for teaching writing online--collaborating, revising,
reviewing electronically;
Creating virtual learning space for interaction, collaboration,
and file sharing |
E/H-S, Ch. 27
& 13
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, Wiki, Blog,
Voiceboard, or Podcast (4-credit
participants only) |
| 5 |
Feb. 11-17 |
Class Chat Meeting #2
(Date and time TBA)
Adding pizzazz to PowerPoint slide shows |
E/H-S, Ch. 5
& 19
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
and revised PPT CALL Lesson) |
| 6 |
Feb. 20-24
(no "class" Feb. 18-19) |
Strategies for collaboration in an online environment
for the purpose of reviewing and critically evaluating WebQuests. |
E/H-S, Ch. 8
& 9
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) Timed WebQuest for
a WebQuest |
| 7 |
Feb. 25 -
March 2 |
Authentic
Task--Using the Internet for Language Teaching |
E/H-S, Ch. 25
& 26
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 3-9 |
Authentic Task--Using the Internet for Language Teaching |
E/H-S, Ch. 20
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 |
| 9 |
March 10-16 |
Class Chat Meeting #3
(Date and time TBA)
Creating a web site with MS-FrontPage; Creating a
WebQuest |
E/H-S, Ch. 23
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 |
| |
Mar.
17-24 |
Spring Break / Easter Holiday |
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| 10 |
Mar. 25-30
|
Authentic Task--Using Software for Teaching |
E/H-S, Ch. 5 & 10See
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 at end of Week 11;
Work on web site for Collaborative Multimedia WebQuest |
| 11 |
March 31-April
6
(Christine at TESOL, April 1-6) |
Using
Concordancing for teaching |
Review E/H-S,
Ch. 12 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 due (4-credit participants only);
Work on web site for Collaborative Multimedia WebQuest
|
| 12 |
Apr. 7-13
|
Class Chat Meeting #4
(Date and time TBA)
Adding Content to Web Pages (MS FrontPage); Continuing
collaborative multimedia WebQuest; Influence of culture on technology
tools in the classroom |
E/H-S, Ch.
22, 24, 21 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. 14-20 |
Adding Content to Web Pages; Continuing WebQuest /
Authoring from Web Templates |
E/H-S, Ch.16
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 |
| 14 |
Apr. 21-27 |
Class Chat Meeting #5
(Date and time TBA)
Interaction Through Email (Asynchronous Communication) |
E/H-S, Ch. 6
& 18 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 April 27 |
| 15 |
April 38-May 2 |
Peer Reviews
Course Wrap-Up and Feedback |
E/H-S, Ch. 28
& 29 See Assignments in Week
15 for additional articles |
Course
Evaluations |