English 705
Schedule
                                      Spring 2011 

**Please note: This schedule is in progress.  It may change as the course progresses.  Please check it regularly; particularly, check it the week before something is due.  


Date Projects Due Work in Class
Week 1
jan 10
Overview of course; syllabus shared. Philosophies/paradigms/models of literacy and education and the role of technology.

 HW: RR 1, Due in two weeks. Based on Selber's book

Week 2

Jan 17

MLK DAY: No Class

No class today.

HW: RR1: Selber's book.

Week 3

Jan 24

RR 1

Discussion of RR1: situated literacies, technoliteracy, and English studies.

HW: RR 2: Ohmann, Kress, deWinter, Gee, Kellner,

Week 4

Jan 31

RR 2

Discussion of RR2.

HW: RR 3: Winner; Payne; Tufte, Peterson)

Week 5

Feb. 7

RR 3

Discuss RR3

Online chat session and reflection.

Select activities for Technology Presentation assignment.

HW: RR 4: Portions of Writing New Media plus Sean Williams hypertext essay. Begin researching your technology for presentation.

Week 6

Feb 14

RR 4

Solidify (lock in) technology presentations and teams.

Discussion of WNM and the pedagogical work of English studies in relation to new media.

HW: RR 5: Remainder of Writing New Media plus start reading The Peep Diaries. Continue researching--and begin developing--your technology for presentation.

Week 7

Feb 21

NO CLASS: PRESIDENTS DAY

RR #5 (on Writing New Media) due online, the usual time.

RR #5 (on Writing New Media) due online at the usual time, even though we do not meet physically.

HW: RR 6: The Peep Diaries. Continue researching--and finish deveoping-- your technology for presentation. (Excluded from the RR: presenters 1 & 2.)

Plus: any reading from presenters for next week.

Week 8

Feb 28

RR 6

Presentations One (social networking) and Two (social news)

HW: Any reading from next day's presenters.
Plus:
RR7--Presenters 5 & 6 respond to presentations. Presenters 1 & 2 reflect on them. (Excluded from this homework: presenters 3 & 4.)

Week 9

March 7

RR 7

Presentations Three and Four

HW: Any reading from next day's presenters.
Plus:
RR8--Presenters 1 & 2 respond to presentations. Presenters 3 & 4 reflect on them. (Excluded from this homework: presenters 5 & 6.)

Week 10

March 14

RR 8

Presentations Five and Six

HW: RR9 DUE FRIDAY--Presenters 1, 2, 3, & 4 respond to presentations. Presenters 5 & 6 reflect on them.

Week 11

March 21

NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK HW: RR 10: Adam Banks.
Week 12

March 28

RR 10.

In-class discussion of Banks plus readings in Kairos and C&C online as a class. (Abstracts and introductions.) Overview of possible final projects and necessary readings.

HW: Re-read own RRs; Final Project Proposal, plus organic readings as needed.

Week 13

April 4

Proposal due

Final Project Proposal Discussion: Purpose, Audience, Needs, Directions.

HW: Working on final project, plus organic readings as needed

Week 14

April 11

Final Project Initial Draft

Final Project Initial Draft Discussion

HW: Working on final project, plus organic readings as needed

Week 15

April 18

Complete Final Project

FINAL PROJECT COMPLETE DRAFT WORKSHOP

HW: Revision of final project.

Week 16

April 25

 

Revised final project Present final projects; Student Evaluations; Tie up loose ends.
Week 17

May 2

 

Final Exam Period

(No final exam)

 
 
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