m-5.14.10

Introduction & Why Teach from a Distance?

w-5.16.10

What is Distance Learning?

• Respond to instructor's introductory email
• Read Verduin & Clark "The idea and evolution of distance education" [BB]
• Read Peters "Data collection" [BB]
• Read Hantula & Pawlowicz "Education mirrors industry" [BB]

m-5.21.09

The Promises and Perils of Distance Learning

• Read Garrison & Vaughan, "Introduction" & "Community of inquiry and blended learning" [BB]
• Read Brabazon, "Let's make lots of Money" [BB]
• Read Anson "Distant voices" [College English, 61.3]
• Submit Blog Entry #1 on Blogger by the beginning of class

w-5.23.09

The Labor of Distance Learning

• Read Nespor "Making CMI visible within the university" and "Making CMI visible as policy" [BB]
• Read DeVoss, et al. "Distance education" [BB]
• Read DePew, et al. "Designing efficiencies" [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Submit Proposal to the instructor as an email attachement [.doc or .docx] by the beginning of class.

m-5.28.09

No Class: Memorial Day

w-5.30.10

Teaching Writing Online, Part 1

• Read Warnock, Introduction - Chapter 9
• Submit Blog Entry #2 on Blogger by the beginning of class
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Mark and Eric

m-6.4.10

Teaching Writing Online, Part 2

• Read Warnock, Chapter 10 - Afterwords
• Submit Blog Entry #3 on Blogger by the beginning of class
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Cheri

w-6.6.10

Writing and Distance Learning

• Read Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 1 - 3
• Read Hewett "Generating New Theory for Online Writing Instruction" [Kairos 6.2]Read
• Cargile Cook "An argument for pedagogy-driven online education" [OE]
• Submit Blog Entry #4 on Blogger by the beginning of class
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Beth and Jennifer

m-6.11.10

Designing Writing Courses

• Read Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 4 - 6
• Read Miller-Cochran & Rodrigo "Determining effective distance learning designs..." [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Read Grady & Davis "Teaching well online..." [OE]
• Submit Blog Entry #5 on Blogger by the beginning of class
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Angela and George

w-6.13.10

Creating Community

• Read Amy "Rhetorical Violence and the Problematics of Power" [BB]
• Read Breuch "Enhancing online collaboration" [OE]
• Read Hunter "Erasing 'Property Lines'" [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Sarah, Catrina & Megan

m-6.18.10

Choosing Media

• Read Reilly and Williams "The price of free software" [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Read Webb Boyd "Analyzing Students’ Perceptions..." [Computers and Composition 25.2]
• Read DePew & Lettner-Rust [Computers and Composition 26.3]
• Submit Blog Community Analysis

w-6.20.10

New Movements and the Future of Teaching Writing from a Distance

• Read Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 7
• Read Clark "The digital imperitive" [Computers and Composition 27.1]
• Read Reid "Portable Composition" [Computers and Composition 25.1]
• Read Bowie "Rhetorical Roots and Media Future" [Kairos 16.2]

m-6.25.10

Course and Program Evaluation

• Read Schifter & Monolescu "Evaluating a distance education program" [BB]
• Read Walker "Activity theory and the online technical cmmunication course" [OE]
• Read Cargile Cook & Grant-Davie "Online course and instructor evaluation" [OE]
• Submit Pedagogy Project & Conference Paper to the instructor as an email attachement [.doc or .docx] by the end of the day on June 26,2012.