t-5.20.14

Introduction & Why Teach from a Distance?

th-5.22.14

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]

t-5.27.14

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]
• Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 1 - 3
• Submit Project Proposal
• Submit Blog Entry #1 on Blogger by the beginning of class

th-5.29.14

Online Writing Instruction

• Read Hewitt "Foundational Principles that Ground OWI" [BB]
• Read Cargile Cook "An argument for pedagogy-driven online education"[BB]
• Read Warnock, Introduction - Chapter 6
• Submit Blog Entry #2 on Blogger by the beginning of class

t-6.3.14

Designing the Infrasturcture of Online Writing Instruction

 

• 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 Entry #3 on Blogger by the beginning of class

th-6.5.14

Practices of Online Writing Instruction

 

• Read Warnock, Chapter 7 - Chapter 15
• Read Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 4-7
• Submit Blog Entry #4 on Blogger by the beginning of class

t-6.10.14

Preparing for Online Writing Instruction

• Read Miller-Cochran & Rodrigo "Determining effective distance learning designs..." [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Read DePew "Preparing Instructors and Students for the Rhetoricity of OWI Technologies" [BB]
• Read "Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? Leading a Discussion in Cyberspace" [BB]
• Submit Blog Entry #5 on Blogger by the beginning of class

th-6.12.14

MOOCs

• Read Brooks "The Campus Tsunami"
• Read Daniel, "Making Sense of MOOCs"
• Read Porter, "Framing Questions about MOOCs and Writing Courses" [BB]
• Read Halasek, et al. "A MOOC with a View" [BB]
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Laurie, Daniel, Suzanne

t-6.17.14

Creating Community

• Read Brent "The Desire for Community" [Community Development Journal, 39.3]
• Read Amy "Rhetorical Violence and the Problematics of Power" [BB]
• Read Breuch "Enhancing online collaboration" [BB]
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Kelly, Carol, Jenny

th-6.19.14

Course and Program Evaluation

• Read Schifter & Monolescu "Evaluating a distance education program" [BB]
• Read Warnock, Chapters 16-18
• Submit Blog Community Analysis

t-6.24.14

The Labor of Distance Learning

• Read DeVoss, et al. "Distance education" [BB]
• Read DePew, et al. "Designing efficiencies" [Computers and Composition 23.1]
• Submit and present Pedagogical Tool Review: Sarah, Margie, Ryan

th-6.26.14

New Movements and the Future of Teaching Writing from a Distance

• Watch Robbins "Creating Authentic & Engaging Community-Oriented Spaces"
• Read Neff & Whithaus, Chapters 7
• Read Reid "Portable Composition" [Computers and Composition 25.1]
• Read Bowie "Rhetorical Roots and Media Future" [Kairos 16.2]
• Submit Pedagogy Project & Conference Paper to the instructor as an email attachement [.doc or .docx] by the end of the day on June 27, 2014.