| Date |
Day |
Topic/readings |
Assignments and tasks |
Location |
| 10/20 |
Mon |
Read
Deb Marquart's essay, "The Most Famous
Person in North Dakota" to class. |
If
you attend the Deb Marquart talk in Minard Annex 138, your commentary
essay is due on Wed. If you do not attend the talk, your essay
is due by 5 pm today. |
Minard
Annex 138 |
| 10/22 |
Wed. |
I
will give you handouts in class on literacy and new literacy. |
In
class, we will define "literacy," "new literacy," and what it takes
to be literate in the 21st century. After
class, I would like you to find your original reflection on "literacy"
(should be on the class weblog), and re-evaluate based on the class
discussion. Please
post your re-evaluation. Do you want to continue using the class
weblog, or would you like to use the Discussion Board within Blackboard?
|
BBFH
110 (the usual classroom) |
| 10/24 |
Fri. |
Read
Alice
Yucht and Seymour Papert |
In
class, we will continue to define new literacy, think about education,
and consider what skills you need. After
class, please post your reflections on these readings, thinking in particular
about the natures of education, and the skills you think you might need
to acquire. |
BBFH
110 (the usual classroom) |
| 10/27 |
Mon |
Read
pages 4-11 (Executive
Summary) of the 21st Century Literacy Summit's White
Paper |
Attend
TLC training! Reflect on the reading in your project journal and reflect
on the first training session. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 10/29 |
Wed. |
Read
David Byrne "Learning
to Love PowerPoint" and Edward Tufte, "PowerPoint is Evil." |
Attend
TLC training! Reflect on readings in your project journal, and reflect
on your second day of training. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 10/31 |
Fri. |
Lynn
Arthur Steen, "Numeracy: The
New Literacy for a Data Drenched Society." |
Attend
TLC training!!! Reflect on the reading in your project journal, and
reflect on the third day of training. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/3 |
Mon |
Work
time |
Work
on your slide show. Make notes in your project journal.
|
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/5 |
Wed. |
Work
time |
Work
on your slide show. Make notes in your project journal. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/7 |
Fri. |
Work
time |
Work
on your slide show. Make notes in your project journal. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/10 |
Mon |
Slide
show due. |
Post
it on the class Discussion Board (not the weblog). Respond to
others' work via the Discussion Board. Bring head phones if you
have them! |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/12 |
Wed. |
Other
people's shows. |
Respond
to others' work via the Discussion Board. Bring head phones if
you have them! |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/14 |
Fri. |
Reflecting
on experiences. Read
pages 108-110 in CTW. |
Getting
started (brainstorming) on the final assignment. |
Computer
cluster in Ehly 119 |
| 11/17 |
Mon |
Defining
audience and purpose Re-Read
Chapter 1, CTW |
In
class we will explore the topic: "who is interested in New Literacy?"
What can we tell them based on our experiences? |
BBFH
110 |
| 11/19 |
Wed. |
Deciding
on genres |
Find
a model for the kind of document you are trying to write, and bring
that model to class. |
BBFH
110 |
| 11/21 |
Fri. |
|
Peer
Review print product. Sideshadow your essay before coming to class. |
BBFH
110 |
| 11/24 |
Mon |
Voice
and relationship with audience. |
|
BBFH
110 |
| 11/26 |
Wed. |
Final
product due by 5:00 p.m. |
No
class. |
|
| 11/28 |
Fri. |
|
Thanksgiving:
no class. |
|
| 12/1 |
Mon |
Read
pages 440-446. Bring your graded essays to class. |
Global
and Local Revision: we will review revision and editing strategies,
and connect them to your work. Get started revising your work
after today's class. |
BBFH
110 |
| 12/3 |
Wed. |
Read
pages 695-700, CTW |
Reflective
Cover Letters: understanding this genre and the expectations for this
class. We will walk through this genre in class. |
BBFH
110 |
| 12/5 |
Fri. |
Bring
a typed draft of your Reflective cover letter, graded essays, and revisions
you have made so far. |
Peer
Review of Portfolio: get feedback and further directions for revising
next week. |
BBFH
110 |
| 12/8 |
Mon |
|
No
class. I will be available for a all week for a conference. |
|
| 12/10 |
Wed. |
|
No
class. I will be available for a all week for a conference. |
|
| 12/12 |
Fri. |
Portfolio
due: 5 pm. |
No
class. I will be available for a all week for a conference. |
|
| 12/18 |
Thurs 9 am |
Exam |
I
will return your portfolio, you will turn in your class participation
memo and fill out some evaluation forms. |
BBFH
110. |
