Course
Schedule
Week One (January 10th-14th): Trust the Computer
The Computer is Your Friend
Monday: Introduction to the class
Wednesday: Further Introductions
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further review of course policies, schedule, and assignments
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subscribing to the class listserv
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explanation of sending attached files, using the course folder
Friday: Fun With Cows
Due Today: technology access memo (by class time)
Due For Wednesday: Introduction to the Internet
readings
Week Two (January 17th-21st): Do You Have the
Internet In There?
Monday: Martin Luther King Day: NO CLASS
Wednesday: So What's The Net?
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discussion of the introduction
to the internet readings
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contextualizing the Internet activity
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time for questions and problems related to class technologies
Friday: Who Gets To Use It?
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technology access activity
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discussion of questions of access and accountability
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issue
question two assigned
Due Today: issue question one (by class time)
Due For Monday: read the online
communities readings
Week Three (January 24-28): So What's an Online
Community?
Monday : Meta-Considerations
Wednesday: Sidewalk Chalk and Essays
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considering communities activity
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choosing an appropriate online community
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heuristics
questions given out
Due for Friday : email
the instructor your top two community choices for essay one.
Friday: Choose Your Own Adventure
Due Today: issue question two (by class time)
email to the instructor with your
community choices
Week Four (January 31-February 4th):More Fun
With Essay One
Monday: Write This
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writing activities discussion
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time for questions and problems
Wednesday: Peer Review Discussion
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discussion of good and bad ways to do a peer review
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whole class and small group practice peer reviews
Due For Today: Read Sample Essays
Friday: Essay One Research
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group discussions of essay topics
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time for research and questions about essay one
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issue
question four assigned
Due Today: Issue Question Three (by class time)
Due Monday: Rough Draft of Essay One for Peer
Review
Week Five (February 7th-11th): Peer Review Activities
Monday: Peer Review Activity One
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in class time for peer review activity one
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draft exchange for peer review activity two
Due Today: Rough Draft of Essay One for Peer Review
Peer review activity one due at the
end of class
Wednesday: Peer Review Activity Two
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finishing peer review activity two
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questions/problems with essay one
Due Today: Peer Review Activity Two
Friday: Essay One Research
Due Today: Issue Question Four (by classtime)
Week Six (February 14-18th): Home Page Project:
The Saga Begins
Monday: Endings and Beginnings
Due Today: Essay
One
Due For Wednesday:
Wednesday: Considering Content and Contexts
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discussing home page content and contexts
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home page review assignment
Due Today: home page review assignment (at the
end of class)
email
to instructor regarding home page project
Friday: Planning and Drafting
Due Today: Issue Question Five (by classtime)
Due for Monday: Site Plan
Week Seven (February 21-25): Home Page Project:
A New Hope
Monday: Gathering Materials
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What is HTML?
(general introduction)
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Setting up a space to store materials
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Different methods for working with HTML.
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Collecting images, backgrounds, and other material
Due Today: Site Plan
Wednesday: Creating a Home Page
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Working with text: layout, size, and color
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Inserting images and changing backgrounds
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Viewing your page on the web
Friday: Continued Work on Home Page
Due Today: Issue Question Six
Due Monday: Site Draft for Peer Review
Week Eight (February 28-March 3): Home Page Project:
The Peers Strike Back
Monday: Site Review
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peer review activities on your pages
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instructor feedback on your pages
Due Today: Site Draft for Peer Review
Wednesday: No Class
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no class today: use the time to work on your pages
Friday: Continued Tricks and Tips
Due Today: Issue Question Seven
Due Monday: Site Draft for Peer Review
Week Nine (March 6-10th): Home Page Project:
Return of the Editor
Monday: Peer Review Activity Two
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peer review activities on your pages
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instructor feedback on your pages
Due Today: Site for Peer Review
Wednesday: Web Publishing
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making your page visible on the web
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making people aware of your page
Friday: No Class
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no class: email instructor either URL or copy your work into the class
folder
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issue
question nine assigned
Due Today: Final Version of Your Home Page
Issue Question Eight
Week Ten (March 13-17): Class:
The Phantom Menace
SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS
Week Eleven (March 20-24): Annotated Bibliography
Monday: Introduction
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annotated bibliography assigned
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topics discussion
Due Friday: email
the instructor your top three topic choices
Wednesday: No Class
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no class today: take time to begin your research
Friday: Topic Groups and Key Words
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topic groups assigned; keyword generation
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beginning research
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evaluating sources discussion
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issue
question ten assigned
Due Today: email to the instructor re topic choices
issue question nine
Week Twelve (March 27-31): Annotated Bibliography
Monday: Starting Points for Research
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searching Purdue's library
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searching the web
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evaluating sources
Wednesday: Organizing and Formatting
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summarizing, assessing, and reflecting
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MLA style (and others)
Friday: Group Web Project Begins
Due Today: Annotated Bibliography
Issue question ten
Week Thirteen (April 3-7): Group Web Project
Monday: Structuring an Argument
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causal arguments
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proposal arguments
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claims-reason-support structures
Wednesday: Writing an Outline
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combining arguments and sources
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using outline format
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other ways of mapping out ideas
Due Friday: Combining Research and Arguments
Friday: Finishing Preliminary Arguments
Due Today: Combining Research and Arguments
Issue question Eleven
Week Fourteen (April 10-14): Group Web Project
Monday: Structuring Content
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different kinds of appeals
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different kinds of styles
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choosing appropriate appeals and styles
Wednesday: No Class
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time for groups to meet and collaborate
Due Friday: Developing Content
Friday: No Class
Due Today: Developing Content
Issue question twelve
Week Fifteen (April 17-21): Group Web Project
Monday: Making a Web Design Plan
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what have we learned from the home page project?
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differences between this page and a home page
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general plans and specific plans
Due Wednesday: Web Design Plan
Wednesday: Web Design Plan Continued
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finishing up web design plans
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reviewing other groups' plans
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content due at the end of class
Due Today: Web Design Plan
Friday: Site Construction
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putting the site together
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saving files in the course folder and/or Internet publishing
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issue
question fourteen assigned
Due Monday: Welcome Page for Peer Review
Issue Question Thirteen
Week Sixteen (April 24-28): Group Web Project
Monday: Peer Review Activity One
Due Today: Welcome Page for Peer Review
Wednesday: Work on Web Project
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peer review activity two
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course evaluations
Due Friday: Site for Peer Review
Friday: Peer Review Activity Two
Due Today: Site for Peer Review
Issue Question Fourteen
Finals Week (May 1st-May 5th)
Due May 5th: Final Version of Group Web Project
and Self evaluation memo
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