Examine the schedule below. The first column contains dates. The second column contains activities you should work on during the week indicated by the date. The third column showns specific assignments that are due on the date indicated in the first column.
One advantage of this type of course is flexibility. However based on my experiences teaching online, it's important to establish due dates. The due dates are provided to ensure that all students are successful in this course. Please let me know if you need to change these dates because of personal or professional responsibilities.
Discussion assignments require both a posting and a reply. The initial posting must be made by the due date indicated below. One additional week is provided for making replies. Your instructor will not grade the postings/replies until one week after the due date to allow time for reflection and replies. Since these assignments are intended to be short-term, interactive assignments, late postings and replies WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED without prior arrangements.
Date |
Suggested Activities |
Assignments Due |
Before
Mon
Jan 9 |
Purchase Textbooks
Get an IUPUI network account to use Oncourse
Explore course materials
Explore Oncourse and set up Profile.
Introduce yourself activity. |
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Mon
Jan 9 |
Read Life-long Learning: Life-long Learning and Schools, Informal Learning
Inquiry - Overview: Aspects of Inquiry, Information Inquiry, Inquiry-based Learning, Levels of Inquiry
Read Exploratorium (Explore all 12 examples)
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 1-35, 395-400
Optional Reading - Read CC: Chapter 1
Optional Reading - Kuhlthau, Maniotes & Caspari |
Oncourse Profile
Introduce Yourself Due |
Tue
Jan 17 |
Read Models: 5As, Big 6 & Super 3, DIALOGUE, FLIP IT, Information Search Process, InfoZone, Irving's Study of Information Skills, Noodle Tools, Pre-Search Process, REACTS, Research Assistant, Research Process Helper, WebQuest
8Ws, I-Search, Pathways to Knowledge, Research Cycle
Composition, Scientific Method
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 36-68, 584-596, 574-578
Optional Reading - Read CC: Chapter 7
Read 8Ws: Watching, Wondering, Webbing, Wiggling, Weaving, Wrapping, Waving, Wishing |
Trail Blazer 1 Due
Post Project 1 Blog Address
Make Topic Exploration Blog Entry
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Mon
Jan 23 |
Read Information Fluency: Information Fluency and the Literacies
Literacy, Information Literacy, Content Literacy, Critical Literacy, Media Literacy, Technology Literacy, Visual Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approaches.
Read BLUE BOOK: 69-84, 340-343, 354-362
Read Graphic Inquiry
Read Standards: Information Literacy Standards, Inquiry-based Learning and Content Area Standards, Information Standards Across the Curriculum, Information Literacy Curriculum.
Read Student Info Scientist & Specialist in Learning Lab
Read BLUE BOOK: 85-117
Read Standards..In Action (Skim entire book)
Read Standards for the 21st Century Learner (high resolution PDF or low resolution PDF )
Read ISTE NETS Standards
Optional Reading - Read CC: Chapter 2, 3, 4
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TB1 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 2 Due
Make Blog Entries & Comments |
Mon
Jan 30 |
Read Student Inquirers, Professional Information Scientists, Expert vs Novice Information Scientists, Student Information Scientists.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 170-183
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TB2 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 3 Due
Make Blog Entries & Comments
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Mon
Feb 6 |
Read Understanding Learners: Brain-based (Compatible) Learning, Constructivism, Creative and Inventive Thinking, Critical Thinking, Gender, Metacognition, Motivation, Meaningfulness, Multiple Intelligences, Self-Regulation.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 334-339, 349-353, 363-368, 381-386, 431-436
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TB3 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 4 Due
Make Blog Entries & Comments
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Mon
Feb 13 |
Read Trace Student Maturation By Topic: Audience Analysis, Authority, Classics, Experts, Future Applications, Journal, Linking, Key Terms, Original Data, Question, Rating, Useful Patterns.
Read
Inquiry-based Learning: Questioning, Exploration, Assimilation, Inference, and Reflection.
Be sure to watch the six-part video series titled Digital Detectives.
Optional Reading - Harada & Yoshina
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Project 1 Due |
Mon
Feb 20
|
Read A Community of Learners: Learning Leader, Teacher, Facilitator, Curriculum Developer, Parent, Collaboration for Inquiry, Classroom Teacher-Media Specialist Collaborative Planning.
Read BOOK BOOK: 131-169, 322-327, 378-380, 461-469
Optional Reading - CC: Chapter 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Read Instructional Models: Theory to Practice: Anchored Instruction, Authentic Learning and Assessment, Cognitive Apprenticeship, Cooperative Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Evidence-based Programs and Practices, Habits of Mind, Literature Circles, Project and Problem-based Learning, Situated Learning, Sustained Silent Reading, Understanding by Design
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 118-129, 292-302, 318-321, 344-348, 425-430 , 496-501, 527-530
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TB4 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 5 Due |
Mon
Feb 27
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Read Assignment: Analysis, Audience Analysis, Bias, Concept Map, Evidence, Figurative Language, Idea Strategies, Information Search Strategies, Interview, Note-Taking, Nonfiction Reading, Oral History,Organizers, Plagiarism, Primary Sources, Questioning, Story, Student Products, Student-Talk,Synthesis, Technology, Textbook, Time on Task.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 275-291, 303-306, 328-333, 369-394, 401-410, 442-460, 470-475, 480-488, 502-509, 531-535, 539-573
Read Assessment: Checklist, Conferencing, Student Journals, Portfolios, Rubrics, Professional Assessment.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 476-482, 489-495, 516-522, 536-538
Optional Reading - CC: Chapter 8
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TB5 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 6 Due
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Wed
Mar 5
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Read Scaffolding for Learning: Teaching and Learning Essentials, Modeling Inquiry with Early Nonfiction, Problem Identifiers, Student Conferences, Mentoring Roles, Guides to Facilitating Information Use: Tactile, Text, Visual Techniques.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 523-526 |
TB6 Reply Due
Trail Blazer 7 Due |
Mon
Mar 12 |
Spring Break |
Nothing Due |
Mon
Mar 19 |
Read Teaching and Learning Strategies: Planning for Inquiry, Creating Teaching and Learning Material, Lesson Plan, Collaborative Planning, Learning Environment Management, Adapting Existing Materials, Teaching and Learning Materials on the Web, Tutorials and Resources for Teaching.
Read Inquiry for All: Science and Inquiry, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Inquiry
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TB7 Reply Due
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Mon
Mar 26 |
Work on Project 2 |
Project 2 Due |
Mon
Apr 2 |
Read A Learning Environment for Inquiry
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 185-221, 307-317
Read Information Resources: Realia & Models, Books & Periodicals, Digital Media, Maps & Globes, Puppets, Blogs, Electronic Databases, E-mail, E-forums and social networks, Live interaction, Web-resources |
Project 2 Additions Due
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Mon
Apr 9 |
Read Tools: Audio Tools, Calculator, Charts & Post-Its, Clipboards, Telephones, Digital Cameras, Electronic Keyboards, Electronic Whiteboard, Handheld Devices, Laptops, Measuring Tools, MP3 Players, Science & Math Tools, Video Cameras, Visual Presenter, Writing & Drawing Tools, Work Boards
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Trail Blazer 8 Due
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Mon
Apr 16 |
Read Learning Spaces: Inviting Environment, Display Areas, Seating Areas, Student Work Areas, Video Production Areas, Presentation Areas, Wall Displays
Read Student Generated Materials: Artwork, Exhibits, Journals, Portfolio, Young Authors |
TB8 Reply Due
Last Day for TB Credit
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Mon
Apr 23
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Project 3 Due |
Fri
Apr 27 |
Last Day to Turn in Late Work for Credit |
Project 3 Review Due
Procrastinator's Last Day |
Mon
Apr 30 |
Complete Course Evaluation (Traditional Mail) |
Course Evaluation Due
Lamb Turns in Grades During Week |