Course Calendar

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.

Due Dates

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.

All assignments are due by MIDNIGHT (Indianapolis Time) on the dates listed.
Time stamps will be according to the OnCourse server. If your computer is set to a different time than the server is, you may want to make a note of this and plan accordingly. Please do not forget Mr. Murphy and his law, either. If you are counting on being able to submit an assignment "in the nick of time," the chances of Murphy's law being put into play are quite high. I suggest that you allow a generous cushion of time when submitting assignments, just in case something goes wrong and you need some time to troubleshoot the problem.

Spring 2012 Course Calendar

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.
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
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	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	TB2 Reply Due Trail Blazer 3 Due Make Blog Entries & Comments
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	TB3 Reply Due Trail Blazer 4 Due Make Blog Entries & Comments
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	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	TB4 Reply Due Trail Blazer 5 Due
Mon Feb 27	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	TB5 Reply Due Trail Blazer 6 Due
Wed Mar 5	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	TB7 Reply Due
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
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	Trail Blazer 8 Due
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
Mon Apr 23		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

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