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.

Fall 2008 Course Calendar

 

Date	Suggested Activities	Assignments Due
Before Wed Aug 20	Purchase Textbooks Get an IUPUI network account to use Oncourse Explore course materials Explore Oncourse and set up Profile. Introduce yourself activity.
Wed Aug 20	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 Information Power: Chapter 1 Read BLUE BOOK: p. 1-35, 395-400 Read CC: Chapter 1 Optional Reading - Kuhlthau, Maniotes & Caspari	Oncourse Profile Introduce Yourself Due
Mon Aug 25	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 Read CC: Chapter 7	Trail Blazer 1 Due Post Project 1 Blog Address
Tue Sept 2	Read 8Ws: Watching, Wondering, Webbing, Wiggling, Weaving, Wrapping, Waving, Wishing	Make Blog Entries & Comments
Mon Sept 8	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 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 CC: Chapter 2 Read Information Power: Preface, Chapter 2 Read Standards for the 21st Century Learner (PDF) Read ISTE NETS Standards	Trail Blazer 2 Due Make Blog Entries & Comments
Mon Sept 15	Read Student Inquirers, Professional Information Scientists, Expert vs Novice Information Scientists, Student Information Scientists. Read BLUE BOOK: p. 170-183	Trail Blazer 3 Due Make Blog Entries & Comments
Mon Sept 22	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	Project 1 Due
Mon Sept 29	Read Trace Student Maturation By Topic: Audience Analysis, Authority, Classics, Experts, Future Applications, Journal, Linking, Key Terms, Original Data, Question, Rating, Useful Patterns. Optional Reading: Harada & Yoshina	Trail Blazer 4 Due
Mon Oct 6	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 Read Information Power: Chapter 3 Read 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	Trail Blazer 5 Due
Mon Oct 13	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	Project 2 Due
Mon Oct 20	Read Assessment: Checklist, Conferencing, Student Journals, Portfolios, Rubrics, Professional Assessment. Read BLUE BOOK: p. 476-482, 489-495, 516-522, 536-538 Read Information Power: Appendix E Read CC: Chapter 8	Project 2 Additions Due
Mon Oct 27	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 Information Power: Chapter 4	Trail Blazer 6 Due
Mon Nov 3	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	Trail Blazer 7 Due
Mon Nov 10	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 3 Due
Mon Nov 17	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	Project 3 Review Due
Mon Nov 24	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	Trail Blazer 8 Due
Mon Dec 1	Work on Project 4	Last Day for TB Credit
Wed Dec 3		Project 4 Due
Fri Dec 5	Last Day to Turn in Late Work for Credit	Procrastinator's Last Day
Mon Dec 8	Complete Course Evaluation (Traditional Mail)	Course Evaluation Due Lamb Turns in Grades

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