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
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. |
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| 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
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Trail Blazer 1 Due
Post Project 1 Blog Address
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Tue
Sept 2
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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
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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
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Project 1 Due
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| 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
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Trail Blazer 4 Due
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| 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
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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
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Project 2 Due
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| 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
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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 |
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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 |