English 572

Week 3 (July 12-16) Schedule
Using the World Wide Web:  Course syllawebs, Student Research and Writing

Tuesday, July 13

Readings:

Ashmus, Donna.  “The World Wide Web: Driving on the Information
uperhighway in the Classroom.” Electronic Networks: Crossing
Boundaries, Creating Communities. Eds. Tharon Howard and Chris
Benson. Portsmouth, NH: BoyntonCook, 1999.  51-67.

Cogdill, Sharon.  "Indiscipline: Obscenity and Vandalism in the Cyberclassroom."  The Online Writing Classroom.  81-103.

Matthews-DeNatale, Gail.  "Teach Us How to Play: The Role of Play in Technology Education."  The Online Writing Classroom. 63-80.

Web Page Evaluation Link on SIUE English Department Computer Classrooms Page.  Locate one good site and one you think not good.

Hoffman and Scheidenhelm Chapter 7, 9, and Appendix B

Bring a course syllabus (on disk in Word if available) to be developed into a syllaweb.

In class:
web evaluation and search engines
syllawebs
work on syllawebs
 
 

Thursday, July 15

Readings:

Krause, Steven D.  "Why Should I Use the Web?:  Four Drawbacks and Four Benefits to Using the World Wide Web as a Pedagogical Tool for Writing Classes."  The Online Writing Classroom 105-126.

Barber, John. F.  "Effective Teaching in the Online Classroom: Thoughts and Recommendations." The Online Writing Classroom 243-264.

Sommers, Elizabeth.  "Can Anybody Play? Using the World Wide Web to Develop Multidisciplinary Research and Writing Skills." In Weaving a Virtual Web: Practical Approaches to New Information Technologies.  Ed. Sibylle Gruber.  Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2000.  59-77.

Hoffman and Scheidenhelm   Chapter 8, 14
 

In class:

Discussion of readings
Virtual Classrooms:  Speakeasy Studio and Cafe