"A Primer for English Department Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants on Teaching English
Department 'S' Courses"
Funded by Grants from the Institute for Teaching and Learning
and the Department of English
Rough Outline of Sessions
Tuesday, March 16: 9:30-12
(Meet in Arjona 317)
What is an 'S' course?
How can an English class be an 'S' course?
Overview of technologies available in the classroom (e.g., mediated classroom)
Overview of technologies available on campus (e.g., video teleconferencing)
Goals of English 249S
Classroom dynamics
Wednesday, March 17: 9:30-12
(Meet in Arjona 317)
Using the Web in the classroom for 249S
Constructing a syllabus for English 249S
Finding online links and using them in class
Selecting reading/texts
How much writing?
Thursday, March 18: 9:30-12
(Meet in Arjona 317)
The marriage of computers with writing
Current composition theory related to computers
Asynchronous Discussion: E-Mail: Setting up the Listserv
Synchronous Discussion: MOOs, and MUDs
Discussing Postmodernism for This Class
Using Film and other Media in the Course
Friday, March 19: 9:30-12
(Meet in Arjona 317)
Teaching HTML how much is enough?
Student web pages
Privacy and copyright issues
What constitutes a passing grade in 249S?
What does the future hold?
Links
English 249S HomePages