"A Primer for English Department Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants on Teaching English Department 'S' Courses"

University of Connecticut
Conducted by David A. Salomon
March 16-19, 1999


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

    Comments and questions to David A. Salomon/ das93006@uconnvm.uconn.edu.
    Page created February 11, 1999. Last Updated March 17, 1999.