Sorry to be posting this so late--the day was long and the evening got away from me (I got carried away with adding links to our blog site).
Just to reiterate: the reading assignments for Tuesday are portions of two articles, both in your binder.
1) My "Double Desire" (just the section that deals directly with online writing, entitled "Wide Angle View: The Class," pp. 282-290). With this article, concentrate on the transcripts of student discussion and think about what strategies we can use to improve student online discussion.
2) "Writing to Learn Quantitative Analysis: Doing Numbers with Words Works!" by Sharon Hamilton and Robert H. Orr. This article provides good examples of how to think about (and enact) a cogent set of small assignments in a math class, and models ways to integrate peer review into an exercise. (I like the article b/c it is written in epistolary form, via an exchange of emails!)
If you feel like more reading before class on Tuesday, you could click on the link to the left under "Fun Sites for Assignments" and read Facebook, MySpace, and SES.
We won't talk about either article extensively, so if you are unable to read them by Tuesday, that's OK.
On the agenda for tomorrow: managing group discussions, and creating small assignments with online components. We'll keep using this blog to share information, even though we'll turn our attention to other forms of online assignments.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Sending the link to my Blog (very rudimentary a tthis stage!)
http://museum-trip-for-class.blogspot.com
Best,
Scott
Best,
Scott
Book review of the Universe in a Nutshell by Rich, Kelly and Minghua
Book review of the Universe in a Nutshell
I. Book review component
*Opening paragraph summarizing the book
*Body of the text what you have learned about the universe, what did you agree/disagree with Hawkins.
*Conclusion whom will find the book to be valuable and why
II. Writing Expectation
*Please Write a 5 page, double space review
*Have a cover page
* Pay attention to your grammar and writing style
III. Purpose and Outcome
This assignment is designed to
Improve your critical thinking
Expand knowledge of the universe
Improve writing skills in the discipline
Improve online communication skills
After completing the assignment I hope you can
Prove how you are able to disagree/agree with the author and submit the online document
IV. Submission
Please submit in 4 weeks onto http://www.blog.com/
V. Follow up and Assessment
*You need to write two comments regarding your peers’ review, one to agree with that student, the other disagree with a peer.
*I will also write a comment to your post
*You will be primarily assessed on your critical thinking and your ability to post your comment online in a timely fashion.
I. Book review component
*Opening paragraph summarizing the book
*Body of the text what you have learned about the universe, what did you agree/disagree with Hawkins.
*Conclusion whom will find the book to be valuable and why
II. Writing Expectation
*Please Write a 5 page, double space review
*Have a cover page
* Pay attention to your grammar and writing style
III. Purpose and Outcome
This assignment is designed to
Improve your critical thinking
Expand knowledge of the universe
Improve writing skills in the discipline
Improve online communication skills
After completing the assignment I hope you can
Prove how you are able to disagree/agree with the author and submit the online document
IV. Submission
Please submit in 4 weeks onto http://www.blog.com/
V. Follow up and Assessment
*You need to write two comments regarding your peers’ review, one to agree with that student, the other disagree with a peer.
*I will also write a comment to your post
*You will be primarily assessed on your critical thinking and your ability to post your comment online in a timely fashion.
Earth & Life Notes--Ron, Nancy, Charles, Zan
Preparation
8/13 In Class
Hand out a model book review in class and discuss it
In groups, define what makes this a book review and report out
8/14 Due
Post Proposal of the book you’ll use from list or another sources on Web CT Discussion “Proposed Books”
8/14 In Class
Hand out a model annotation in class and discuss it
In groups, define it and report
8/21 Due
Post Annotation of the book on Web CT Discussion “Book Annotations”
8/24 Due
Post review and hardcopy
One page of summary and one page of critical analysis
Explain how this book helped you to find your topic for the final research –assess critically the source (credibility, use for your topic, persuasiveness, argument and evidence)
8/24 In Class
Present—as power point or handout
8/26 Due
Read others review and select at least two reviews that have to do with your topic and post the list
List of books—assume at the library?
What does a book review look like in this discipline? Model?
Rubric for a book review? What are they getting graded on? What kind of a review?
Go and get book review from Amazon and paste it in! yes they can! I can too.
Are they handing in notes or a draft?
What is the purpose how does it fit into the class? Mid-semester-
To try out the language
8/13 In Class
Hand out a model book review in class and discuss it
In groups, define what makes this a book review and report out
8/14 Due
Post Proposal of the book you’ll use from list or another sources on Web CT Discussion “Proposed Books”
8/14 In Class
Hand out a model annotation in class and discuss it
In groups, define it and report
8/21 Due
Post Annotation of the book on Web CT Discussion “Book Annotations”
8/24 Due
Post review and hardcopy
One page of summary and one page of critical analysis
Explain how this book helped you to find your topic for the final research –assess critically the source (credibility, use for your topic, persuasiveness, argument and evidence)
8/24 In Class
Present—as power point or handout
8/26 Due
Read others review and select at least two reviews that have to do with your topic and post the list
List of books—assume at the library?
What does a book review look like in this discipline? Model?
Rubric for a book review? What are they getting graded on? What kind of a review?
Go and get book review from Amazon and paste it in! yes they can! I can too.
Are they handing in notes or a draft?
What is the purpose how does it fit into the class? Mid-semester-
To try out the language
Journal of Earth and Life
Book Review: You have been designated by this research journal as the lead reviewer for its publication. Your job is to choose one of the following books (or another of your choice)to review. Upon completion of your review,which must contain three independent reviews in addition to your own, you must submit it to the Editor in Chief. Your submission must be posted to the blog no later than March 30, 2007. The Editor in Chief will provide feedback on your article. If the article needs to be redrafted, you will be responsible for providing a redraft within five working days. The goal of this assignment is to get your review published.
our assignment: Tracy & Scott & Mark & Donna
For your assignment:
1. Look carefully at the list of books provided
2. Think about the term "Popular literature" -- post your understanding of what that term means within the field of Geo Sciences. Compare notes with your classmates' postings, and come up with a refined definition. We will also share our comparings in class
3. Think about what makes a popular science book successful. For example, do such books make challenging concepts accessible to the non-specialist reader? Do they make scientific terms easily understood? Do they make scientific concepts relevant to the general public? What other purposes might such works serve? Post your thoughts on this question as well, and respond to your classmates' posts.
4. Read the book. Take notes. Write your review.
5. Post your review on Amazon.com using the class code: FPUIREAD
6. Include in your written book review: the author's main argument; three of her/his main pieces of evidence; his/her writing style and voice; your personal response to the work -- i.e., what struck you as most insightful about the book, most challenging, most frustrating. Conclude with your assessment of the book in terms of its being included in this course's list of readings in popular literature, i.e., does this book do what it purports to do? is it useful for the class? is it a good read for the public? Given the course goals for GEO 200, might this book work as a class text?
1. Look carefully at the list of books provided
2. Think about the term "Popular literature" -- post your understanding of what that term means within the field of Geo Sciences. Compare notes with your classmates' postings, and come up with a refined definition. We will also share our comparings in class
3. Think about what makes a popular science book successful. For example, do such books make challenging concepts accessible to the non-specialist reader? Do they make scientific terms easily understood? Do they make scientific concepts relevant to the general public? What other purposes might such works serve? Post your thoughts on this question as well, and respond to your classmates' posts.
4. Read the book. Take notes. Write your review.
5. Post your review on Amazon.com using the class code: FPUIREAD
6. Include in your written book review: the author's main argument; three of her/his main pieces of evidence; his/her writing style and voice; your personal response to the work -- i.e., what struck you as most insightful about the book, most challenging, most frustrating. Conclude with your assessment of the book in terms of its being included in this course's list of readings in popular literature, i.e., does this book do what it purports to do? is it useful for the class? is it a good read for the public? Given the course goals for GEO 200, might this book work as a class text?
muffins?
Zucchini muffins sound good.
Mariachi suit -- you have cool dreams, Zan.
Has anyone seen Miss Potter, the film?
Mariachi suit -- you have cool dreams, Zan.
Has anyone seen Miss Potter, the film?
I'm in!
No paper in classes at all, says Wini. Very scary. I see Blackberries in the hands of people I respect. They can get online at high school basketball games. They exude confidence, and I am attracted to that. BUT, I am attached to my paper...
Nancy
I just made zuchini muffins and breakfast for 5 at my B&B. Then I ran down to an office to fnish up an application for $15,000 for Shelter From The Storm, a start up shelter for the homeless in Jaffrey.
I've taught College Writing at FP(C)U, Rindge for the past 8 years. That's it for now.
I've taught College Writing at FP(C)U, Rindge for the past 8 years. That's it for now.
Introducing Zan Goncalves
This morning I listened to NPR on my morning commute--a green-quiet ride.
Pakistan was the subject and as I listened I heard names I'd only read--Peshwar, Kyber Pass--pinged in my ears and I remembered an emmersion experience in Mexico.
How each time I listened to the rapid fire causal talk I felt like my tuner was just out of range, catching small pieces of words I knew--seco, sol, mujer. I dreamt while I was there, my first dream in another language. I wore a white mariachi suit as looked at a new me in the mirror.
This morning I listened to NPR and made a note I could link this radio broadcast on Pakistan to the class I am teaching where we are reading already together about an American mountaineer turned builder of girls' schools in Pakistan. And as I thought I imagined making the link on the class web site and all those students listening. Would we be together in the classroom? Or would we be far apart in our rooms and cafes listening on headphones?
I wonder. This week I will decide with your help.
I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you all.
Zan
Pakistan was the subject and as I listened I heard names I'd only read--Peshwar, Kyber Pass--pinged in my ears and I remembered an emmersion experience in Mexico.
How each time I listened to the rapid fire causal talk I felt like my tuner was just out of range, catching small pieces of words I knew--seco, sol, mujer. I dreamt while I was there, my first dream in another language. I wore a white mariachi suit as looked at a new me in the mirror.
This morning I listened to NPR and made a note I could link this radio broadcast on Pakistan to the class I am teaching where we are reading already together about an American mountaineer turned builder of girls' schools in Pakistan. And as I thought I imagined making the link on the class web site and all those students listening. Would we be together in the classroom? Or would we be far apart in our rooms and cafes listening on headphones?
I wonder. This week I will decide with your help.
I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you all.
Zan
Tracy
Hi, I'm Tracy Mendham and just got my invite to this blog. I've taught College Writing I and II at the Keene campus of FPU since 2003. I teach in both the traditional classroom and the hybrid eLL format at Keene.
I've used Blogger occasionally for my traditional classes at Franklin Pierce and at Keene State, where I've taught English 101 for the last 3 years. Beginning in September '07, I'll be teaching a new Thinking and Writing course at KSC called "A Blog of One's Own: Women and Authorship in the Digitial Revolution.
Check out:
I've used Blogger occasionally for my traditional classes at Franklin Pierce and at Keene State, where I've taught English 101 for the last 3 years. Beginning in September '07, I'll be teaching a new Thinking and Writing course at KSC called "A Blog of One's Own: Women and Authorship in the Digitial Revolution.
Check out:
- the fun "Dear Professor Mendham" letters my College Writing II students wrote from their hypothetical future professors at http://ic106.blogspot.com/,
- the "Letters to Next Year's Class" from my College Writing I students at http://ic105.blogspot.com/,
- or my newest venture, "Tracy's Office" for my Blog of One's Own class: http://itw101.blogspot.com/.
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