Spring '01 505M Mentoring Schedule

Week

Date	Meeting Agenda
Week One
T 1/9	Review Syllabus & Schedule. Discuss first week issues. Discuss introduction of Project 1: Employment & job description. Suggested Readings--Chapter 1: Introduction & Chapter 3: Electronic.
R 1/11	Review syllabus and schedule. Professional development, teaching and technology assignment introduction Discuss which communication technologies you would like to focus on in the mentoring. the MOOmailing lists and emaildiscussion boards/zaplets others Discuss possible technology needs for Employment project. Questions and problems related to working with PUCC resources or anything else. Return to Top
Week Two
T 1/16	Discuss creation of project teams. Discuss issues of cover letter and resume design. Discuss use of class time for Project 1: Employment. Suggested Readings--Chapter 7: Collaboration & Team Work.
R 1/18	Questions and problems related to technologies. Helping your students use Word in the employment project: tables, borders, and style sheets. MOO demonstration. Return to Top
Week Three
T 1/23	PW Staff meeting: NO CLASS
R 1/25	Using Excel for keeping student records and making charts and graphs. Using PowerPoint for presentations. Return to Top
Week Four
T 1/30	Discuss potential feedback & grading options for drafts of Project 1: Employment. Discuss introduction of Project 2: Copyshop. Sign-up for Resource Presentations. Suggested Readings--Chapter 4: Ethics & Law.
R 2/1	Questions and problems. Working in the MOO: editing preferences, making objects, and rooms. Sample teaching portfolos and philosophies for you to look at. Discussion of possible options for technology, teaching, and professional development assignment. Return to Top
Week Five
T 2/6	Discuss use of class time for Project 2: Copyshop. Discuss introduction of Project 3: Corporate Web. Discuss introduction of client criteria & client proposal for Project 3: Corporate Web. Suggested Readings--Chapter 5: Grading & Chapter 6: Web Projects.
R 2/8	Web design workshop I Planning a website: what do you need to know? Design considerations for site and page design. Choosing between WYSIWYG HTML editors. Working with images and graphics: using the scanner, editing images in photoshop, making buttons in Photoshop, and downloading images. (Here's another Photoshop basics tutorial you can try.) Related resources: Yale style guide: basic interface design for the web Elements of web design Netscape Composer tutorial Another Netscape Composer tutorial Dreamweaver tutorial Another Dreamweaver tutorial Frontpage tutorial Return to Top
Week Six
T 2/13	Discuss mentor and peer classroom visits. Use downloadable classroom agenda form to prepare for class visits. Discuss introduction of client research & Oral Progress Report for Project 3: Corporate Web.
R 2/15	Working with communication technology. Thinking about web site design and professional development. Return to Top
Week Seven
T 2/20	Discuss introduction of Recommendation Report for Project 3: Corporate Web. Updates on classroom visits. Resource Presentation. Please use the downloadable Word form to set the agenda for your presentation. Meredith Suggested Readings--Chapter 8: Designing & Organizing Reports.
R 2/22	Professional development, teaching and technology: session one. Matthew Meredith Return to Top
Week Eight
T 2/27	Resource Presentations. Please use the downloadable Word form to set the agenda for your presentation. Matthew Discuss use of class time for Project 3: Corporate Web.
R 3/1	Professional development, teaching and technology:: session two Paul Julia Return to Top
Week Nine
T 3/6	Resource Presentations. Please use the downloadable Word form to set the agenda for your presentation. Julia Tammy
R 3/8	Communication technologies. Other stuff TBA. Return to Top
Week Ten
T 3/13	Spring break: no class
R 3/15	Spring break: no class Return to Top
Week Eleven
T 3/20	No Meeting--Time for peer classroom visits.
R 3/22	(pw staff meeting?) Return to Top
Week Twelve
T 3/27	Resource Presentations. Please use the downloadable Word form to set the agenda for your presentation. Paul Discuss use of class time for Project 3: Corporate Web.
R 3/30	Professional development, teaching and technology: session three Tamara Return to Top
Week Thirteen
T 4/3	Discuss grading of Oral Progress Report & Recommendation Report for Project 3: Corporate Web.
R 4/5	Professional development, teaching, and technology: session four Barry Martin Return to Top
Week Fourteen
T 4/10	Resource Presentations. Please use the downloadable Word form to set the agenda for your presentation. Barry & Martin Project Ahead to Next Semester: Based upon visit feedback and your own reflection upon your professional writing teaching, consider possible additions, deletions, changes, etc. to your next professional writing class.
R 4/12	Mentoring cancelled: NO CLASS. (Lab will remain open for your use.) Return to Top
Week Fifteen
T 4/17	No Entire Group Mentor Meeting--Mentors and Instructors will meet to discuss visits.
R 4/19	Course wrap-up, evaluations, planning ahead for next semester. Return to Top
Week Sixteen
T 4/24	Course wrap-up & discussion of teaching English 421: Technical Writing. Complete Course Evaluations.
R 4/26	No mentoring meeting: mentors available for help and support. Return to Top

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Last updated 3.25.01.