Monday, September 14, 1998

1.  Class organization: roll, schedule, questions, etc.

2.  Conference at University of Maryland:  On October 8-11, the University of  Maryland at College Park will be hosting a conference entitled:  "State of the Arts: Production, Reception, and Teaching in the Digital World.   (If you can attend, I will try to arrange to have some or all of your registration fee paid.  Please let me know at your earliest convenience.)

3.  Learning Space Discussion Group:  OIT Tutorial
 

4.  Assignment Number One.

    A.  Colleges and Universities today seem to be under considerable stress.  What are some of the sources of that stress?

    B.  Robert Barr and John Tagg, in a 1995 magazine in Change magazine, talk about a "paradigm shift" from an "Instructional Paradigm" to a "Learning Paradigm."  What are some of the characteristics of the two paradigms (IP,LB)?

    C.  What must colleges and universities do to move from an Instructional Paradigm to a Learning Paradigm?
 
 

5.  Assignment Two
 

    A.  What does Randy Bass mean by (and give some examples of):

        1. Distributive Learning?

        2.  Authentic Texts and Complex Inquiry?

        3.  Dialogic Learning?

        4.  Active Reading and Constructive Learning?

        5.  Public Accountability?

        6.  Relfective and Critical Thinking?
 

     B.  Board Exercise: What are the Ten Most Important Principles That Should Guide the Design of  New Courses?
 
 

6.  Next Week:  Assignment Three