WFP 2008 Syllabus

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Syllabus

Monday, 8/11: Getting Started

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Staff and participants will introduce themselves to each other, and Fellows will briefly state their reasons and expectations for participating in the program. Presenter: Alvarado and entire staff NOTE: All events will be held in the Bosler Microroom unless otherwise indicated.

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM: INTRODUCTION TO THE INSTITUTE

This will be an overview of the Institute as a whole, going over its structure, content, expected outcomes, and place within the Fellowship program. Presenter: Alvarado, Chromiak

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK

Coffee and pastries will be available outside of the Microroom.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: LEARNING 2.0

An overview of the state of the issues and opportunities associated with academic technology today, focusing on the recent convergence of Web 2.0, digital scholarship, and inquiry-based learning models for teaching and learning. This unit will frame the program in terms of the role of technology as a transformative force in teaching and learning, a force with effects beyond the convenient administration of traditional activities and media. Using real world examples, we will discuss the idea of transformation in both critical and practical terms. Presenter: Alvarado

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

Throughout the conference, lunches will be served to all participants, with a generous break to encourage off-line conversation. In Blumberg Reading Area Library.

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE NEW INFORMATION ECOLOGY

The new information technology ecology is best captured by the phrase "The network is the computer." We no longer work with our personal computers alone, as sophisticated typewriters; we navigate through a complex cloud of information resources -- Banner, iTunes, Exchange, the local network, Skype, the Web and its myriad virtual networks such as Facebook and Wikipedia, the Library's digital collections, etc. — and we do so from more than one device. This unit will cover basic concepts and techniques required to effectively navigate the opportunities and pitfalls associated with this new ecology, focusing on such concepts as operating systems, user interfaces, files, networks, security, the web browser, and the web-as-platform. Presenter: ATS Staff

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK

Refreshments will be available outside of the Microroom.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR COURSE

At this point, we will turn to setting up each fellow's course within Blackboard, which will serve as the integration point for each fellow's links and content. Each fellow will be provided with a template for setting up their course and will begin to customize their site in accordance with their syllabus. Presenter: Gribble, ATS Staff

Tuesday, 8/12: New Literacies

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE DAY

A time for questions and answers about the preceding day and the contents of the current day.

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM: GOOGLE: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION

It is impossible to be functional in today's information ecology without a practical understanding of Google, a sort of web within the web that is, for many people, synonymous with the World Wide Web itself. In addition to its basic search tool, fellows will be introduced to a suite of Google's core services, including Google Scholar, Google Books, Google Research, and Google Docs. We will discuss how to use these effectively in your course, and how to evaluate their usage by students in fulfillment of their work. Presenter: Connel

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK

Coffee and pastries will be available outside of the Microroom.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: WIKIPEDIA, WIKIS AND THE NEW LITERACY

This will be both a practical and critical introduction to Wikipedia, another great "web within the web." We all know the de facto impact it has had on teaching and learning, both on campus and off, and we tend to have strong opinions about the suitability of its content for academic work. In this module, we will focus on Wikipedia as a source of information but also as a new genre of academic work, with examples from academics who are using wikis for their teaching and research. Presenter: Bryant

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

In the Blumberg Reading Area, Library.

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: INFORMATION LITERACY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATION

This module will provide fellows with a framework for evaluating the new literacies described in the preceding modules (and others which will be introduced in the days following). We will also step back and provide a context for thinking about the content provided by these new media in comparison to the vast set of digital and traditional collections maintained by the Library. The goal is to provide tools that will enable a course designer to integrate an evaluative component in their syllabus. Presenter: Arndt

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK

Refreshments will be available outside of the Microroom.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: HANDS-ON TIME

Fellows will develop their courses by either using Google Docs or the Dickinson Wiki to develop a collaborative editing space for putting content. Presenter: ATS Staff

Wednesday, 8/13: Working with Images

Scanning

Organizing and Presenting

Is PowerPoint Evil?

ARTstor

Thursday, 8/14: Audio and Video

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE DAY

A time for questions and answers about the preceding day and the contents of the current day.

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM: PODCASTING

An overview of the technology behind and use cases for podcasting. Fellows will be introduced to the podcasts of local faculty, and will discuss the roles that podcasting can play in the classroom as both a teaching tool and student assignment. Enhanced podcasting — which synchronizes the audio podcast with a visual slide show — will also be discussed. Presenter: Landis

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK

Coffee and pastries will be available outside of the Microroom.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: CREATING SOUND FILES: A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO AUDACITY

This presentation will drill-down into the nitty gritty details of how to use Audacity — an Open Source, cross-platform sound editing program — to capture sound and produce sound files suitable for podcasting. Presenter: Landis

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

In the Blumberg Reading Area, Library.

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: PRACTICAL USES OF VIDEO FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

This module will provide an overview of the technology and use cases associated with digital video. Fellows will be introduced to the workflow of video production using iMovie, and will be introduced to examples of how other faculty have used video in their courses. Fellows will also learn about the time and resource requirements necessary to integrate a video-based assignment in their courses. Presenter: Weaver

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK

Refreshments will be available outside of the Microroom.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: HANDS-ON

This unit will allow fellows to work with either Audacity or iMovie to create a podcast or video segment. Presenter: Landis, Weaver

Friday, 8/15: Databasea and Scholarly Communication

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE DAY

A time for questions and answers about the preceding day and the contents of the current day.

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM: DATABASE AS GENRE

Using examples from actual courses, this module will introduce the idea of the database as an emerging genre of academic work, going over the similarities and differences between traditional documents and academic databases which are coming to dominate the landscape of scholarly communication. Fellows will be introduced to the difference between relational databases, spreadsheets, and structured documents. In addition, we will discuss the concept of metadata in a variety of forms. Presenter: Wardecker

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM BREAK

Coffee and pastries will be available outside of the Microroom.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: THE DOCUMENT AS DATABASE: A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO XML

This module will cover the technology that is behind much of Web 2.0 — XML — and how it can be used in courses based on primary, textual sources. Fellows will learn the basic syntax of XML and be introduced to its academic uses, particularly within the digital humanities and the Semantic Web. Presenter: Alvarado

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

In the Blumberg Reading Area, Library.

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: GOOGLE MAPS AND GOOGLE EARTH: GEOGRAPHY AS USER INTERFACE

This course covers two extraordinarily powerful and simple tools introduced by Google that allow non-experts to both access comprehensive maps of the earth's surface, as well as how to create "layers" of information on top of these maps. This talk will cover how to create these layers as well as how these tools can be used as course material. Presenter: Mummert (?)

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK

Refreshments will be available outside of the Microroom.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: HANDS-ON TIME

Fellows will have the choice of developing a layer for Google Earth or working with XML to create a document.

Monday, 8/18: Gaming and Situated Learning

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE DAY

A time for questions and answers about the preceding day and the contents of the current day.

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM: GAMING

This will be an all day, immersive introduction to games and simulations, and how they can be used to replace traditional course materials for teaching a variety of subjects, from language to history to economics. Fellows will be introduced to some of the theory behind game-based pedagogy as well examples of games currently used in actual courses. Fellows will also create a gaming module of their own using Civilization IV. Presenter: Bryant

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK

Coffee and pastries will be available outside of the Microroom.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: GAMING, CONT'D

TBD

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

In the Blumberg Reading Area, Library.

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: GAMING, CONT'D

TBD

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: BREAK

Refreshments will be available outside of the Microroom.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: GAMING, CONT'D

TBD

Tuesday, 8/19