Course Calendar

Examine the schedule below. The first column contains dates. The second column contains activities you should
work on during the week indicated by the date. The third column showns specific assignments that are due on the
date indicated in the first column.

Due Dates
One advantage of this type of course is flexibility. However based on my experiences teaching online, it's
important to establish due dates. The due dates are provided to ensure that all students are successful in this course.
Please let me know if you need to change these dates because of personal or professional responsibilities.
Discussion assignments require both a posting and a reply. The initial posting must be made by the due date
indicated below. One additional week is provided for making replies. Your instructor will not grade the
postings/replies until one week after the due date to allow time for reflection and replies. Since these assignments
are intended to be short-term, interactive assignments, late postings and replies WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
without prior arrangements.
All assignments are due by MIDNIGHT (Indianapolis Time) on the dates listed.
Time stamps will be according to the OnCourse server. If your computer is set to a different time than the server is,
you may want to make a note of this and plan accordingly. Please do not forget Mr. Murphy and his law, either. If
you are counting on being able to submit an assignment "in the nick of time," the chances of Murphy's law being
put into play are quite high. I suggest that you allow a generous cushion of time when submitting assignments, just
in case something goes wrong and you need some time to troubleshoot the problem.

Fall 2008 Course Calendar

Date Suggested Activities Assignments Due

Purchase Textbooks
Before Get an IUPUI network account to use Oncourse
Wed Explore course materials
Aug 20 Explore Oncourse and set up Profile.
Introduce yourself activity.
Read Life-long Learning: Life-long Learning and Schools, Informal Learning
Inquiry - Overview: Aspects of Inquiry, Information Inquiry, Inquiry-based
Learning, Levels of Inquiry
Oncourse Profile
Wed Read Exploratorium (Explore all 12 examples)
Introduce Yourself
Aug 20 Read Information Power: Chapter 1
Due
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 1-35, 395-400
Read CC: Chapter 1
Optional Reading - Kuhlthau, Maniotes & Caspari
Read Models: 5As, Big 6 & Super 3, DIALOGUE, FLIP IT, Information Search
Process, InfoZone, Irving's Study of Information Skills, Noodle Tools, Pre-Search Trail Blazer 1 Due
Process, REACTS, Research Assistant, Research Process Helper, WebQuest
Mon
8Ws, I-Search, Pathways to Knowledge, Research Cycle Post Project 1 Blog
Aug 25
Composition, Scientific Method Address
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 36-68, 584-596, 574-578
Read CC: Chapter 7
Tue
Read 8Ws: Watching, Wondering, Webbing, Wiggling, Weaving, Wrapping, Make Blog Entries
Sept 2
Waving, Wishing & Comments

Read Information Fluency: Information Fluency and the Literacies

Literacy,
Information Literacy,
Content Literacy,
Critical Literacy,
Media Literacy,
Technology Literacy,
Visual Literacy,
Trail Blazer 2 Due
Interdisciplinary Approaches.
Mon
Read BLUE BOOK: 69-84, 340-343, 354-362
Sept 8 Make Blog Entries
Read Standards: Information Literacy Standards, Inquiry-based Learning and
& Comments
Content Area Standards, Information Standards Across the Curriculum, Information
Literacy Curriculum.
Read Student Info Scientist & Specialist in Learning Lab
Read BLUE BOOK: 85-117
Read CC: Chapter 2
Read Information Power: Preface, Chapter 2
Read Standards for the 21st Century Learner (PDF)
Read ISTE NETS Standards
Trail Blazer 3 Due
Read Student Inquirers, Professional Information Scientists, Expert vs Novice
Mon
Information Scientists, Student Information Scientists.
Sept 15 Make Blog Entries
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 170-183
& Comments
Read Understanding Learners: Brain-based (Compatible) Learning, Constructivism,
Mon Creative and Inventive Thinking, Critical Thinking, Gender, Metacognition,
Project 1 Due
Sept 22 Motivation, Meaningfulness, Multiple Intelligences, Self-Regulation.
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 334-339, 349-353, 363-368, 381-386, 431-436
Read Trace Student Maturation By Topic: Audience Analysis, Authority, Classics,
Mon Experts, Future Applications, Journal, Linking, Key Terms, Original Data, Question,
Trail Blazer 4 Due
Sept 29 Rating, Useful Patterns.
Optional Reading: Harada & Yoshina
Read A Community of Learners: Learning Leader, Teacher, Facilitator, Curriculum
Developer, Parent, Collaboration for Inquiry, Classroom Teacher-Media Specialist
Collaborative Planning.
Read BOOK BOOK: 131-169, 322-327, 378-380, 461-469
Read Information Power: Chapter 3
Read CC: Chapter 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Mon
Read Instructional Models: Theory to Practice: Anchored Instruction, Authentic Trail Blazer 5 Due
Oct 6
Learning and Assessment, Cognitive Apprenticeship, Cooperative Learning,
Differentiated Instruction, Evidence-based Programs and Practices, Habits of Mind,
Literature Circles, Project and Problem-based Learning, Situated Learning,
Sustained Silent Reading, Understanding by Design
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 118-129, 292-302, 318-321, 344-348, 425-430 , 496-501,
527-530
Mon Read Assignment: Analysis, Audience Analysis, Bias, Concept Map, Evidence, Project 2 Due
Oct 13 Figurative Language, Idea Strategies, Information Search Strategies, Interview,
Note-Taking, Nonfiction Reading, Oral History,Organizers, Plagiarism, Primary
Sources, Questioning, Story, Student Products, Student-Talk,Synthesis, Technology,
Textbook, Time on Task.
 Read BLUE BOOK: p. 275-291, 303-306, 328-333, 369-394, 401-410, 442-460,
470-475, 480-488, 502-509, 531-535, 539-573
Read Assessment: Checklist, Conferencing, Student Journals, Portfolios, Rubrics,
Professional Assessment.
Mon Project 2 Additions
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 476-482, 489-495, 516-522, 536-538
Oct 20 Due
Read Information Power: Appendix E
Read CC: Chapter 8
Read Scaffolding for Learning: Teaching and Learning Essentials, Modeling Inquiry
with Early Nonfiction, Problem Identifiers, Student Conferences, Mentoring Roles,
Mon Trail Blazer 6 Due
Guides to Facilitating Information Use: Tactile, Text, Visual Techniques.
Oct 27
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 523-526
Information Power: Chapter 4
Read Teaching and Learning Strategies: Planning for Inquiry, Creating Teaching and
Learning Material, Lesson Plan, Collaborative Planning, Learning Environment
Mon
Management, Adapting Existing Materials, Teaching and Learning Materials on the Trail Blazer 7 Due
Nov 3
Web, Tutorials and Resources for Teaching.
Read Inquiry for All: Science and Inquiry, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Inquiry
Read A Learning Environment for Inquiry
Read BLUE BOOK: p. 185-221, 307-317
Mon
Read Information Resources: Realia & Models, Books & Periodicals, Digital Media, Project 3 Due
Nov 10
Maps & Globes, Puppets, Blogs, Electronic Databases, E-mail, E-forums and social
networks, Live interaction, Web-resources
Read Tools: Audio Tools, Calculator, Charts & Post-Its, Clipboards, Telephones,
Mon Digital Cameras, Electronic Keyboards, Electronic Whiteboard, Handheld Devices, Project 3 Review
Nov 17 Laptops, Measuring Tools, MP3 Players, Science & Math Tools, Video Cameras, Due
Visual Presenter, Writing & Drawing Tools, Work Boards
Read Learning Spaces: Inviting Environment, Display Areas, Seating Areas, Student
Mon Work Areas, Video Production Areas, Presentation Areas, Wall Displays
Trail Blazer 8 Due
Nov 24 Read Student Generated Materials: Artwork, Exhibits, Journals, Portfolio, Young
Authors
Mon Last Day for
Work on Project 4
Dec 1 TB Credit
Wed
Project 4 Due
Dec 3
Fri Procrastinator's
Last Day to Turn in Late Work for Credit
Dec 5 Last Day
Course Evaluation
Mon Due
Complete Course Evaluation (Traditional Mail)
Dec 8 Lamb Turns in
Grades