9:00 - 9:10 a.m.: Welcome. Carl Schulkin and Gloria Dickinson, Workshop Co-Leaders.
9:10 - 9:45 a.m.: Participant Introductions. Kathy Williams will take pictures with
digital camera. Participants will give their name, their school, the courses they
teach and share the word that best describes their relationship to the new technology.
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.: Introduction to the Workshop and Workshop Topics.
Carl Schulkin, Workshop Co-Leader.
Why use New Media?
Emphasizing Teaching and Learning
How much can we do in a week?
What will you be able to take back and use in your own classroom?
What will we be doing this week?
What will we do for an encore?
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.: Engines of Inquiry: Video and Discussion
Gloria Dickinson, Workshop Co-Leader.
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.: Morning Break
11:00 - 12:00 noon: Reflective Writing Exercise.
What do I value most about the way I teach?
What do I want to do better?
Has using technology helped?
How might using technology help me achieve my goals?
11:00 - 11:20 a.m.: Write and post to our local forum.
11:20 - 11:35 a.m.: Read each other's reflections.
11:35 - 12:00 noon: Discuss postings.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 - 1:10 p.m.: Introduction to Inquiry and Archive Activities.
Gloria Dickinson and Carl Schulkin, Workshop Co-Leaders
1:10 - 2:20 p.m.: Divide into pairs and do the assigned activities.
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.: Feedback from participants. What went well?
What did not? What other important concerns do we need to address?
Assignment for Tuesday: Carl Smith, "Can You Do Serious History on the Web?",
Perspectives, February 1998, pp 5-8; Jonathan Bassett, "Keeping a Perspective on Computer
Technology," OAH Magazine of History (Summer 1998), pp 74-76; and
Randy Bass, introduction and section entitled
"The Contexts of Good Learning" in Engines of Inquiry. A Practical
Guide for Using Technology to Teach American Culture, pp 11-16m.
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.: Discussion of "Can You Do Serious History on
the Web?" "Keeping a Perspective on Computer Technology" and
"The Contexts of Good Learning" (Carl Schulkin)
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.: New Media Resources in Africana Studies: A PowerPoint Presentation
(Gloria Dickinson)
10:45 - 12:00 noon: Web Site Exploration and Evaluation (Carl Schulkin)
Distribution and Explanation of Web Evaluation Instruments
On-line demonstration: brief visits to "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" Exploration (with partners) of Pre-selected Web sites
Choose a Web site for a Web-based, Inquiry Lesson Plan
Prepare a Web-based, Inquiry Lesson Plan
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Develop Your Own CD-ROM Based, Inquiry Lesson Plan
Introduction to Selected CD-ROMs
Explore (with a partner) the CD-ROM of your choice
Prepare your lesson plan
2:00 - 2:45 p.m.: Posting and Sharing of Inquiry Lesson Plans
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.: PowerPoint Tutorial: Design Your Own Presentation (Gloria Dickinson)
Assignment for Wednesday: Randy Bass, Engines of Inquiry, sections
entitled "Distributing Responsibility for Learning" and "Tools for
Authentic Inquiry: The Novice in the Archive" (pp 16m-24m). Compare with Carl Schulkin, "High Voltage
Teaching," pp 1-5b.
If you have an assignment sheet or syllabus which you would like to
post to the World Wide Web, bring it with you on Wednesday.
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.: Discussion of Combining Different Media into a Multi-Media Unit
4:00 - 4:15 p.m.: Optional Tools of Technology Session: Open a Yahoo Mail Account
Assignment for Thursday: Randy Bass, Engines of Inquiry, sections on "Dialogic Learning:
Students in Conversation," "Active Reading and Constructive Learning" and "Public
Knowledge and Student Accountability" (pp 24m-34b). Compare with Carl Schulkin, "High Voltage
Teaching," pp 5b-9.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: Rethinking the Courses We Teach: Panel Discussion Led by Returning Participants
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.: "The Challenge of Integration": Does it Differ from
Discipline to Discipline and/or Grade Level to Grade Level? (Discussion led by Gloria Dickinson
and Carl Schulkin, Workshop Co-Leaders)
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.: Morning Break
10:45 - 12:00 noon: Work individually or with a partner on New Media Lesson Plans for the
1999-2000 School Year or attend an optional session on the use of e-mail discussion lists led by participant
Amanda Rees, an instructor at the University of Missouri--Kansas City.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Work individually or with partner on New Media Lesson Plans for the 1999-2000
School Year.
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
2:45 - 4:00 p.m.: Discussion of progress and difficulties encountered in redesigning
courses.
Post a preliminary reflection on your progress and your plans to
overcome the difficulties you have encountered to the forum.
Assignment for Friday: Randy Bass, Engines of Inquiry, sections on "Reflective and Critical Thinking" and
and "Technology and the Ecology of Courses" (pp 34b-40b). Come prepared to share your questions and concerns
about how to integrate the New Media lessons into your courses during the coming year.
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.: Implementation of New Media Lessons During the Coming Year (Carl Schulkin
and Gloria Dickinson)
NMC as a Year-Long Process
Experiences of previous New Media Classroom participants
Keep It Simple
Less is more
Scheduling of John Elfrank's Web Design Workshop and other
follow-up meetings
Continuing Support from Workshop Leaders (optional visits)
Making the most effective use of the listservs
On-going collaboration and mutual support
9:45 - 12:00 noon: Work on New Media Lesson Plans (take a break on your own)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Informal Sharing and Continued Planning
