Date

Class Activities

Assignments Due/Deadlines

 Week including...

Days are for the week indicated in the first column.

Tue., Aug. 30

Initial Face-to-Face Orientation...
  7:20-10:00PM  Education South 123  Commerce Campus

Class Photos.  On-line introductions.
Identify organizational scope for your Technology Plan.
If you are using the electronic, on-line version of the textbook, be sure to "browse" the book rather than use the "check-out" feature.

Sept. 6

Begin draft of Technology Plan per guidelines
review Chapter 1 - Managing Media Services

Begin authoring Technology Plans
Complete Quiz Activity #1 by 11:59pm, Friday (September 10).

Sept. 13

Tech Plan project continues...
review Chapter 2 - Philosophical Perspectives

Complete Quiz Activity #2 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Sept. 20

Tech Plan project continues...

Sept. 27

First draft of Technology Plan submitted for peer evaluation and editing.


review Chapter 3 - Planning Media Service Programs

Upload 1st draft of Tech Plan to author's student folder by Tuesday @ midnight.
Retrieve your two assigned plans for evaluation.
Tech Plan Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Friday @ midnight.

Complete Quiz Activity #3 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Oct. 4

Peer Evaluations of Technology Plan
review Chapter 4 - Management Basics

Upload evaluated Tech Plans to evaluator's student folder by Tuesday @ midnight
Complete Quiz Activity #4 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Oct. 11

Finalize Technology Plan
 - Make appropriate revisions to Technology Plan based on peer feedback.

Upload completed Tech Plan to author's student folder by Tuesday @ midnight

Tech Plans MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Friday @ midnight

Oct. 18

Begin Purpose Statement activity.
review Chapter 5 - Managing Media Materials Services

Post first draft of purpose statement to specified group by Tuesday @ midnight
Complete Quiz Activity #5 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Oct. 25

Begin draft of Pre-proposal for Unsolicited Technology Grant per guidelines.

Purpose Statement activities continue – Class Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement.

Nov. 1

Post finalized purpose statement as reply to initial first draft post by Tuesday @ midnight.
Identify final draft as such in post.
Complete Quiz Activity #6 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Nov. 8

Proposal project continues...
review Chapter 7 - Managing Media Development Services

Complete Quiz Activity #7 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Nov. 15

First draft of Technology Grant Proposal to be uploaded to your student folder.


review Chapter 8 - Computers and the Media Center

Upload 1st draft of Proposal to author's student folder by Tuesday @ midnight.
Retrieve your two assigned proposals for evaluation.

Proposal Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Friday, November 19 @ midnight.
Complete Quiz Activity #8 by 11:59pm, Friday.

Nov. 22

Peer evaluations of Proposal
Happy Thanksgiving!  (Holiday begins @ noon on Wednesday)

Nov. 29

Finalize Technology Grant Proposal
 - Make appropriate revisions to Technology Plan based on peer feedback.

Upload completed Proposal to your student folder by Friday @ midnight.

Proposals MAY BE REJECTED if posted after the following Monday (December 5) @ midnight.

Dec. 6

review Chapter 9 - Managing Technological Change 
  (for more on the topic of Technological Change, take ETEC 588)

Dec. 13

THE END

Everything else not previously due is due before Tuesday @ midnight.

Saturday, Dec. 17

COMMENCEMENT

Congratulations Graduates!!!  Meet me in front of the auditorium after the ceremony for pictures.