Date

Class Activities

Assignments Due/Deadlines

 Week

Days are for the week indicated in the first column.

1

Familiarize yourself with the courseware and follow the initial instructions provided in the online course.

On-line introductions with photo for class roster.
Determine organizational scope for your Technology Plan.
Note:  Purchase of Managing Media Services... text recommended.  If you are using the electronic, on-line version of this textbook, be sure to "browse" the book rather than use the "check-out" feature. 

2

Begin draft of Technology Plan per guidelines

Begin authoring Technology Plans
Complete Intro Quiz Activity before midnight, Thursday.
Jan. 25 - Feb. 1 - Formative Survey administered in all on-line courses.

3

Tech Plan project continues...
review Chapter 1 - Managing Media Services

Complete Quiz Activity #1 before midnight, Thursday.

4

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

Complete Quiz Activity #2 before midnight, Thursday.

5

First draft of Technology Plan submitted for peer evaluation and editing.
Begin Peer Evaluations of Technology Plan drafts.

review Chapter 3 - Planning Media Service Programs

Upload 1st draft of Tech Plan to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight.
Retrieve your two assigned plans for evaluation.
Tech Plan Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ midnight.
Complete Quiz Activity #3 before midnight, Thursday.

6

Peer Evaluations of Technology Plan drafts conclude.
review Chapter 4 - Management Basics

Upload evaluated Tech Plans to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight
Complete Quiz Activity #4 before midnight, Thursday.

7

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

Upload completed Tech Plan to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight
Tech Plans MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ midnight

8

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

Post first draft of purpose statement to Purpose Statement Forum by Tuesday @ midnight
Complete Quiz Activity #5 before midnight, Thursday.

9

Purpose Statement activities continue – Class Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement.
review Chapter 6 - Managing Media Equipment Services

*** Spring Break ***

*** Spring Break ***

10

Post finalized purpose statement as reply to initial first draft post by Tuesday @ midnight.
Identify final draft as such in post.
Begin authoring Technology Grant Proposal Brief

11

First draft of Technology Grant Proposal Brief to be uploaded to designated location in Doc Sharing.
Begin Peer Evaluations of Proposal Brief drafts.
review Chapter 7 - Managing Media Development Services

Upload 1st draft of Brief to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight.
Proposal Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ midnight.
Retrieve your two assigned proposals for evaluation.
Complete Quiz Activity #7 before midnight, Thursday.

12

Peer evaluations of Brief drafts conclude.

review Chapter 8 - Computers and the Media Center

Upload evaluated Brief to designated location in Doc Sharing by Tuesday @ midnight.
Retrieve your evaluated Briefs from your two evaluators from Doc Sharing.
Complete Quiz Activity #8 before midnight, Thursday.

13

Finalize Technology Grant Proposal Brief
 - Make appropriate revisions to Brief based on peer feedback.
Happy Thanksgiving!  (Holiday begins @ noon on Wednesday)

14

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

Complete Quiz Activity #9 before midnight, Thursday.

15

TBD

16

THE END

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

COMMENCEMENT

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