week one

introductions; first-day writing assignment (WA1)

  week two

Read Mellix; begin work on WA2; online activity (further development of WA2)

week three

WA2 due; read "What Is a Community of Practice? (RA2)"; begin work on WA3

  week four

WA3 due; read Rose; begin Group Presentations (in preparation for WA4)

week five

develop Group Presentations

  week six

Group Presentations (continue); begin WA4

week seven

WA4 due

  week eight

begin WA5

week nine

midterm portfolio; watch film

  week ten

WA5 due

week eleven

Russell (on "ball using" analogy); discuss WA6 (vernacular literacies)

  week twelve

begin Individual Presentations in preparation for WA6

week thirteen

Individual Presentations continued

  week fourteen

WA6 due

  week fifteen

Final Portfolios due