Title: Advanced Composition for the Digital Age SP14

This Advanced Composition course is meant to prompt consideration and discussion about the history of communication and where things are going. How will we interact with the world around us which is changing faster than many people can keep up? What role does Education play in all of this? It also has some writing lessons ;-) Keep in mind that this course is considered advanced and will require that answers are thorough and supported sufficiently.

Course Syllabus

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Section 1
  IntroductionStart Here Unit 1Blogging Unit 2Educ...
  A quick note about your credit/checklists
  Advanced Composition Course Survey - cannot be acc...
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  Virtual Meeting Space
  About this course/Notes to the Instructor & the Restoring Process (Hide this)
Introduction
  Standards Alignment Doc
  Course Introduction
  Course Preparation
  Welcome
  Uploading to and Sharing in Google Docs
  Proper Formatting
  Online Support
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  Forum Posting Directions
  Icebreaker 10,000
  Announcements
  Apropos of Nothing
  Help Forum
  Course Glossary
Unit 1: Blogger
  Unit 1: Blogger
  Unit 1 Blogging: Objectives
  Unit 1: Blogging Forum
  Unit 1: Blog Questions
  Bonus Lesson: Who/Whom
Unit 2: Education Essay
  Unit 2: Education Essay
  Unit 2 Education Essay: Objectives
  Colonial Education
  Early National Education
  Horace Mann Information
  19th Century Education
  20th Century Education
  Unit 2: Assignment Submission: Education Essay
  Bonus Lesson: The use of I statements in essays
Unit 3: Search Engines vs. Electronic Databases
  Unit 3: Search Engines vs. Electronic Databases
  Unit 3 Web Searching: Objectives
  Unit 3: Internet Searching
  Wikipedia
  Electronic Databases Info
  Unit 3: Assignment: Search Engine vs. Electronic Databases
  Citing Your Sources
  Proper citation of resources
  Unit 3: Search Engine vs. Electronic Databases Forum
Unit 4: Social Issues & The Media
  Unit 4: Social Issues & The Media
  Unit 4 Social Issues: Objectives
  Bonus Lesson: Social Networks
  Unit 4: Social Issues & the Media Discussion
  Unit 4: Assignment: Social Issues
Unit 5: The Written Word
  Unit 5: The Written Word
  Unit 5 The Written Word: Objectives
  Unit 5: History of the Written Word Assignment
  Unit 5: Written Word Presentations
Unit 6: Future of Communication
  Unit 6: Future of Communication
  Unit 6 Future of Communication: Objectives
  Unit 6: Net Neutrality
  Unit 6 Assignment: Net Neutrality
  Unit 6: Net Neutrality Forum
  InterWeb2.0TubesNet.Com Assignment
  Unit 6: Assignment: It's About You
  Unit 6: Assignment: Future Tense
  Unit 6: Assignment: Memes
  Unit 6: Future Forum
  Bonus Lesson: Affect/Effect and other common mistakes people make
  Unit 6: Assignment: Cause & Effect
  Luddites: Who Were They?
Unit 7: Problem/Solution
  Unit 7: Problem/Solution
  Unit 7 Problem/Solution: Objectives
  Unit 7: Research Project Part 1
  Unit 7: Assignment: Research Paper
  Unit 7: Assignment: Podcast
  Bonus Lesson: Writing Techniques
  Unit 7: Assignment: Letter to the Editor
  Unit 7: Assignment: Be Represented
  Advanced Composition Course Survey
Research Resources
  Research Resources
  Research Resource: Writing a Research Paper
  Research Resource: Citing Your Work
  Information Resources
  Writing Support
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