Syllabus

 ** Printed version: **    ** Course Syllabus- ** **__ Course Title : __** // Wiki Works //

**__ Course Length: __** Two Weeks

**__ CEU Credits: __** 1 Hour (Technology)

**__ Instructor: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Debra Morris

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Contact Information: __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">debra.morris@waldenu.edu

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">phone- 478-699-4419

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">fax: 478-687-4339

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Skype address by appointment: Debra15

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Hours:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">9:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Extended hours are available by appointment made via email

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Summary: __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">** Course Description: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">// Wiki Works //

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> The application of this two week course design and administration of distance education is to enhance computer skills, with an importance on the advancement in creating, and utilizing a wiki as a source of collaborative communication. Topics included in this distance learning course are: social networking, collaborative communication, peer perspectives, and diversity. Undergraduate apprentices will scrutinize and examine effective online educational experiences. // (Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills). //

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">**Instructor Commitment:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">As the instructor of this course I commit my presence in the online discussions, postings and classroom assignments in general. I will respond to your questions through email, fax, phone calls, Skype (by appointment) and classroom designated posting areas. My response will be within 24 hours during the week and within 48 hours on the weekends and holidays.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">**Student Commitment:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">As a student in this class it is expected and required that you enter the online classroom regularly. You will provide timely and courteous feedback to your learning communities, classmates and instructor. Further expectations are outlined in the class rubric and syllabus.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**Plagiarism and Copyright:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Students are expected to adhere to the Universities honesty policy. The University depends on the academic integrity of each of its members. Students and faculty members recognize the necessity of free exchange of ideas; however, they also accept the responsibility of academic honesty. Each student enrolled will respect and acknowledge the research and ideas of others in his or her work and abide by the regulations governing their work.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Plagiarism is the use of intellectual material produced by another person without acknowledging its source. Staff will monitor student work for evidence of plagiarism.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Learning Outcomes: __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">//__ By the end of this course the student will: __//

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Create a professional wiki <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">-Create and utilize a blog for class discussions and journal <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Use a professional wiki as a collaborative technological media tool <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Discuss, evaluate, and collaborate about professional topics with colleagues and instructor <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Use APA formatting for all documents. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">-Provide and post scholarly research that relates to academic topics <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Present URL for their wiki and blog site. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- Review and evaluate other colleagues’ wikis.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**__ Course Requirements __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">This course is designed through a wiki via distance learning using an established online course platform. All students will need the following:
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Computer with Internet access and printer
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Adobe® Reader® software (this is available as a free download at: the following website - @http://get.adobe.com/reader/ )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Please click on Assignment one announcement b elow. Double click on the golden sound speaker to hear my voice.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**__ Assignment Week 1 – Individual __** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Objective: ** By the end of this week learners will have the necessary knowledge to be able to create a wiki and blog. They will post information, create pages, and add information. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Wiki Assignments: **
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Join the course wiki located on [|www.mywikispace.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Familiarize yourself with the course material and resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Look in Class Café for your learning community team
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Research and view online Wiki spaces to get an idea of options and set ups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Search and read online tutorials for creating Wiki and Blogs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Join Google Docs etc. so you can create a Wiki and Blog
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Create a Wiki and insert a home page containing information about you for icebreaker activity. Suggested information: home state, family status, hobbies, career etc. Also include contact information on this page. Once everyone on your team has created their Wiki, they you will post your answers to the icebreaker activity on course page titled icebreaker.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Invite your learning community to join your Wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Develop pages for your Wiki: icebreaker assignment (list similar questions to ours in this course and directions here for later use with your personal classroom), newsletter, announcement page, upcoming events (school/class), homework/project page.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Begin adding content to the pages you created.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Email the URL address for your Wiki to the instructor and place it in the Class Cafe.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Blog Assignments: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Create a Blog- You may choose sites such as [|www.blogger.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Post your Blog address in the Class Café and email instructor
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Invite your learning community to join your Blog
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">By Wednesday, post a comment to your Blog. Comments will be in reference to your Wiki and Blog experience thus far. You may have insight that is helpful to someone else.
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">On day 5 of this week post a response to the original blog post your team made on their blog site (respond to 2 postings made by your learning community).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Please click on Assignment one announcement b elow. Double click on the golden sound speaker to hear my voice.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**__ Assignment Week 2 – Collaborative __**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Objective: ** By the end of the week students will have necessary knowledge of creating and using a wiki for collaboration with parents. They will have knowledge of using a Blog for continuous journal purposes with a social group. They will have a well functioning Wiki ready to utilize in their classrooms.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Continue posting to your blog. Post a comment by Wednesday to your Blog. Post 2 responses to anyone in your community by Friday.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Develop remaining pages of the Wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">View the Wikis of your learning community. Comment and make suggestions for improvement to every wiki in your learning community. Respond to any feedback they have given you and make necessary changes.
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">When Wiki is completed and approved by the instructor, make it accessible to your school and parents by posting it on your school website. Share the URL with parents etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Academic Integrity: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">All students are required to adhere to the academic integrity policy and procedures of the university. The policies and procedures prohibit plagiarism, cheating, and providing false data. This course has been created using Wikispaces.com, it is licensed under creative commons. Students are allowed to share and discuss information through the course design.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Classroom Participation __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">The United States Department of Education has guidelines concerning class participation. The university requires that all students submit their discussions and assignments within seven calendar days of the class. Monday begins the first class assignment, and Sunday is the last day of the class.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Grading Policy: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">All assignments will be graded on a point system that is outlined in the rubrics designed for the assignment. Grades <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">will be posted via engrade. You will find the link to engrade on the left hand side of the homepage under “Grades”.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Resources:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[] (Reference to APA Style)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|www.mywikispace.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|www.blogger.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">**__ Reading Resources: __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2004). //Collaborating online: Learning together in community//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007). //Building online learning communities: Effective strategies for the virtual classroom// (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Lee, S. H., Magjuka, R. J., Liu, X., & Bonk, C. J. (2006). Interactive technologies for effective collaborative learning. //International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning//. Retrieved from @http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jun_06/article02.htm.


 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Rubrics: __**


 * ** Discussion Rubric ** || ** Maximum Points ** ||
 * ** You respond to the discussion question by answering all the questions that have been asked in the discussion. ** || ** 30 points ** ||
 * ** You respond to at least 2 colleagues’ posts and you used open ended questions. ** || ** 20 points ** ||
 * ** Reference is included: cited and written in APA format. ** || ** 20 point ** ||
 * ** Your writing is grammatically correct. ** || ** 20 point ** ||
 * ** Your initial post and responses are timely. ** || ** 10 point ** ||
 * Total - NOTE 100 points for EACH discussion (Total of 200 points) || ** 100 POINTS ** ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assignments: Wiki ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Points ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student created a Wiki and posted the address || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">30 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student invited learning community to join Wiki || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student created home page with information requested || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">25 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student has completed the icebreaker activity || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">25 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Pages required are set up and ready to utilize || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">60 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Total Points Possible for Wiki ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">150 ** ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assignments: Blog ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Points ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student created Blog and posted address to Café and Instructor || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">25 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student invited learning community members || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">05 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student made comments on blog || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student responded to 2 postings from his/her community || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Total Points Possible for Blog ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">50 ** ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Week 2 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assignment ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Points ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student has comment posted to Blog || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student has response posted to learning communities Blogs || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Remaining 3 Wiki pages are created || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">50 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student made comments on classmates Wiki and offered suggestions (This includes everyone in your learning community) || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">20 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student has added their address to school web page || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">10 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Total Points for Week 2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">100 ** ||