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Faculty of Education

Simon Fraser University

WMC 1300 291-3524

EDUCATION 412-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: LANGUAGE ARTS

Secondary

This is an 'instructional course organized for self-study through distance

education. It is designed for secondary teachers of English who teach language arts.

The job of the course is to improve your chances for having an educated imagination

and passing on this gift to your students.

To help you in that process, you are asked to do a lot of reading and writing

and thinking in a very structured and interactive setting using electronic

conferencing.

It is designed around three basic components:

YOUR WORDS which focuses on the teacher as writer and teacher of writing.

In this section you will develop your imagination using the writing skills, attitudes

and processes of professional writers.

CLASSICAL WORDS, which focuses on the study of Shakespeare. You will

learn ways to bring Shakespeare to the classroom in ways that are inventive and

student-centered.

EVERY MAN'S WORDS which focuses on the study of the short story. In this

section you will educate your imagination by examining short stories which are, of

particular appeal to secondary students today.

PREREQUISITE: Education 401/402 or an equivalent teaching practicum.

REQUIRED TEXT: None.

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: This course is delivered online using a

computer conferencing system called FirstClass Intranet Client. Access to

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Portfolio ("process" assignments) ?

50%

4 graded ("product") assignments

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50%

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course Materials & Service Fee

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$30

Deposit for Additional Materials

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$20

See Reverse

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Centre for Distance Education

Simon

Fraser University

WMC 1300

291-3524

or

1-800-663-1411

(within BC)

Computer Requirements

This course requires active participation over the internet. Students must have access to a computer and the

internet. Students wishing to connect to the internet from home computers are responsible for connecting to

either SFU or an external Internet Service Provider (ISP). Information on connecting to SRi through modem

dialup lines is available at the Academic Computing Services (ACS) web site:

<http://www.sfu.ca/acs >

Phone numbers for ACS are

291-3234

(Burnaby) or

291-5030

(Harbour Centre).

2. On-campus computer facilities are available. If you are using your own computer,

Minimum Computer

Requirements are:

Hardware

• Macintosh running System 7.1 or

higher

OR PC

with Windows

95/98/NT

• 16MBRAM

• 1•OMB free disk space

• 28.8

baud modem

• Internet Connection

• CD-ROM drive

Software

• Email (e.g. Eudora, Outlook Express or equivalent)

• Internet Browser (e.g. Netscape or Internet Explorer)

• FirstClass Conferencing System (available free of

charge to students registered in this course)*

*Described in course materials

General

• Prior computer knowledge is expected (i.e. ability to save files, install programs and maintainyour

computer).

• Familiarity with the internet and related applications is highly recommended.

3.

Please Note:

Support for general computer problems such as operating system difficulties and hardware problems is

not available. - ........

If you are having problems getting started with FirstClass, you may drop in to Teaching and Learning

Technologies (WMC 1340) from

9:00 AM

to 3:00 PM during the first week of classes. Students enrolled

in Distance Education courses and unable to access the Burnaby campus may email

<help@firstclass.sfu.ca >

for assistance.

The subsidized modem hours allotted to students each semester are not normally sufficient to complete

the required course work.

• A voucher system has been implemented to allow students to pay for continued modem access on

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(after your subsidized access is used up). Vouchers may be purchased from the campus

bc::rcs and are :old in lacrements of $20. A 0 cents/houi, each voucher is good for

approximately 33 hours. Instructions are included with the voucher.

• For complete information on SFU's Modem Access Policy, check the ACS web site above.

• Out of town

students

only: It is recommended that students residing outside the Lower Mainland

contact a local Internet Service Provider (ISP) since using SRI dialup services will result in

additional long-distance charges. Check your local yellow pages under "Internet" for listings.

For further information about computer requirements, contact Teaching and Learning Technologies by email

at <help@firstclass.sfu.ca >

Revised February 7,2001 ?

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