Summer Academy Work Schedule

Draft, 5/30/98

Our task for July includes introducing students and staff to various communication and production technologies, as well as to cultural artifacts (books, movies, etc) and providing time to work with the former to make something personal of the latter. In other words, we need to learn to use tools, study stuff, and make new stuff; and do all this in a way that helps people work together well. Computers can help.

Academy Activities

"Expert" Presentations/Discussionson:

  1. meanings of books and movies (content)
  2. design elements of cultural artifacts (form)
  3. study skills (method)

Demonstrations/Trainings in

  1. internet research (searching, relevance, validity)
  2. communication software (email, bulletin board)
  3. production software (webpages, image processing)

Roundtable Discussions of

  1. issues inspired by expert presentations
  2. issues arising from life experiences
  3. responses to student projects

Individual/Group Work Periods fo

  1. exploring communication and presentation tools
  2. finding resources on the Internet
  3. creating individual and group projects and presentations

Group Presentations to

  1. share their discoveries and evolving projects
  2. hold panel discussions

Workshop Schedule, First Week

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday| Thursday | Friday

Day

Monday

Time

Activity

Topic

Description

9:00

Presentation

Activity Orientation

10:00

Tech Task

Accessing Email and the Bulletin Board

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Email/WebSurf

LiveText Curricula; Project Models

Project Design Guide; Project Design Links

1:30

Roundtable

Priorities and Collaborations

Revise Workplan & Schedule

2:30

Wrap-Up

Team Planning; Finish Proj. Desc.

3:30-5

Studio Time

Day

Tuesday

Time

Activity

Topic

Description

9:00

Presentation

Geri's LOC Report

University of Guelph

10:00

Tech Task

Build/Annotate Digital Libraries

Netscape, Alta Vista, LiveText

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Email/WebSurf

Social Studies Projects

Virtual Museums

1:30

Roundtable

Conflict & Cooperation

Presentation/Journal Article

2:30

Wrap-Up

Finish Digital Libraries

3:30-5

Studio Time

Day

Wednesday

Time

Activity

Topic

Description

9:00

Presentation

Situated Learning & Constructivism

Networks in Schools; Constructivist Implications

10:00

Tech Task

Chat, Share, Comment on Web Pages

First Class

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Email/WebSurf

Ecology, BioScience Projects

1:30

Roundtable

Animals & Environment

Museum Biome Models

2:30

Wrap-Up

3:30-5

Studio Time

Day

Thursday

Time

Activity

Topic

Description

9:00

Presentation

Info Glut, GIGO, Deep Reading

Critical Thinking; Evaluating Sites; Media Literacy

10:00

Tech Task

Spreadsheets & Graphing

Netscape, ClarisWorks SS

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Email/WebSurf

Design Projects

1:30

Roundtable

Dream House Design

Architect Consultation

2:30

Wrap-Up

3:30-5

Studio Time

Day

Friday

Time

Activity

Topic

Description

9:00

Presentation

The Computer Delusion; Networked Learning Environments; Why the Web?

Pedagogy; Telementoring

10:00

Tech Task

Team's Choice: Software Exploration

Stella, CAD, Hyperstudio

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Email/WebSurf

Central Park Sites

1:30

Roundtable

Central Park

Guided Historical Tour

2:30

Wrap-Up

3:30-5

Studio Time