Course Calendar

January 12	Introduction; Homework: Read Units 1-3 Assignment sequence and be prepared to discuss and ask questions
January 14	Assignment of Groups; Class discussion on blogging; Discussion of Units 1-3 Assignments
January 19	create blogs and make first collaborative post; Homework: draft your Introductory Post Assignment
January 21	Draft workshop: Introductory post assignment; Intro to Google Wave
January 26	Introductory Post Assignment Due; Discussion of Introductory Posts; Discussion: Citation conventions and blogging; Pre-writing for Feeder 1.1; Tutorial: Finding science articles on UNC's Library web page; Homework: draft of feeder 1.1 due Thursday
January 28	Discussion: Science Writing and the Thesis Statement; Introduction to Draft Workshops; Draft Workshop: Feeder 1.1
February 2	Discussion: Citation conventions; Draft Workshop: Feeder 1.2; Homework: bring in Feeder 1.1 ready to post; 2-paragraph summary of the article you will write for Feeder 1.2.
February 4	Draft Workshop: Feeder 1.2; Homework: Bring in the article you will argue against for your Unit 1 project
February 9	Pre-writing: Unit 1 project; Draft workshop: Feeder 1.2
February 11	Draft workshops: Unit 1 Project; Feeder 1.2 Due; Homework: draft of Unit 1 project due Tuesday
February 16	Draft workshops: Unit 1 Project
February 18	No class: group meetings; Group 1: 2-2:15; Group 2: 2:15-2:30; Group 3: 2:30-2:45; Group 4: 2:45-3:00
February 23	Unit 1 Project Due; Introduction to Unit 2; Homework: Draft of Feeder 2.1 due Thursday
February 25	Draft of Feeder 2.1 due
March 2	Feeder 2.2 data form due; Draft of Feeder 2.1 due
March 4	Discussion: Radiolab Lucy Episode; Activity: outlining Feeder 2.2 scripts
March 9, March 11	No Class: Spring Break
March 16	Draft of Feeder 2.2 (outline only) due; Lesson: Podcasting
March 18	No class: draft your Feeder 2.2 podcasts using Audacity or GarageBand and be ready to workshop them on Tuesday!
March 23	Workshop: Feeder 2.2 podcast
March 30	Discussion: claims and evidence; Workshop: Unit 2 podcast
April 1	Feeders 2.1 and 2.2 DUE TODAY; Lesson: uploading and exporting your podcast; Workshop: Unit 2 Project
April 6	Unit 2 Project Due Today; Introduction to Unit 3
April 8	Feeder 3.1 Draft Due; Workshop: Feeder 3.1
April 27	Last Day of Class