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Section 0101
Heavilon 227
T/Th 1:30-2:45
Dr. David Blakesley
Office Hrs: T/Th 1-3
Office: Heavilon 302c
Ph: 765.494.3772
Fax: 765.494.3780
blakesle@purdue.edu

Meredith Zoetewey
Assistant Director of Professional Writing
mwz@purdue.edu

Karl Stolley
Technology Coordinator
stolley@purdue.edu

Jennie Blankert
Mentor
blankert@purdue.edu

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ENGL 505M is designed for new instructors of ENGL 420 and 421. Its aim is to prepare instructors to teach online versions of English 420, Business Writing, and English 421, Technical Writing at Purdue University by introducing relevant theories and teaching strategies through readings, class discussion, and hands-on workshops. The main objective of this practicum is to encourage your pedagogical, technical, and professional development.

Professional Writing Online
Assorted Readings on Professional Writing (digital packet available in 505archive folder, which can be mounted when you are logged into an ICS computer)

Web Materials
As part of your participation in the mentoring, you will develop and maintain web materials for your 420/421 courses. Templates for most of your course syllabus, schedule, projects, and student pages will be provided. You will be responsible for contextualizing these templates in relationship to your individual teaching.

Participation
Your participation in the mentoring will include reading assigned materials, developing and sharing teaching materials, presenting resources to the group, presenting at the Professional Writing Pedagogy and Technology Showcase, and discussing issues on the PW Mentor mailing list. Another requirement of the mentoring is your participation in peer and mentor teaching observations. (40% of course grade)

Pedagogy and Technology Showcase
Each instructor should develop, propose, and present at the Professional Writing Pedagogy and Technology Showcase, scheduled for October 8, 2004, in Academy Park. The showcase will be held in conjuntion with the conference of the Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. The showcase will be held outdoors using the wireless network. Your presentation may be a poster exhibit or other form of interactive multimedia and should focus on some aspect of teaching professional writing in technology-rich contexts. (40% of course grade

Peer Observations

About halfway through the semester, you will be paired with a colleague to arrange peer visits of each other's class, with guidelines and suggestions for these visits provided at that time. In addition, every PW instructor is observed by the Director or a member of the PW Support Team (Julie Woodford, Bridget Fahey Ruetenik, or Erin Karper). The purpose of both observations is to provide you with constructive feedback on your teaching. (20% of course grade)

You should also plan on participating in in-class projects and learning modules throughout the semester. Failure to complete these projects on-time and consistently may significantly impact your final grade.

All major assignments will be graded on the standard letter-grade scale: A=100-90 B=89-80 C=79-70 D=69-60 F=59 or below.

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