Course schedule

This schedule was last updated April 08.

wk	dates	readings	activities
1	Jan 18 or 20	Gamson, “Collaborative Learning Comes of Age” (in class)	Course introduction
2	Jan 25 or 27	McKeachie, “Active Learning: Cooperative, Collaborative...” Goggin, “Collaboration” Bruffee, “Collaborative Learning...” and “Social Construction...”
3	Feb 1 or 3	Lencioni, “Introduction” and “An Overview of the Model” Maxwell, Table of Contents Bruffee, Collaborative Learning Ch. 1-5 (up to p 92)	Intro: Group A
4	Feb 8 or 10	Bruffee, Collaborative Learning Ch. 6, 8-9 (pp 93-110, 133-164) Petralgia, “Interrupting the Conversation...”	Intro: Group B
5	Feb 15 or 17	Myers, “Reality, Consensus, and Reform...” Trimbur, “Consensus and Difference in Collaborative Learning” Tarule, “Voices in Dialogue...”	Intro: Group C
6	Feb 22 or 24	Bruffee, Collaborative Learning Ch. 10-11 (pp 165-195) Schlegel & Pace, “Using Collaborative Learning Teams...” Daniels & Walker, “The Essence of Collaborative Learning”	Intro: Group D
7	Mar 1 or 3	Bruffee, Collaborative Learning Ch. 7 (pp 111-130) Inman et al., Electronic Collaboration Part I (up to p 88)	Intro: Group E
8	Mar 8 or 10	Review of selected texts; specifics TBD	Intro: Group F Midterm course evaluations
SB	Mar 14-18	None	None
9	Mar 22 or 24	Bruffee, Collaborative Learning Ch. 12-15 (pp 196-end) Wiener, “Collaborative Learning in the Classroom...”	Intro: Group G Project prospectus due
10	Mar 29 or 31	Inman et al., Electronic Collaboration Part II (p 91-209)	Intro: Group H
11	Apr 5 or 7	Inman et al., Electronic Collaboration Part III (p 213-281)	Intro: Group I
12	Apr 12 or 14	Inman et al., Electronic Collaboration Part IV selections (p 285-333)	Intro: Group J
13	Apr 19 or 21	None	Project workshop
14	Apr 26 or 28	Review of selected texts; specifics TBD	Intro: Group K
15	May 3 or 5	None	Mini-conference Final course evaluations
EX	May 9-13	None	Final project due 5/12