OMDE 608 Student Support in Distance Education & Training

Spring 2004 Schedule (Dr. Jane Brindley & Christine Walti)

Unit Date Assignments, Group Work...
Pre-Week Jan. 19 -
Jan. 25		 Post biographies, review syllabus, start readings
Unit 1
Introduction and Overview
Week 1 and 2		 Jan. 26. -
Feb. 8		 Post biographies, readings for Unit 1, online discussion
Unit 1
Elements of Student Support
Week 3 - 5		 Feb. 9 -
Feb. 29

Readings for Unit 1, online discussion

At the end of Unit 1 (February 29) students must submit Assignment 1, an Annotated Bibliography of the required readings.
Unit 2
Designing Services to Meet Needs: Learner Characteristics and Special Groups
Week 6 - 7		 Mar. 1 -
Mar. 14		 Readings for Unit 2, online discussion
Unit 2
Management and Organization of Student Support Services
Week 8 - 10		 Mar. 15 -
Apr. 4		 Before the end of Unit 2 (March 28) students must submit Assignment 2, a paper (6-8 pages, maximum 2000 words) on a special topic in student support including but not limited to any of the topics covered in the course. 
Unit 3
Developing a Model of Student Support
Case Studies
Week 11 - 15 		 Apr. 5 - 
May 10

Readings for Unit 3, group work, case studies. Case studies (group work) must be posted by April 18, and Assignment 3, (individual responses to the case studies) must be posted by May 2. The remaining time will be used to critique and discuss case studies.

1/16/2004