EPSY 590 NET/LS1/GS

CRNs: 31893 (section NET - for CTER & HRE students), 34377 (section LS1 - for LEEP students), 34489 (section GS - for GSE students)

Link to Course in Moodle: http://ctercms.ed.uiuc.edu/course/view.php?id=19

Course Description

Section CRNs: 31893 (Section NET - CTER), 34377 (Section LS1 - LEEP), 34489 (Section GS - GSE)

Course dates: June 9, 2008 to July 7, 2008

This course addresses the design, construction, and evaluation of networked learning activities.

Students will read and discuss foundational literature and engage in hands-on activities using modern networking tools, including:

• Blogs
• Web feeds (such as RSS and Atom)
• Wikis
• Social networking applications (such as Facebook, Mahara, and MySpace)
• Course management systems (such as Moodle)
• Multi-user/multimedia social spaces (such as Second Life and Scratch)

Major Project requirement

Students will be expected to design and construct a significant networked learning activity.

Expected background knowledge

Basic web and email skills.

Hardware and software requirements

Mac OS X (G5 or Intel processor strongly recommended), Windows Vista/XP, or a recent Linux distro.
High-speed Internet connection strongly recommended.

Grading
Major Project (50% of grade)
Activities other than Major Project (50% of grade)

		Instructor: Tony Hursh Email: hursh@uiuc.edu
		Teaching Assistant: Crystal Feil Email: ysu@illinois.edu
		Teaching Assistant:Hee Yong Choi Email: hchoi28@illinois.edu