Introduction to the workshop
  Overview of this workshop
  Overview of the August component
  Overview of support for and expectations of teachers at Drew
  The Composition Program Instructor's Handbook & Guide

Introduction to the Drew Composition Program
Resources:
  Composition at Drew main page
  Composition and the liberal arts
  Philosophy of the Program
  Methodology
  Courses
. .   F.Y.I.:  The Writing Requirement, and Writing Rrequirement FAQs
  . ................... 
Goals:
  Discussion of the goals of the program and ways to achieve those goals.
  Discussion of the role of reading material: . 
..   Textbooks
...   The Longman Writer's Companion, CD-Rom, and On-Line Guide
. .   On-line writer's resources (Drew University Resources for Writers)
. .   On-line readings (Media Sources, the Inter-Collegiate Electronic Democracy Project)

Writing in The World:
  The role of technology in the program.
  Making Writing relevant to the students
  "First do no harm..."

Introduction to on-line syllabi and course pages
  The role of the syllabus in the course
. .   The syllabus as contract
. .   Clarity and Learning Disabled students (handout on working with LD students)

Things to include in your syllabus
. . Library Component of English 1
. .   Multicultural Awareness week (Sept. 25-29--& link to website when available)
. .   Portfolio due dates (& link to description of mid-term and final portfolios)
. .   Plagiarism policy (alternate route resolution) & avoiding plagiarism [See Faculty Reg.s]
. .   Your office hours (at least two a week)
. .   Your telephone extension, office location, and email address
. .   Policies (unexcused absences, late papers, rewrites, etc.)
. .   Information about and link to Drew Writing Center
. .   Course description and goals (see generic description for Engl 1 & Engl 1-A)
. .   Description of how you will grade papers (provide percentage breakdowns if possible)
. .   Link to portfolio grading rubric (optional--but a good idea)
. .   Link to department grade rubric (optional--but a good idea)
. .   Link to Composition Program main page (optional)
. .   Link to Writer's Resources (optional)
. .   Link to on-line citation guidelines
. .   Link to Longman's companion website (optional)
. .   Day-by-day course outline including due dates and homework.

Really Practical stuff  you need to know I
Resources that might help you as you think about teaching at Drew
General Drew information
. ... Drew University Writing Instructor Guidelines.
. ...   Some other Drew sites you might find useful
. ... Academic Calendar
. ... Academic calendar Fall 2002
. ...  . ...  blank MWF schedule for syllabus planning
. ...  . ...  blank TH schedule for syllabus planning
. .. .Student Activities Calendar of events
. .. . On-line text book order form
. .. .  The Faculty Lab
. .. .Telecom Office
 ... .Useful phone numbers
Course design
. .. .Resources for composition teachers
. .. .Questions to ask as you design a syllabus
. .. .Questions To Ask As You Design A Writing Assignment 
 ... .The Twenty Questions a Writing Teacher Should Ask

Things to bear in mind as you think about teaching at Drew
Department/program Related:
  Evaluation of teaching
. ..   Classroom visits and write up
. ..   Learning from each other
. ..   Student evaluation of teaching
Your very own English department webpage (composition instructor pages)
Drew Related:
  Business Office, Human resources, your parking sticker, getting paid!! etc.
. Ferpa (if you don't know what this is--check it out!)
  Drew Faculty Regulations
CLA Dean's website (accessible via faculty account only)

General Discussion
Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Composition at Drew
   What is the relationship between pedagogy and ideology? 
    How does technology fit that?  Authority?  Institutional responsibility?
   Discussion of what you want your course to achieve (goals and philosophy).
   Articulation of outcome goals for English 1-A and English 1
   Composition Program review
   Assignment design--breakout groups discuss assignments you are planning 
.........(and how they might be evaluated)

Really Practical stuff  you need to know II
Things you need to know about teaching at Drew:
Registration related:
  Add/drop, signing people in and out of your class, etc.
  Your class list
..Academic Warning notices
  Contacting a student's academic advisor (how First Year Seminar's work)
  Final grades
. .. Due dates
. .. Range of grades
. .. Handing grades in on-line
Department Related:
  Writing Instructor's meetings
  Who needs a copy of your syllabus?
  Who needs to know your office hours?
  Evaluation of teaching
. ..   Classroom visits and write up
. ..   Learning from each other
. ..   Student evaluation of teaching
Your very own English department webpage (composition instructor pages)
Drew Related:
. Ferpa (if you don't know what this is--check it out!)
  Business Office, Human resources, your parking sticker, getting paid!!etc.
  Drew Faculty Regulations

Drew Technology
  The Drew LAN and the computer initiative (+ this year's model)
  Drew's Intranet
  Drew's Campus Web (turn in grades, check class lists, etc)
. The K:/ Drive
. Courses listed on the K:/ Drive
  ATTIC
  Academic Technology Documentation (or, how to do everything!)
  Advanced computer skills--and how to learn them (training, or the Faculty Lab)

Practical day to day stuff
  The Drew voice mail system (and how it works in SWB 115)
. .   What to do if your phone doesn't work
. .   Getting your password
. .   Setting up your mailbox
. . . Commands
. .   Creating distribution messages
  The computer in SWBowne 115
. .   What to do if the computer doesn't work
. .   Printing
. .   Getting onto the Internet
. .   Contacting someone at Academic Technology
  Drew email
. . . Forwarding email to an off campus address
.. .  Sending an email message to your whole class
. .   Checking email from off campus
  Day to Day life in the dept.
. .   Keys (SWB, SWB 115, SWB 108, Mailroom, Embury 205)
. .   Mail (the mailroom, sending mail, etc.)
. .   Duplicating
. .   Supplies (Dept. and additional supplies)
. .   Secretarial support

Introduction to the technology workshop
   Introduction to Embury 205 and BC 102
   The projection system
. .   Setting up the projector
. .   Things to remember (switch to standby, trouble shooting)
   The joys of the K:/ Drive
. . HELP!! (or call x3205, or Bryan Gardner at x3942)
. .   Setting up courses on the K:/ Drive
. .   Adding people to your class (providing or denying access)
. .   Setting up workshop groups (giving students access to folders and documents)
. .   Using ATTIC
. .   Help documents (K:/ Drive)
. .   Spotting for each other

   The delights of Microsoft Word
. .   Group editing using MS Word  (HELP documents)
. .   Commenting on papers using MS Word
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Hands on session I: on-line workshops (using MS Word)
...   Write a draft of your course goals 
. .   Save draft to the k:drive folder "goals document" (use your name as a title) 
. .   Edit each other's goals documents using MSW's edit function. 
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Introduction to web design 
  Discussion of what you want your course page and syllabus to look like and what you 
      want it to achieve.
   Discuss the extent to which you feel comfortable integrating the internet into your class. 

Hands on session II: Making an on-line syllabus
  Mapping out a web site (story boarding).
  Making the course page.
  Making the syllabus.
  Making assignment pages.
  Linking to other relevant pages.
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