Communication

Students will use, learn through, and critique a variety of new literacy technologies :

• LEEP bulletin boards -- asynchronous discussions on the theme of the unit, the readings, the lectures, the activities, and discussion questions suggested by the class participants.
• chat sessions -- synchronous text-based discussion
• Video conferences
• Class notes -- one student each class period records the class activities and discussions and posts that in the LEEP board called "Class notes"
• Inquiry units -- for project work, as well as shorter investigations
• FAQ -- frequently asked questions
• Blog -- course web log
• Face-to-face discussions -- including Discoveries (sharing findings each week from popular media and the workplace), Project updates (regular reports on project work with collaboration in solving problems that arise), and General discussion of readings and issues .