Work must turned submitted through C-Base by the date on which the assignment is listed in the schedule in order to receive full consideration. The grading is criterion-based, with an indication in C-Base:

Excellent,exceeds expectations, "A" quality work
Does what was required, "B" quality work
Something missing, with an indication of the work that is needed. If you choose to do so, you may revise the assignment in order to improve your grade.

Be sure to consult the FAQs if you have any questions.

There are no exams. Grades are based on:

• A semester-long project, reported in five stages (40%), marked by in the schedule. Some tips:
  • Be sure to look at examples of past projects for ideas about content, format, and length. A wide range of projects is acceptable; you should just make the case for why and how your work relates to literacy in the information age.
    Note that in some cases the project Inquiry Unit was a draft, rather than the final version. A typical one-person final report might be ~3000 words, more if it's essentially a review article, less if it's reporting on a service learning project or describing a web site you constructed. A report by three or four people might be twice as long, but you should use whatever space you need to develop your story. The JAAL columns are another reasonable model in terms of scope;
  • A group project is assumed to receive equivalent, but not necessarily the same, contributions from group members, and is expected to be more substantial than an individual project;
  • Note the rules about research involving human subjects, such as interviewing, surveys, or observations.
• Five smaller assignments (40%), each marked by in the schedule. The last assignment is a reflection paper: What have you learned from the course activities? What do you see as the future for literacy? ...the most surprising changes? Do you see ways to apply that learning to your own work?;
• Participation (20%), including:
  • discussions in class,
  • discoveries,
  • class notes,
  • responses to readings (roughly one a week): these should be posted in the LEEP discussion boards; your response may be to the readings per se, or the postings of others;
  • helping others learn,
  • computer helper,

  Be sure to notify me in advance about any absence and complete an alternate assignment for that day. This should be posted in the LEEP board.