The following textbook is required for this course:

	Go to http://www.iubookstore.com, and click on "Textbooks." Then choose "Textbook Search."
	Call 1-800-553-6471--from the menu, choose option 1 and ask for Brenda Young.
	Send an email to bkstext@indiana.edu.

Learning what others have written, said, and done before you is an important part of becoming part of the education community. As a future literacy professional, you should be prepared to deal with various literacy issues and be able to defend your position and practices. Therefore, completing your required readings is critical to your successful performance in this class for the following reasons:

	Web-based conferencing activities will require you to discuss issues relevant to the readings.
	Class assignments are expected to demonstrate a reflection of class readings.

Contacting the Instructor

Ms. Jianfei Chen is your instructor for L517. You can e-mail her at jc7@indiana.edu. 

Using Oncourse Forum

We will be using a Oncourse to share ideas with one another. Information about how to use Oncourse, as well as your responsibilities for posting to Oncourse can be found on the Posting to Oncourse  web page. To access Oncourse, click here.

How to Submit Assignments

Major assignments should be submitted to the instructor as e-mail attachments on or before midnight of the due date. (Major assignments include the research paper and the "Critiquing a Lesson Plan" assignment.)

You will receive an e-mail from your instructor when an assignment has been received. Feedback on assignments will be e-mailed to you within a week of the assignment's due date.

1. Posting to Oncourse

2.Reading Specialist Assignment

3. Critiquing a Lesson Plan

4. Research Paper

For assignment details, see the Assignments web page.

Penalty for Late Assignments

Major assignment are due to the instructor by midnight of the dates indicated on the calendar. For each day an assignment is late there will be a 1% deduction from the percentage points allocated to that assignment. If you have any questions about this, please contact your instructor. (Major assignments include the research paper and the "Critiquing a Lesson Plan" assignment.)

Grading Scale

All assignments will receive a letter grade. To determine final grades, the letter grades you have received will be assigned the following number of points:

This course begins August 29 and ends December 16.

This course is designed to be interactive and to include dialogue between student and instructor and between students. Because of this, it is important that you participate regularly, and keep up with the course readings and assignments. If you do not complete a course within a given semester, it is your responsibility to make arrangements with your instructor regarding how and on what timeline you will finish up the course. You should not assume that you will automatically be granted an Incomplete grade at the end of the semester.

If you do not complete the requirements for the course by the end of the semester, the instructor will give the grade that is most appropriate:

FN (failed for non-attendance) is given to indicate that the failing grade was earned because a student failed to participate in the course or stopped participating, rather than for poor performance. Participation in an online course consists of communication with the instructor, posting in Oncourse, and turning in assigned work on time. A student that has ceased communication with his/her instructor may receive this grade.

I (Incomplete) may be given to indicate that the work done is satisfactorily as of the end of the semester, but has not been completed. This usually means that the majority of assignments have been done and only a fraction remain. The student needs to make specific arrangements with his/her instructor regarding how and when the rest of the required work will be submitted. The maximum time allowed for the removal of an Incomplete grade is one calendar year, but most incompletes should extend for only a few weeks or months. After 12 months, the university automatically converts an Incomplete to a grade of F.

If a student has completed some, but not all, of the required coursework, and has not made arrangements with the instructor to complete the rest of the requirements, the instructor may give a grade that reflects the graded coursework up to that point.

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