[MACS265] Innovation Illinois - F2019

Readings and Schedule

Class Schedule

Week 1, 8/26 – Course Introduction 
Lab Activity: Documenting your favorite spot in your college 

Week 2, 9/2 – Labor Day: No Class Monday
Lab Activity: Documenting your favorite spot outside your college 
Writing Assignment: (Due 9/8, 8P) - Reading Response + Documenting Campus Spots 

Assigned Readings:
Week 3, 9/9 – Innovating Landgrant 

Lab Activity: Visit Alice Campbell Hall Exhibit
Writing Assignment: (Due 9/15, 8P) - Reading Response + Visit Alice Campbell Hall Exhibit

Assigned Readings:Optional:Class Activity:
Week 4, 9/16 – Innovating Accessibility 1: DRES Introduction

Lab Activity: DRES Visit
Writing Assignment: (Due 9/22, 8P) - Reading Response + Documenting DRES

Assigned Readings:
Week 5, 9/23 – Innovating Accessibility 2: DRES and the Power of Hidden Innovations

Lab Activity: Cultural House Visit
Writing Assignment: (Due 9/29, 8P) - Reading Response + Cultural House Visit 
Assigned Readings:
Week 6, 9/30 – Innovating Accessibility 3: Project 500 & Nevada Street

Lab Activity: U of Illinois Press/Radical Illini Events - https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/metz/radicals/
Writing Assignment: (Due 10/6, 8P) - Reading Response + Radical Illini Events Writeup 
Assigned Readings:
Week 7, 10/7 – Radical Prairie?

Lab Activity: Meet 9:00-9:50am on Wednesday 10/9 @ Main Library room 146, Visit Student Archives
Writing Assignment: [Due 10/13, 8P] - Reading Response + University Archives visit write-up

Assigned Readings: [complete by 10/13]Optional: 
Class: Week 8, 10/14 – Biological Computer Lab & Student Reform

10/16 Lab Activity: Meet 9:00-9:50am on Wednesday 10/16 @ NCSA Room 2103 (1205 West Clark Street, Urbana), Ethnography of the University Initiative Training, Brainstorm questions for interview/survey. Draft Survey Questions (link) and EUI Proposal Worksheet (note: Word Docs will not preview in Scalar, click "Source File" on the media page to initiate a download of the file).
Writing Assignment: [Due 10/20, 8P] - Reading Response + EUI Training Write-up

Assigned Readings: [complete by 10/20]
Class: Week 9, 10/21 – PLATO and Innovating Networked Education

Writing/Lab Assignment: [Due 10/27, 8P] - Reading Response/Communication Plan + Survey Outreach Worksheet

Assigned Readings for next class: [complete by 10/27]
Class: Week 10, 10/28 – ACES & Innovating Extension

Survey Outreach Email Template 

Writing/Lab Assignment: [Due 11/3, 8P] - Reading Response + write-up, Return to Archives, + Survey Draft Feedback

Assigned Readings for next class: [complete by 11/3]
Class: Week 11, 11/4 – Social Innovation in Urbana - Cunningham Township

Resources for Cunningham Township Visit: Danielle Chynoweth

Writing/Lab Assignment: [Due 11/10, 8P] - Reading Response + write-up, Implement communication strategy

Assigned Readings for next class: [complete by 11/10]Class: Week 12, 11/11 – Allen Hall/Unit One and Alternative Education Programs

Writing/Lab Assignment: [Due 11/17, 8P] - Reading Response + Interview + Survey Outreach 2 write-up
Assigned Readings for next class: [complete by 11/17]Optional Reading:
  • Selections, Catherine Haythornthwaite and Michelle M. Kazmer,Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education: Research and Practice, New York: Peter Lang, 2004

Class: Week 13, 11/18 – MOSAIC

Writing/Lab Assignment: [Due 12/1, 8P] - prepare 5 slides - paper outline // extra credit: Tech Buzzwords assignment
 
Class: Week 14, 11/25 – Thanksgiving Break, No Class Monday or Wednesday

Class: Week 15, 12/2 – AdvisingClass: Week 16, 12/9 – Presentations
 

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