MDDE 661: Seminar Topics in Educational Conferencing

Delivery mode: Grouped study with using Moodle

Credits: 3 - Elective

Prerequisites: Consent of instructors

Course Description

This course will include a review and discussion of research issues in computer-mediated communications (CMC). Students will present analyses for discussion in the weekly online seminar meeting.

Considerations

Enrolment is reserved initially for senior program students (those who have completed at least 6 courses, including at least 3 from the core), and will be limited to 10 students. Eligible students will be selected in the order in which registrations are received. (Interested non-program students should contact the program office early, in order to be placed on a wait-list for consideration, space permitting.) All students enrolled in the course must be able to access and use proficiently a VoIP program, to be designated. Synchronous seminar sessions, via VoIP, are held each Monday, 5:00-7:00 p.m., MST (0000 GMT), during the course. Participants must be available, willing, and able technologically to attend these weekly sessions.

Consent of the instructor is required to confirm registration. Students interested in the course should send a short (150 words or so) e-mail to the seminar instructor, Dr. Fahy (patf@athabascau.ca), explaining their reasons for interest in the course, and confirming their ability to participate as described above. (A telephone contact number should be included in the note.)

CDE - Last updated by MM September 26, 2011