Professional Writing Orientation—Spring 2007

Thursday, January 4, 2007, 9-4 p.m., Heavilon 227

All new instructors should plan on attending this full day of PW Orientation. Continuing instructors are invited to attend any and all sessions.

Professional Writing Website's Teacher Resources: http://pw.english.purdue.edu/resources. This node on the website offers content about the program, approved course goals and guidelines, templates, course technologies, grading and assessment, examples from previous semesters, and more. Please take a look before orientation starts to see what's there. Explore the Technologies and Documentation nodes also.

URL for Support Team: http://pw.english.purdue.edu/support

 Materials and Information to Bring

• PW Online Access Code (get yours from Jill Jordan in Heav 302)
• Career Account username and password (the first part of your Purdue email account and your password, if you have them already)
• Pen drive or recordable CD so that you can save files in the event you don’t yet have a Career Account.
• Drafts or materials developed for previous classes

Orientation and Support Team

• David Blakesley, Director of PW
• Pat Sullivan, 505M Prof
• Jingfang Ren, Assistant Director of PW
• Karl Stolley, PW Technology Coordinator
• Jeremy Tirrell, Technology Mentor for PW/ICaP
• Jill Jordan, Administrative Professional for PW/ Introductory Writing Programs

Thursday, January 4, 2007 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Heavilon 227)

9:00-10:15 Getting Acquainted, Introduction to the Professional Writing Program (Program Goals and Courses, Student Demographics)and Resources on the Program Website (Student Information Sheet etc.)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Overview of ENGL 420: Syllabus, Major Projects, and Textbook
Some examples:

• John's 420, Fa/06
• Rachel's 420, Fa/06
• Morgan's 420, Fa/06
• Nathaniel's 420 Sp/-06

Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:00 The Employment Project
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-4:00 Using Drupal Effectively, Developing Course Materials, Preparing for Day 1

Note: There will be two Drupal workshops on Friday morning from 9 a.m. - Noon in Heavilon 227. All new PW instructors are invited to attend.

Friday, January 5, 2007 (9 a.m. - noon; Heavilon 227)

9:00 - 10:15: How to Use Drupal to Make Your Course Better and Your Life Easier (for beginning and intermediate users)
10:30 - noon: Drupal for Intermediate and Advanced Users (beginners are still welcome!).