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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The department is looking for volunteers
willing to move their morning or early afternoon Fall classes to the computer
classroom, Rivera 138. (Rivera 138 is a room with computers at each
desk, including the instructor's.) <EM>You don't have to abandon the class(es)
you're already slated to teach</EM> -- you can just move it (or
them) to the computer classroom, provided your class meets between 8 a.m.
and 2 p.m.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you're even remotely interested in using the
room, but have lingering questions or uncertainties about how to make the most
out of its features, we'll be running an orientation near the beginning of the
second summer session:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Computer Classroom (Rivera 138)
Orientation</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Date</STRONG>: Wednesday, August
2nd</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Time</STRONG>: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Location</STRONG>: Rivera Library 138 (next to
the Interlibrary Loan office)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Contact</STRONG>: Gray Scott (<A
href="mailto:gray@scotts.net">gray@scotts.net</A>) </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We'll be talking about such things as how to get
the key for the room (a minor detail easily overlooked), how to help students
log in, how to make creative use of the computers for writing purposes, and how
to deal with some of the common difficulties associated with such classrooms.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We will probably hold another orientation just
before Fall quarter starts, though the date and time for that are still being
worked out. (You can also e-mail me with questions or suggestions, if you like.)
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you are a fabulous human being and already know
you'd like to teach in Rivera 138 this Fall (and your class is scheduled between
8 a.m. and 2 p.m.), <EM>please</EM> contact Susan Brown at <A
href="mailto:susan.brown@ucr.edu">susan.brown@ucr.edu</A> and say so. The first
10 instructors to volunteer will receive a complementary compliment. (See the
first sentence of this paragraph to collect it.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will end this note with a partial list of
advantages to using a computer classroom, for those who are
curious:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. You can watch students conduct research in
real-time. It's eye-opening. (They don't learn as much in 1B as we'd like to
think they do.) You can then provide real-time feedback or
assistance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Students automatically have digital copies of
their in-class writing. They don't need to transcribe it or worry about losing
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. You have some great alternative formats for
classroom discussions -- in short, you can have <EM>written</EM> class
discussions. I'll talk more about this during the
orientation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. You have some powerful tools for peer-review,
peer-editing, collaborative learning, and collaborative writing. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. The experience can beef up your CV. There's
growing demand for instructors who can use these sorts of rooms
effectively. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Good computer classroom assignments can
translate well to online courses. That is, if you're interested in teaching
online courses, you can use the computer classroom as a kind of lab for
developing and testing course material. (With an online class, you don't
always know what's working well and what isn't, unless you've already
tested it in a setting like this one and seen the facial
expressions.)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Questions? Contact me at <A
href="mailto:gray@scotts.net">gray@scotts.net</A>. I'll do my best to drum up
answers for you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gray Scott</FONT></DIV>
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