Educational Telecommunications Course Assignments (CECS
5400) Fall 1999
Assignment #1
Description:
Send an introductory e-mail message about yourself to your instructor at
gknezek@jove.acs.unt.edu,
Dana at arrowood@coefs.coe.unt.edu
and one fellow classmate. Also add the message to the class discussion
group.
Turn In:
1. Electronic copy mailed to fellow classmate.
2. Electronic copy also mailed to instructor.
3. Electronic copy posted to discussion group.
Due Date: Thursday, September 16, 1999.
Value: 5 points
Assignment #2
Description:
Use a word processor to prepare a paragraph about some question related
to educational telecommunications you hope might be answered in this class.FAX
a copy to your instructor (940) 565-2185 plus upload the document as a
text file to your instructor gknezek@jove.acs.unt.edu,
Dana
atarrowood@coefs.coe.unt.eduand
to the email list "class roster" for your fellow students.Capture your
copy to a log file, download, and print the contents of that message.
Turn In:
1. Uploaded electronic copy distributed to "class roster."
3. FAXed copy sent to instructor and to Dana (940-565-2185 Attention Dana)
DueDate: Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Value: 10 points
Assignment #3
Description:
Conduct an electronic search of the UNT card catalog and CD-ROM system
to look for a textbook, proceedings publication(s), or collection of articles
you think might be appropriate for use in this course (current textbooks
are not eligible).
Turn In:
1. E-mail message of book being reviewed, sent electronically to your instructor
and Dana.
2. Photocopy of editorial page and table of contents of work.
3. One page critique including:
a) bibliographic citation
b) description of book contents
c) good points/bad points/your evaluation.
4. Printed copy of #1, #2 & #3 stapled together in upper left hand
corner
Due Date: Postmarked Saturday, October 2,
1999.
Value: 10 points
Assignment #4
Description:
Critique at least three distance learning sessions on the Mind Extension
University System or some other comparable satellite system. Write up a
one-page summary and e-mail to your fellow class members plus gknezek@jove.acs.unt.eduand
arrowood@coefs.coe.unt.edu.
Turn In:
Electronic copy sent to instructor, Dana and class.
DueDate: Thursday, October 28, at the beginning
of class.
Take part in a video exchange via SSTV, CU-SEE Me or some approved medium.Make
a cassette recording and prepare a one-page summary of the session.Include
in the summary an overview of the session (subject, articipants, location,
etc.) as well as your reaction to (opinions of) this form of telecommunications
medium. E-mail your summary to gknezek@jove.acs.unt.edu,
Dana
at
arrowood@coefs.coe.unt.edu,
and
your class.roster, for fellow participants to read.
Write a brief comparison of this system to the one you viewed for assignment
Turn In:
1. Cassette recording of the exchange (2 pts.) One tape may be submitted
per group.
3. E-mail to classmates, instructor and Dana (3 pts.).
