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GENERAL GUIDELINES
FOR SEMINAR PAPERS
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EVALUATION:
BASIC FORMATTING:
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WORD PROCESSED and saved on disk
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double-spaced
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12 pt standard font, easy to read such as:
Times, New York, Times Roman, Geneva, Chicago, Helvetica, Arial.
NO script or italicized fonts
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Follow APA 5th edition guidelines (this means
bold, underlining, italicizing all have rules to follow!)
SEMINAR PAPER PROCESS:
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By Sunday 9pm
each week posted on Web X
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By Monday 3pm
respond to 2 others--not editing--responding to CONTENT. Please make
sure that every paper has 2 responses. In other words, if one already
has responses, find another one to respond to. Also, try to respond
to someone DIFFERENT each week
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Monday after 3pm
Revise paper based on feedback from peer review on Web X
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Hard copy due at the beginning of each Tuesday
seminar session
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Bring hard copy of revised paper to seminar,
save on disk
SAVE ALL PAPERS ON DISK AND POST ON WEB
PAGE:
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Keep ALL papers on a disk AND a second back-up
source (either another disk or hard drive)
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Post your REVISED paper on your personal web
page by Tuesday 9pm each week
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Bring one hard copy to class
CONTENT:
Each week your paper will address that
week's readings and INTEGRATE all the readings/activities/research gone
before. The focus of the paper should answer the questions:
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What is learning from this author(s)'s perspective?
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What is teaching from this author(s)'s perspective?
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How do these author(s) inform your thinking
about teaching and learning?
For weeks 2-5 your paper each week
should reflect your understandings of the books/authors read. Your
paper should address:
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a) an explication of what the sources say
about teaching and learning (backed up with sufficient quotes and page
numbers)
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b) a compare and contrast of how authors'
views are alike or different
For weeks 5-10 we will have
you begin to add a section to your paper in which you start to write your
OWN philosophy of teaching and learning supported by your own research
(minimum of 2 outside resources each week) as well as the seminar texts.
We will discuss this more as we go along each week. Your paper should
address:
a) an explication of what the sources say
about teaching and learning (backed up with sufficient quotes and page
numbers)
b) a compare and contrast of how authors'
views are alike or different
c) a discussion of your OWN developing understanding
of teaching and learning