CW2001 Program - Computers and Writing

2:15 — 3:30 Session C.4
Preparing Tomorrow Today:
Developing a Humanities Computing Certificate Program
(HCCP) for College of Arts & Letters Graduate Students at
Michigan State University
RB 112
Dean Rehberger, moderator
Dean Rehberger
The Problems of Being “Free”: Redesigning a Distributed Learning
Course for Graduate Students
The Humanities Computing Certificate Program (and A&L 881)
focuses on developing a theoretical foundation and set of best
practices for using computing technologies in humanities courses
(matrix.mus.edu/education/hccp). Students explore the uses of
computing technologies for teaching humanities courses.
Michael Fegan
Putting a Face in the Interface: Building an Online Classroom
Environment
This presentation discusses the distinct choices, revisions, and
technology that were used to build this online class and how these
choices affected student and teacher participation in the class.
Joy Palmer
Facing the Interface: Reflecting upon the Student-Instructor
Relationship in HCCP
I come to this panel not only as a former student of the Humanities
Computing Certification Program but also as a new instructor of the
course. Reflecting upon the last four semesters of HCCP, while the
program has enjoyed moderate success — depending, of course,
upon how that success is measured — it is clear the interactive
component of the course has fallen somewhat short.
Paula Rosinski
Student and Instructor Narratives of Technology in HCCP
By examining student perceptions of technology before and after
the course, and comparing them with the technology narratives
conveyed through the course’s content and tone, we can critically
evaluate the effectiveness of the metaphors employed by the designers
and instructors of HCCP who were already initiated into computing
technology in the humanities.
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