12/3/2019 Syllabus for ENG 484/584: Internship (2019 Fall)

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ENG 484/584: Writing Mentor Practicum Online

Course and Faculty Information

Course Description:

This course is offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. The goal of this practicum is to
support the supervised work-and-learning experience Writing Mentors will have as embedded peer tutors
within first-year composition courses. This course is designed to provide you with basic principles and
theories of instructional practices associated with providing effective, actionable feedback to first-year
composition students using theory and best practices from rhetoric and composition and writing tutoring.
Course activities include a digital literacy narrative, readings, discussion posts, and a portfolio that includes
samples of work, including reflection.

Credits: 3

Instructor: Dr. Michelle Stuckey

Email: mastucke@asu.edu (mailto:mastucke@asu.edu)

Phone: 480-965-0676

Office Hours: By appointment

Course Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Engage with composition and peer-tutoring theories

2. Reflect on emerging writing mentor practice
3. Develop an approach to facilitating critical feedback
4. Facilitate dialogue to aid first-year writing students in refining their literacy practices and their writing
processes
5. Gain experience in the field of teaching writing
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6. Assess learning and evaluate instructional practices

7. Apply strategies for creating interest, motivating students, promoting participation, and enhancing
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student performance.

Textbooks
No textbook required for this course.

Course Access
Your ASU courses can be accessed by both my.asu.edu (http://my.asu.edu) and myasucourses.asu.edu
(http://myasucourses.asu.edu) ; bookmark both in the event that one site is down.

Computer Requirements
This is a fully online course; therefore, it requires a computer with internet access and the following
technologies:

Web browsers (Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome) , Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/en-

US/firefox/new/) , or Safari (http://www.apple.com/safari/) )
Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://get.adobe.com/reader/) (free)
Adobe Flash Player (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/) (free)
Webcam, microphone, headset/earbuds, and speaker
Microsoft Office (Microsoft 365 is free (https://myapps.asu.edu/app/microsoft-office-2016-home-usage)
for all currently-enrolled ASU students)
Reliable broadband internet connection (DSL or cable) to stream videos.

Note: A smartphone, iPad, Chromebook, etc. will not be sufficient for completing your work in ASU Online
courses. While you will be able to access course content with mobile devices, you must use a computer for
all assignments, quizzes, and virtual labs.

Student Success
To be successful:

check the course daily

read announcements
read and respond to course email messages as needed
complete assignments by the due dates specified
communicate regularly with your instructor and peers
create a study and/or assignment schedule to stay on track
access ASU Online Student Resources (http://goto.asuonline.asu.edu/success/online-resources.html)

Public Nature of the Classroom

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Consider all writing for this class to be “public.” Part of becoming an effective writer is learning to appreciate
the ideas and criticisms of others. In this course, our purpose is to come together as a learning community.
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Remember that students will often be expected to share writing with others. Avoid writing about topics that
you may not be prepared to subject to public scrutiny or that you feel so strongly about that you are unwilling
to listen to perspectives other than your own.

Expectations
This internship complements your peer tutoring work hours each week. Divide your time wisely between
assisting your lead teacher and reading/writing for the actual internship class. Since much of your
responsibilities will be individual, you must be responsive weekly with emails that involve the faculty
supervisor and the practicum director.

Writing Mentors will work closely with the faculty supervisor of the assigned course to provide feedback on
drafts throughout the writing process, respond to discussion board postings, and encourage first-year
composition students throughout the course. Mentors may be assigned specific tasks (e.g., tracking student
progress or contacting inactive students) at the faculty supervisor’s discretion.

In addition to the hands-on instructional assistance, all interns will engage in coursework that provides a
theoretical framework for application in their role as a Writing Mentor. All responsibilities and due dates will
be posted in the Canvas course; additionally, the following list gives you an idea of what you will be
responsible for in the course portion of the internship:

Grading (1000 points possible)
The following are the assignments you will be working on throughout the semester.

Digital Literacy Narrative (150 points)

All mentors will create a digital literacy narrative that highlights how you became the readers, writers, and
composers you are today, especially focusing on this development in digital spaces. This means you will
craft a story by selecting memories about how you learned to read, write, and compose in a variety of
contexts, audiences, and purposes. In particular, you will focus on how you have integrated digital literacy
practices into your academic and social life. You will choose a multi-modal genre as the vehicle for sharing
the narrative.

Portfolio (250 points)

All mentors will develop a course portfolio that showcases how you have met the learning outcomes and
strengthened your skills as a critical reader, writer and thinker. In this portfolio, you will articulate both a
theory of teaching and a theory of writing. You will include and discuss significant samples of both your
written work and your teaching and feedback practices that support the learning outcomes in this course.
You should include a minimum of five samples of feedback you provided for students as evidence to support
your claims about your teaching and learning.

Discussion Posts (385 points)

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You are required to post to the discussion board twice a week; the first post should be a response to the
reading that is typically guided by questions, and the second post is a response to a peer’s post. Use the
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discussion board to critique the readings, ask questions you may have about them, discuss the applicability
to the work you’re currently doing or the dynamics you’re currently facing in the internships, etc. You can use
the Community Forum to post questions you may have or concerns you want to discuss with other new
writing mentors.

Weekly Journal (120 points)

Interns will write several journal posts in our course journal. These posts are intended to help you as you
craft your literacy narrative.

Peer Review and FERPA (95 points)

Peer review is an important part of growing as a writer. You will share rough drafts of your digital literacy
narrative and teaching portfolio, and give meaningful and actionable feedback to your classmates.

Your grade will be determined based on the following grading schema:

Grade Percentage Points Range

A 94-100% 935 - 1000

A- 90-93% 934 - 895

B+ 87-89% 894 - 865

B 83-86% 864 - 825

B- 80-82% 824 - 795

C+ 77-79% 794 - 765

C 73-76% 764 - 725

C- 70-72% 724 - 695

D+ 67-69% 694 - 665

D 63-66% 664 - 625

D- 60-62% 624 - 595

F Below 59% 594

Submitting Assignments
All assignments, unless otherwise announced, MUST be submitted to the designated area of Canvas. Do
not submit an assignment via email.

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Assignment due dates follow Arizona Standard time. Click the following link to access the Time Converter
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(http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/) to ensure you account for the difference in Time Zones. Note:
Arizona does not observe daylight savings time.

Grading Procedure
Grades reflect your performance on assignments and adherence to deadlines. Grades on assignments will
be available within 72 hours of the due date in the Gradebook.

Class Participation
Actively participating in class discussions is key to your intellectual growth in this course. I encourage you to
read the articles and your peers’ posts closely and respond thoughtfully. These discussions will help you
deepen your understanding of the practices you are developing as a Writing Mentor.

Additionally, the feedback that is provided is intended to help improve your writing; consider this an
opportunity to learn to be open to the suggestions from other writers.

Late or Missed Assignments

Meeting the deadline for each assignment, whether that is a discussion post, draft, or final deadline, is
important to continuing to grow as a Writing Mentor. If you need additional time to complete an assignment, I
ask you to please notify me in advance of the due date.

Follow the appropriate University policies to request an accommodation for religious practices
(http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd304-04.html) or to accommodate a missed assignment due to
University-sanctioned activities (http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd304-02.html) .

Communicating With the Instructor

Community Forum
This course uses a discussion topic called "Community Forum" for general questions and comments about
the course. Prior to posting a question or comment, check the syllabus, announcements, and existing posts
to ensure it's not redundant. You are encouraged to respond to the questions of your classmates.

Email questions of a personal nature to your instructor. You can expect a response within 72 hours.

Chat
The Chat tool in Canvas allows students and teachers to interact in real time. Use Chat only for informal
course-related conversations unless your instructor informs you otherwise. Chat is not ideal for questions
about assignments; instructors are not required to monitor it and conversations may be buried or lost.

Email
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ASU email is an official means of communication (http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm107-03.html)

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among students, faculty, and staff. Students are expected to read and act upon email in a timely fashion.
Students bear the responsibility of missed messages and should check their ASU-assigned email regularly.

All instructor correspondence will be sent to your ASU email account.

ASU Online Course Policies

View the ASU Online Course Policies (https://asuonline-dev.asu.edu/qm-template/CanvasQM/qm-
policies.html)

Accessibility Statements
View the ASU Online Student Accessibility (https://asuonline-dev.asu.edu/qm-template/CanvasQM/qm-
accessibility.html) page to review accessibility statements for common tools and resources used in ASU
Online courses.

If any other tools are used in this course, links to the accessibility statements will be listed below this
sentence.

Syllabus Disclaimer
The syllabus is a statement of intent and serves as an implicit agreement between the instructor and the
student. Every effort will be made to avoid changing the course schedule but the possibility exists that
unforeseen events will make syllabus changes necessary. Remember to check your ASU email and the
course site often.

Course Summary:

Date Details

Module 1: Submit FERPA Agreement

 due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593644)
Sat Aug 24, 2019
Consent Form
 (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593650)
due by 11:59pm

Module 2: Emerging Practice Discussion Post

Thu Aug 29, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593631)

Sun Sep 1, 2019  Module 2: Emerging Practice Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 3: Dialogic Practice Discussion

Thu Sep 5, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593632)

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Date Details
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Sun Sep 8, 2019  Module 3: Dialogic Practice Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 4: What Makes a Literacy Narrative Discussion

Thu Sep 12, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593633)

Module 4: DLN Reflection 1

 due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593645)
Sun Sep 15, 2019

 Module 4: What Makes a Literacy Narrative Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 5: Writing Conferences Discussion

Thu Sep 19, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593634)

Module 5: DLN Reflection 2

 due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593646)
Sun Sep 22, 2019

 Module 5: Writing Conferences Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 6: Literacy Myths Discussion

Thu Sep 26, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593635)

Module 6: DLN Reflection 3

 due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593647)
Sun Sep 29, 2019

 Module 6: Literacy Myth Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 7: Digital Literacy Narrative Rough Draft and Peer

Thu Oct 3, 2019  Review (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593648) due by 11:59pm

Sun Oct 6, 2019  Module 7: DLN Peer Review to do: 11:59pm

Module 8: Assignment: Final Digital Literacy Narrative

Thu Oct 10, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593649)

Module 9: Portfolio Discussion

 due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593637)
Thu Oct 17, 2019

 Module 9: Create Your Teaching Portfolio to do: 11:59pm

Sun Oct 20, 2019  Module 9: Portfolio Discussion Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 10: Empowering Student Writers Discussion

Thu Oct 24, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593636)

Module 10: Empowering Student Writers Discussion Peer

Sun Oct 27, 2019  Response to do: 11:59pm

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Date Details
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Module 11: Accessibility and Inclusivity Discussion
Thu Oct 31, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593638)

Module 11: Accessibility and Inclusivity Discussion Peer

Sun Nov 3, 2019  Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 12: Race and Writing Assessment Discussion

Thu Nov 7, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593639)

Module 12: Race and Writing Assessment Discussion Peer

Sun Nov 10, 2019  Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 13: Second Language and Multilanguage Writers

Thu Nov 14, 2019  Discussion due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593641)

Module 13: Second Language and Multilanguage Writers

Sun Nov 17, 2019  Discussion Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 14: Anti-Racist Assessment Discussion

Thu Nov 21, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/882276)

Sun Nov 24, 2019  Module 14: Anti-Racist Assessment Discussion Peer Response to do: 11:59pm

Module 16: Teaching Portfolio Rough Draft and Peer Review

Thu Dec 5, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593642)

Sun Dec 8, 2019  Module 16: Digital Teaching Portfolio Peer Review to do: 11:59pm

Module 16: Final Teaching Portfolio

Wed Dec 11, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593643)

Optional: Consent Form Submission

Sun Dec 22, 2019  due by 11:59pm
(https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/28249/assignments/593651)

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