Embassy of the United States of America
iLearn@america
University of California – BerkeleyCollege Writing 2.2x
Embassy of the United States of America
MOOC
MOOC• free• designed for online user• anyone with internet
connection can enroll• iLearn @america will expand
on course material, study group, build network
Traditional online courses
• charge tuition• carry credit • limit enrollment
MOOC – Massive Open Online Course
Embassy of the United States of America
• Register at www.edx.org
• Courses & weekly assignments released on Thursdays at 11:00pm, Jakarta time.
• All e-textbooks are
optional, no purchases required.
Details
Embassy of the United States of America
Week 1 – Vocabulary Development
Week 2 – Understanding Tone and Diction
Week 3 – Common Errors in Writing
Week 4 – Advanced Process Writing First draft of the essay due this week.
Week 5 – Advanced Revising, Proofreading, Editing Final draft of the final paper due this week.
College Writing 2.2x Course Outline
iLearn @america
Embassy of the United States of America
January 25, 1:00-3:00pm Vocabulary Development
January 30, 6:00-7:30pm Tone & Diction
February 8, 1:00-3:00pm Common Errors in Writing
February 20, 6:00-7:30pm Draft Essay Review
Embassy of the United States of America
Video • PowerPoint with voiceover • Hosted on YouTube - download from course platform • Captions available on all course videos
Readings • Sample texts • Explanatory texts
Activities • Quizzes • Practice writing • Discussion/Feedback
Weekly Unit Components
• Post to discussion boards
• Dedicated ‘problem’ discussion area
Embassy of the United States of America
Online Discussion
Embassy of the United States of America
Certificates• U.S. Embassy - @america certificate
• Certificate for participation in all sessions• February 20 ceremony• Lottery for Amazon Kindle Fire
• Berkeley certificate of completion• Students must have a score of 50% or higher to get a
certificate • Download e-certificate about 1 week after the end of
class