Week

Topic

Required reading

Assignment/ activities

Wk 1

2/26

Face to face meeting in the classroom

Introduction to American higher education

Kerr, Clark. (2001)The Idea of a Multiversity. The Uses of the University. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001.

1.       Lecture

2.       worksheet completion

Wk 2

3/5

American Higher Education in the contemporary development.

Recurrent education :

"Going back to School"(Video tape)

1.      video-watching

2.      on-line discussion

Wk 3

3/12

Debate

Research VS. Teaching

Classroom participation

Wk 4

3/19

The Status of American Colleges and Universities

1. Academic Reputation

2. Ranking and Taxonomy

1. Robert J. Morse and Samuel M. Flanigan, "America's Best Colleges 2003: How we rank schools"  U.S. News and World Report, 2002

2. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2000 ed. Menlo Park, Calif.: 2001.

1.      lecture

2.      worksheet completion

Wk 5

3/26

St. Louis University

 Video tape: Introduction to one of American universities

1.      video watching

2.      listening comprehension drill

3.      on-line discussion

Wk 6

4/2

Oral Presentation

Analyze one of American institutions based on the Carnegie Classification and U.S. News Report

Classroom participation

Wk 7

4/9

Globalization

1. What does globalization mean?

2. Will University of Phoenix Replace the Ivy League?

3. Can Colleges and Universities Survive in the Information Age?

Lecture/ audio tape

Wk 8

4/16

Oral Presentation

Classroom participation

Wk 9

4/23

Mid-term

Re

Wk 10

4/30

Introduction to ISD Model

Wk 11

5/7

Online Group Discussion (1)

Wk 12

5/14

1. Introduction of characters of different instructional media.

2. Pros and cons of instructional media in class

Wk 13

5/21

Online Group Discussion (2)

Wk 14

5/28

Group Presentation

Wk 15

6/4

1. Integration with instructional technology in higher education.

2. Distance learning in higher education. (Case Study)

Wk 16

6/11

Online Group Discussion (3)

Wk 17

6/18

Final Exam