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1. iLearn@america University of California – Berkeley College Writing 2.2x Embassy of the United States of America
2. MOOC MOOC – Massive Open Online Course 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 Embassy of the United States of America
3. Details Register at www.edx.org Courses & weekly assignments released on Thursdays at 11:00pm, Jakarta time. All e-textbooks are optional, no purchases required. Embassy of the United States of America
4. College Writing 2.2x Course Outline 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. Embassy of the United States of America
5. iLearn @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, 6:00-7:30pmDraft Essay Review Embassy of the United States of America
6. Weekly Unit Components 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 Embassy of the United States of America
7. Online Discussion Post to discussion boards Dedicated ‘problem’ discussion area Embassy of the United States of America
8. 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 Embassy of the United States of America