Sample Courses
Operating Systems
This course was designed to help tech-savvy students prepare for the Windows 7 exam. It is self-paced and is structured around a diagnostic pre-test to determine areas of need, a comprehensive set of simulations to learn the needed skills, an authoritative text for reference and finally a pre-test to ensure students of mastery before attempting the challenging (and expensive) formal exam.
A combination of:
- simulations from Test Out
- diagnostic test from uCertify
- ebook from Microsoft Press
- guidance from instructor
Culturas Latinoamericanos
This course was designed to get students out of a book on Latin American culture and into the culture itself. It draws heavily on Latin American sites and scholarship to give students a guided tour of many facets of Latin American culture.
A combination of:
- historical archives
- professor & student produce videos
- contemporary culture sites
- primary sources
- an RSS feed of daily news
Evaluating Curriculum
This masters level course was designed to help K8 classroom teachers think more formally about curriculum design and evaluation.
A combination of:
- digital textbook from Cengage
- a variety of digital ancillaries to accompany the book
- questions written by the instructors to focus student reading and reflection
- original photography provided by the school’s campus photographer
