Frank Coffman's Academic Home Page

Just Published:
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems
selected and edited, with commentary by
Prof. Frank Coffman
available at lulu.com

SPRING SEMESTER 2010
ATTENTION SPRING 2010 STUDENTS
TRADITIONAL CLASSES: ENG 103, LIT 142,
JRN 105, 110, 205, 210
And ENG 103 HONORS

Syllabi and Agendae NOTE: Clicking .doc format files will download the file. Common Syllabus (Web Page/HTML format)
Common Syllabus (Microsoft Word .doc format)
LIT 142 Syllabus (Web Page/HTML format)
LIT 142 Syllabus (Microsoft Word .doc format)
ENG 103 and 103H Syllabi (Web Page/HTML format)
ENG 103 and 103H Syllabi (Microsoft Word .doc format)
IMPORTANT LINKS FOR ENG 103 (For Traditional, Honors, and Internet Sections) UNIT ONE - Horror & Supernatural Literature
AUDIOLECTURES (files require free Real Player)
LINK TO FREE REAL PLAYER from real.com
WEBOUTS
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS IN ONLINE/INTERNET-DELIVERED COURSES:
This semester: ENG 103 INT (Internet)

First, for the online course, your course syllabi and agendas will be available HERE on MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2010, but you should do the following at your earliest convenience:
You should read "Online Courses: Some Perspectives" (linked directly below this paragraph)
Second, IMPORTANT and REQUIRED: CLICK AND READ THIS LINK >> "Online Courses: Some Perspectives"
Third, You should read the other introductions and overviews listed directly below this paragraph-AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in order to self-evaluate your own readiness for online instruction. One misconception about online education is that the course will be somehow easier than the traditional course. This is decidedly NOT the case. Another misconception regarding summer courses is that they will cover less content and require less reading and fewer writings than the traditional semester length course. This is also decidedly NOT the case. Add both these misconceptions together, and you will be much surprised by the pace, the academic rigor, and the actually increased difficulty of an online course - especially one squeezed into a summer term of half the normal length. REQUIRED: READ #s 1 and 2 below and also REQUIRED: take at least four (4) of the readiness-for-online-instruction surveys (also linked directly below [these are #s 3 through 9: do any four (4) and more to all if possible] to evaluate your readiness for an online course --
1) http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp
2) http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/strengths.asp

3) http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp
4) http://www.onlinelearning.net/ole/holwselfassess.html?s=329.w000i060j.095k519f20
5) http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/distlearn/minicrs/OnlineForm.htm
6) http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/sped/gifteded/quiz.asp
7) http://www.thenicc.edu/courses/teachnology/online_survey_scale.htm
8) http://www.sdbor.edu/euc/prospective/success_quiz.htm
9) http://www.ilcco.net/GED/GED.cfm

ALSO: download and take my own "Readiness Survey" (a PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader)

ATTENTION -- BOTH Traditional AND Online Students)
Logging in to the EdNet system for the first time:

go to the web gateway for EdNet: http://ednet.rvc.cc.il.us
first time log-in ID = your student ID #. NOTE: You may need to type an asterisk after your student ID #. Try it first without, then with asterisk - - if the first method fails.
initial password = your date of birth as a six digit number YearMonthDay (example: 010189 for Jan. 1, 1989)
NOTE: It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you download the client software (FirstClass) for EdNet and that you NOT go through the web gateway -- lots of trouble with AOL and other front end gateways to the web conflicting with EdNet (very slow and ineffective)

(ONLINE STUDENTS) -- Finding your course conference folder: From your EdNet Desktop:
Go through these folders: CONFERENCES>CLASSES > Then find your section. It will likely have my name "Coffman" and the section number(s) associated with it. Be sure you access the correct conference folder for your section, since I have two this term. [NOTE: It is also a very good idea to put your course conference folder on your EdNet Desktop. Do this by selecting your section from the menu of courses and then clicking the "Add to Desktop" icon button at the top of the window.]