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presented by: Harpreet Kochhar and Michelle Rivers
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Harpreet Kochhar, BA, MA (English), MA (Education) Professor and Coordinator, Office Administration Program
Michelle Rivers, BASProfessor, Office Administration Program
Co-authors of COLLEGE KEYBOARDING 18th Canadian Edition
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AGENDA
– Introduction– Textbook editing process– How we teach Computerized Document
Production course
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Durham College - Office Administration
• Common first year• Three 2nd yr specialty options: Executive, Legal, Medical• 1st yr intake averages about 150 students• Teaching at Durham College’s Office Administration -
10+ yrs • College Keyboarding textbook used for many years
Durham College Office Administration Program Guide
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Office Admin Curriculum: Keyboarding only, Lessons 1-25 are same in both texts 1-25 & 1-55Keyboarding1st year, semester 12 hpw X 14 wks
Office Admin Curriculum: Basic Word ProcessingLessons 26-55 used for Computerized Document Production Level I1st year, semester 14 hpw X 14 wks
Office Admin Curriculum: Advanced Word ProcessingLessons 56-120 used for Computerized Document Production Level 21st year, semester 25 hpw X 14 wks
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Four-tiered multi-faceted skills approach throughout built into each lesson:– Skill: Keyboarding – Skill: Microsoft Word Software– Skill: Office Documents and Procedures– Skill: Communications
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College Keyboarding 18th Edition
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Skill: Keyboarding
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Skill: Microsoft Word Software
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Skill: Communication
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Skill: Office Procedures and Documents
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The Textbook ProcessEvery single word is read, checked, tested, vetted, re-checked by many
people:• Co-authors • Developmental Editor• Acquisitions Editor/Publisher• Technical Reviewers • KPD Software Experts• Copy Editor• Proofreading Editor• Content/Production Editor• Our students: 150+ each year
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Acquisitions Editor
TEAM
Copy and Production Managing
Editor
Executive Marketing Manager
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150+ students working through each document and drill provide invaluable feedback for revision and clarification at the instructional level
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Correction
Revision
Clarification
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More Details
Visual References
Canadian Content
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Canadian Content
Updated Terminology
Clarification
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Balanced cultural, gender and geographical national representation
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Million Eyes - Reviewed
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New Additions:• Module 1 covers Alphabetic keys and Module 2 covers Figure and Symbol Keys
• Module 3 introduces Word 2010 Basics, not Word 2007 Basics
• Module 4, “Correspondence Review” – students assess and edit their own work.
• Module 12 “Reports with Bibliography and Citations” teaches students the important skill of creating a bibliography
• Module 15 “Meeting, Travel, and News Documents,” covers Minutes with Track Changes, Itinerary, and Agenda. All essential components, especially for Exec. Admins.
• Module 16 “Legal and Medical Documents” sneak preview of each specialty. Great for one-year certificate programs that don’t have the second-year specialization program.
• NEW REFERENCE GUIDES: Three new reference guides include: Windows 7, File Management, and Web Based Computing: Cloud computing and Web 2.0.
• Projects
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How We Teach• We use WebCT• Everything is electronic• Files uploaded by Friday 2 p.m. the week before they
are used. Students read/print as needed, they decide when to print, minimal printing
• Absent students – follow WebCT site
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We post• Subject outline• Faculty timetable and contact information• Weekly lesson plan for each week• Weekly lab instructions• Weekly quiz - multiple-choice true/false, marked
by WebCT, password protected, time-limited• Announcements• Samples, text files, additional handouts• Web links
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PLAN COMP 2320 Week 1 - 2011 COMPLETE
ITEM/DESCRIPTION
SECT
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SECT
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SECT
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DAY ONE Greetings – Self-Introduction & contact information Course Outline (handout)
Go over entire course outline in detail
How the course will run most weeks: First class of week:
1.Performance Assessment on previous week’s material. 2.Lecture. 3.Lab: there will be a solutions manual available at the front of the
classroom with the lab solutions in for you to check your work as you complete documents. Your teacher will collect one un-announced document for grading.
Second class of week: 1.In-class Lab Assignment – submitted by the end of the DAY, late
assignments are NOT accepted. KPD2 software – sign in, try out an assessment within it, teacher-selected.
Discuss the use and how students will now complete and submit their labs. Lecture – Lesson 61, 62, 63 – Home, Insert, Page LayoutTab Commands
Lab – hand out and discuss lab. Check the solutions manual as you work. DAY TWO Work on Week 1 Lab 1 for submission via KPD2 by the end of day two’s
class.
Subject Outline Lesson Plan
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Computerized Document Production Level 2• 1st year, semester 2• 5 hpw X 14 wks• Delivered twice per week: 2 hrs/3 hrs or 3 hrs/2 hrs• Established routine – students know exactly what to expect
First class:
•KPD Warmup•Take up lab• Quiz• Assessment• Lecture• Lab
First class:
•KPD Warmup•Take up lab• Quiz• Assessment• Lecture• Lab
Second class:
• Lecture continued and/or review
• Lab work• Extra help
Second class:
• Lecture continued and/or review
• Lab work• Extra help
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Students complete the Module Warmup through KPD while faculty get set up
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Take up Lab• Students open submitted
assignments from WebCT or KPD• Faculty open Word solution
document or KPD and display on presenter
• Students identify and correct errors in their documents with a pen, promotes self-correction, proofreading
• Another opportunity to review difficult concepts
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Quiz in WebCT• Instant feedback• *Attendance strategy* assessments and
quizzes: no make-ups, end of term ends with a bonus assessment & quiz/drop lowest quiz mark
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Module Assessment• Choose an assessment from
previous week’s module content
• Use KPD software • *Learning strategy* gives
students a week to practise concepts from the previous week’s Module, promotes attendance, for marks
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Module Lecture• Demonstrate with presenter while students follow along - “show & do”• *Lecture strategy* have students type & format
a letter before teaching letter format guidelines, show them what they’re missing, what they didn’t think of
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Lab Instructions• End the first class with
the Lab instructions, time permitting they can start lab
• Decide if you will allow students to work at home or not, KPD can be done via Web Reporter
RIVERS
REQUIRED WORK – YOU COMPLETE ALL DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE DUE DATE, NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCEPTED. MAKE SURE YOU PRINT THE RESULTS OF YOUR WORK EACH TIME YOU COMPLETE A SESSION. ABSOLUTELY NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCEPTED.
LESSONS 61-63: Complete all assignment work within KPD2 unless instructed otherwise.
1) 61-d1, page 301 2) 62-d1, page 309 3) 62-d2, page 309 4) 63-d1, page 315
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Second Class• Continue lecture for difficult concepts or review lecture• *Learning strategy* incorporate into review a tip or two here
and there, demo a shortcut, demo common mistakes & solutions
• Lab work time for students to practise, practise, practise• Extra help – faculty assist one-on-one, individualized learning• Students bring questions to this period• Some students bring in work completed and check it all
against the solution binder prior to submission
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Classroom Strategies• Solution Binder – remains in the room for students to compare their own work against, helps to promote proofreading, self-evaluationand self-correcting• KPD submission – Web Reporter• File submission to WebCT Assignment Folder, helps prevent
plagiarism, also backup for students in case of lost files• Grading – assigning many documents, selecting one unannounced
document for printing and submission for grading