Spring 2011 Handmade Semester

About

Similar in theory to a Spring 2011 semester you might see students completing at a college or university near you, but this one was "handmade" by moi.

Classes

Open Governance and Learning

@ Peer 2 Peer University

Six week course with work assigned in the syllabus.
portfolio:

Goal:
- Complete each week's work and be a vibrant member on the forums.

L540: ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment Approaches

@ Indiana University Bloomington's School of Education

Four month course that's my final one to finish my EFL/ESL Program via Distance Education.
Goal:
- Get an A.

Novice Japanese Class

@ the Chicago Japan Information Center

Meets for an hour weekly.
Goal:
- Add grammar to my spoke Japanese, but not too much that I don't enjoy studying.
Selected Class Work:
- 31 Jan 2011 | Conjugating the te-form. Mnemonic device: singing conjugations to the tune of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Cf. JOSHU - Japanese Online Self-Help Utility | Te-form songs

ACC164 - Microsoft Excel for Accountants

@ Oakton Community College

Four weekly classes for four-ish hours each.
Goal:
- Get an A+.

Inspiration

Alison Jean Cole's Handmade Master's
Leigh Blackall's PhD by Publication

Changelog

Version	Date & Time	Details
0.11	28 Feb 2011 @ 17:30 USA CT	Expanded information about Novice Japanese class.
0.1	21 Feb 2011 @ 18:30 USA CT	Started the document, added "About", "Classes", "Changelog" and "Copyright" sections. Classes include name, location, time and goals.

Copyright

Copyright (C) 2011 Charles Jeffrey Danoff
The text and html of this document I wrote are dedicated to the public domain with all rights released by me, Charles.