Week One

Lesson 1 Introducing Women's Studies Virtually

Monday, May 15- Wednesday, May 17

Introduction to class materials and policies, introduction to course website and weblog

Reading Due by Monday @ 8am :

1. Read your syllabus
2. Read the course website and weblog
3. Read your classmates' and group mates' introductions

Homework Due by Wednesday @ noon :

1. Buy course textbooks:
   1. Women's Voices, Feminist Visions (WVFV)
   2. Feminism is for Everybody (FIFE)
   3. Bust Guide to the New Girl Order (BUST)
2. Logon to the course website www.cyberfem.org and read about our course
3. Register for the course website and weblog by selecting a username (screen name should not be your real name!) and password
4. Select an avatar for your user profile
5. Post your introduction on the General Class Forum
6. Comment on Discussion Blog One
7. Take Quiz #1 on ANGEL (Open only on Monday)
8. Sign up for your Formal Discussion Blog Post and your Critical Reflection Paper:
   1. Log in to the course website
   2. Locate the WS001 People section of the green Menu Bar on the left of the course website
   3. Select My Learning Group from the Menu
   4. Select from the available lessons in the drop down menu
   5. Click the Sign Up button

Lesson 2 Introducing Feminism

Wednesday, May 17- Friday, May 19

Reading Due by Wednesday @ noon :

1. FIFE Introduction (p. vii-x) & Feminist Politics (p. 1-6)
2. WVFV A Day Without Feminism (p. 30-33)
3. BUST Our Womanly Ways (p. 1-7)

Homework Due by Friday @ 5pm :

1. Take Quiz #2 on ANGEL (Open on Wednesday only)
2. Post comments on the Discussion Blog Two (minimum 2 comments, 10hrs apart)
3. Introduce yourself to your group members in the Message Board and begin work on your first group project (due Friday, May 26)
4. Surf around the website and become familiar with things
5. REMINDER: Group #3 should prepare their Formal Discussion Blog Posts and their Critical Reflection Essay for Lesson 3