Learning Environment 

--Diane C. Boehm, Saginaw Valley State University 

All of my students in [myWriting and] Cyberspace course were new to electronic job searches and resumes . . . [One] assignment, "Design a Project," required students to submit a brief proposal about a project relevant to their career goals; we conferenced about these and students provided some criteria for the evaluation rubric, to adapt our general rubric to their specific project. I especially liked the web pages several students designed that were a synthesis of their own work and work of other students in the class; the collaborative "publishing" was rewarding for everyone in the class. One of the students has already had an article about her project published in LIBLINE; several others will do the same. For most students, this is their first "publication" and they are thrilled.. . . They learned a tremendous amount from this project-- and several have already submitted on-line resumes for jobs. I plan to offer some campus workshops this fall using the resources gathered by the class . . . Students also use the Internet for research in many ways. We talk about how to evaluate the credibility of Internet resources. (next entry)