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A Recommended Schedule

Below is a schedule to help you pace yourself through this eQuest project. You shouldn't be doing any of these activities later than what is suggested here, but if you want to do some of these things sooner than indicated, that's fine! Notice that I'm asking you to try some of the exercises more than once. The links below will take you to the various eQuest pages that describe these activities. Be sure to carefully read those pages before attempting these activities.


Week 1

Browse through the whole eQuest site and become familiar with the different sections and how to get to them. Be sure to reread these sections when you attempt the various activities. In this first week pay special attention to the sections What is eQuest?, Assessment and Setting Goals, and Your Privacy in Cyberspace.

Locate and join at least three online groups. Set up folders to store communications from the groups. Begin observing those groups.

Begin locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

Begin researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

Begin reading articles in the Life Online section

Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email


Week 2

Try the exercise in Freeform Browsing called "Wander on Your Own." Describe the results in your progress report.

Try the exercise in Freeform Browsing called "Random Link Generators." Describe the results in your progress report.

- Continue observing your online groups - Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 3

Send a message introducing yourself to your online groups

Begin establishing one-on-one relationships with people online. Set up a folder or mailbox to store those communications.

If you haven't already done so, start communicating with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic .

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 4

Start participating in the discussions of your online groups

Do the "Creative Keyboarding Exercise" in the section Using Different Online Modalities. Include that exercise in your weekly progress report.

Experiment with Online Tests and Interactive Programs. Describe your experience in your weekly progress report.

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 5

Discuss an article, web site, test, program, etc. with people you know online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Try again the exercise in Freeform Browsing called "Wander on Your Own." Describe the results in your progress report.

- Try again the exercise in Freeform Browsing called "Random Link Generators." Describe the results in your progress report.


Week 6

If you haven't already done so, tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

If you haven't already done so, tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

If you haven't already done so, bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

If you haven't already done so, bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Discuss an article, web site, test, program, etc. with people you know online (see the Integration section.

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Experiment again with Online Tests and Interactive Programs. Describe your experience in your weekly progress report.

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 7

Do exercises 1 & 2 "Searching for Sights and Sounds" in the section Locating and Evaluating Information. Describe the results in your weekly progress report.

Reread the section Using Different Online Modalities. What other modalities do you find interesting and might want to try? Write about that in your progress report.

If you have a one-on-one relationship with someone who belongs to one of your online groups, discuss your ideas about the group with that person (see the Integration section)

Arrange to meet online companions in-person or to talk on the phone (see the Integration section)

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Continue to tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Discuss an article, web site, test, program, etc. with people you know online (see the Integration section.

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 8

Do the exercise "Imagining the Person" in the section One-on-One Relationships and describe the results in your weekly progress report.

Do the exercise "Hearing Your Voice" in the section One-on-One Relationships and describe the results in your weekly progress report.

Do the exercise "Expressive Email" in the Integration section.

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Discuss an article, web site, test, program, etc. with people you know online (see the Integration section.

- Continue to tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 9

Do the "Vision Quest" exercise in the section Freeform Browsing. Describe the results in your progress report.

Do the "Felt Sense" exercise in the section Integration

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Continue to tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Discuss an article, web site, test, program, etc. with people you know online (see the Integration section.

- Continue locating, reading, and evaluating online information related to your topic

- Continue researching hardcopy information related to your topic.

- Continue reading articles in the Life Online section

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 10

Do the exercise "Reviewing the Archive" in the section online groups section. Describe the results in your weekly progress report.

Do the exercise "Reviewing the relationship" in the section One-on-One Relationships. Describe the results in your weekly progress report.

Begin writing first draft your paper.

Begin creating your webpage.

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Continue to tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Experiment again with Online Tests and Interactive Programs. Describe your experience in your weekly progress report.

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email


Week 11

If you have had any dreams about computers or your project, do the exercise "Integrating the Subconscious" exercise in the Integration section.

- Continue to develop one-on-one relationships with people online.

- Continue participating in the discussions of your online groups

- Continue to tell online companions about your offline life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to tell offline companions about your online life (see the Integration section)

- Continue to communicate with offline companions online (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your online behavior offline (see the Integration section)

- Continue to bring your offline behavior online (see the Integration section)

- Try again the exercise "Imagining the Person" in the section One-on-One Relationships and describe the results in your weekly progress report.

- Try again the exercise "Hearing Your Voice" in the section One-on-One Relationships and describe the results in your weekly progress report.

- Try again the exercise "Expressive Email" in the Integration section.

- Continue writing first draft of your paper.

- Continue creating your web page.

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email



Week 12

Do the "Your Relationship with Me" exercise in the section One-on-One Relationships. Write about that in your weekly progress report.

Do the exercise "Getting Feedback on Your Web Page" in the section Creating a Web Page.

- Continue writing first draft your paper.

- Make journal entries during the week and submit your weekly progress report in an email


Week 13

Send me the first draft your paper before the end of the last week of classes (I'll make suggestions for changes and will send it back)


Final Exam Week

Send me the final draft of your paper.

YOU'RE DONE! CONGRATS!