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Online OUTLOOK
Monthly Newsletter of UWA Online
ISSUE 06 February 2011
UWA Saturday Game Plan P.1
Spotlight: Dr. Green-Burns P.2
Slanguage P. 2
Teacher Leader EdS P.3
UWA Saturday Game Plan Set for February 19
Financial aid professionals will be volunteering February 19 as UWA Online and
Financial Aid host UWA Saturday Game Plan in association with College Goal
Sunday. The event is focused on assisting students and their families in opening
the door to financial aid.
The free program is designed to assist Alabama high school seniors seeking undergraduate admission to a college or technical school in 2011 in filing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is required for students
to be considered for federal and state grants, loans and scholarships at most
colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools nationwide. College students must also file the FAFSA and are welcomed to participate in UWA Saturday Game Plan.
GETTING STARTED
Complete Online Application
https://secure.uwa.edu/application/
onlineundergrad/appform.htm
Create an Account
http://uwa.edu and select “Need an Account?”
Register for Courses
Students and their parents/legal guardians can attend either a morning or afternoon session. The sessions begin at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Bell Conference
Center. A complimentary lunch for participants in both sessions will be served
at the Bell Conference Center at 11:30 a.m.
http://secure.uwa.edu/application/
reg_ug/
Each session will be split into groups to receive assistance in filing the FAFSA
from computer labs in Bibb Graves Hall and the Tutwiler Library. Groups will be
divided depending on the type tax form that they have filed. The UWA College of
Business is making tax professionals available to assist students and parents/
guardians who have not yet filed their income tax forms to confidentially do so.
http://www.uwa.edu/academics/areas/
registrar/calendars/
Parents/guardians should bring completed 2010 IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2
Forms and other 2010 income and benefits information. Students who worked
last year should bring their income information. Students 24 years of age or
older may attend alone and bring their own completed 2010 IRS 1040 tax return, W-2 Form or other 2010 income and benefits information.
Check the Calendar
Questions
1-877-892-1835 or online@uwa.edu
Dictionary Bound?
Fluidity of our Language Brings Words From
Slanguage to More Conventional Use
With the English language always
evolving and fluid, new words and
definitions spring from a neverending fountain. Following are some
that have recently made a move
from “slanguage” to more conventional use. See how many you
recognize … or use daily.
Career veneer (adj) A thin layer of potential for career advancement that an
employer paints on a job.
Catastrophize (v) To present a situation as worse than it is.
Chillax (v) To calm down and relax.
Cougar (n) Older woman who dates
younger men.
Cyberchondriac (n) Someone who
imagines physical ailments after reading
about them online.
E-acquaintance (n) A person known to
another only through social networking.
Overleveraged (adj) Having taken on
too much debt.
Riff (v) To wax on extensively on a particular subject.
Rock (v) To do something in a very confident way.
Screenior citizen (n) A senior who
spends all their time in front of the computer or television screen.
Sheeple (n) Unquestioning followers (a
combination of people and sheep).
Soft skills (n) Opposite of hard skills;
attributes that are not learned
Ecotistical (adj) Having an inflated ego
because of one’s strong ecological practices.
Thingsgetting Day (n) The day after
Thanksgiving, when shoppers go crazy.
Frenemy (n) An enemy disguised as a
friend.
Tongue typo (n) When someone knows
what they want to type, but trips over
their words.
Green-collar (adj) Of, relating to, or
involving actions for protecting the natural environment.
Hater (n) Negative person; someone
who expresses their extreme hostility.
Heart (v) To like or love very much.
Locavore (n) A person who primarily
eats locally grown food.
Matchy-matchy (adj) Excessively color
-coordinated.
Meme (n) Image, video or phrase
passed electronically on the Internet.
Nonversation (n) A conversation that
seems meaningless or without logic.
Truthiness (n) Quality of seeming true.
Online Spotlight:
Dr. Barry Green-Burns
Associate professor of counselor
education and
president of the
UWA Faculty Senate, Dr. Barry
Green-Burns is in
his 16th year at UWA. He was a
pioneer of the online program at
UWA.
Born William B. Green, the son
of a B-29 pilot, his father was
killed over Russia when GreenBurns was an infant. His mother
remarried William W. Burns,
hence the name, William B.
Green-Burns.
After earning a BA from Spring
Hill College, he earned masters
degrees in counseling and history from Troy.
A teacher in in Montgomery
from 1969 to 1973, Green-Burns
was hired as a counselor/
recruiter/financial aid officer at
Wallace Community College in
1973.
After earning his Ph.D. at Alabama, he went to work as a
therapist at Indian Rivers Community Mental Health Center,
eventually becoming director of
children’s services, running a
group home for delinquents and
shelter care, as well as doing
adult therapy, working with after care clients and facilitating
substance abuse groups.
Unfriend (v) To remove someone from
a list of personal associates on a social
networking site.
After entering private practice in
Tuscaloosa, Green-Burns came
to UWA and taught both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Webisode (n) Episode made specifically
for online viewing.
The father of two adult daughters, Green-Burns and his 8year-old son William live in
Livingston with a boxer, a tortoise, two birds, a fish and a cat.
A volunteer in the Sumter
County school system, he is currently facilitating groups for 8th
graders at North Sumter Jr. High
He is a member of St. James
Episcopal Church and a Free Mason.
Computer Requirements
For Online Students
Latest version Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or
Windows 7 (32 bit & 64 bit operating systems).
Remote Proctor does not support nonEnglish operating systems.
Mac OSX vio.5 & vio.6 are supported
512 MB RAM
Degree Program Spotlight: Ed.S Teacher Leader
20 GB of free hard drive space
Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768
To be admitted to this program, the prospective student must meet all requirements for
admission to the School of Graduate Studies and hold valid master’s level certification in
any teaching field or area of instructional support. Three years of full time teaching experience in a P-12 setting and a portfolio are also mandatory.
REQUIRED COURSES
SEMESTER HOURS
IL 651 Mentoring Strategies and Professional Learning Communities
3
IL 652 Organizational Leadership
3
TL 655 Literacy & Numeracy Coaching and Content Learning
3
TL 656 Standards Based Teacher Leadership
3
IL 657 Problem Based Experiences I
3
IL 658 Problem Based Experiences II
3
ED 601 Curriculum Design
3
ED 604 Advanced Educational Research
High speed Internet connection (DSL, Cable
or LAN) is required. Dialup, cellular high
speed and satellite Internet service is not
supported for use with the Remote Proctor
IMPORTANT DATES
Feb 4
Registration deadline for
Spring 1 Comps
Feb 7
Last day to drop class without academic penalty
Feb 18
Online Comp Exams for all
masters degrees
3
Feb 24
Spring 2 application deadline
EE 627 Educational Assessment
3
March 4 End of Spring 1 Session
EE 628 School Reform Models
3
Total Required
30
March 5 Break between session begins
With the exception of courses with prerequisites, courses may be taken in any order.
Special Education Requirement: Students who have not previously met the special
education requirement must take a general survey course in special education (SE 500).
GPA: Students must maintain a GPA of 3.25 overall and no grade less than a “B” can be
counted in the program.
Comprehensive Examination: A passing score on the Livetext Comprehensive Portfolio
Assessment which comprehensively assesses mastery of the curriculum of the teacher
leader program.
Application for Degree: Each candidate for an Education Specialist degree must apply
for the degree through the Registrar’s Office no later than the semester prior to the
semester in which he/she expects to meet requirements for the degree.
Application for Certification: Upon satisfactory completion of requirements for the
specialist degree (including the State approved professional education requirements and
experience) students who initially held or met requirements for an Alabama Class A
Professional Certificate will qualify for the appropriate Alabama Class AA Professional
Certificate. Out-of-state students should check carefully the requirements of their
respective states.
Transfer Courses: With the approval of the Dean of the College of Education, up to nine
(9) hours of applicable graduate credit may be transferred into this program, if not used
for certification at the master’s level. No transfer credit below the grade of “B” is
acceptable. No transfer credit over nine (9) years old will be accepted.
March 13 Break ends
Upcoming Professional Exhibits & Education Fairs
March 10-13
NSTA — San Francisco, CA
Dr. Jodie Winship, Linda Paparella, Kent Partridge
March 24-25
Tennessee Library Association — Murphreesboro, TN
Dr. Susan Cordell
April 4-8
National Head Start — Kansas City, MO
Dr. Kathy Chandler, Dr. Andrea Minear
April 13-16
NCTM — Indianapolis, IN
Dr. Elizabeth Hohn, Dr. Dana Cleghorn, Florence Williams
Advisors for UWA Online Students
Call 1.877.892.1835 or email online@uwa.edu
Libba Barger
Lisa Rhodes
Florence Williams
The University of West Alabama
Division of Online Programs
UWA Station 46
Livingston, AL 35470
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