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LTCY 523
Diagnostic Reading Procedures for Classroom Teachers
I will be your instructor in this course, so let me begin by introducing myself. My name is Dr. Pam Petty and I live in Carthage, Tennessee with my husband of thirty-one years. I have a seventy-five mile commute each way to the great city of Bowling Green. My husband and I have two children; a son who is twenty-seven and a twenty-five year old daughter. Our daughter married her long-time boyfriend (T. J.) on June 9, 2007 after graduation from the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine. Our son works in the music business in Nashville as a graphic designer and marketing specialist.
My background includes literacy education, elementary education, information sciences, child and family studies, and holistic teaching and learning. I have seven years of experience as a public school teacher and received my doctorate from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. This is my eighth year at Western Kentucky University and I am very impressed with the University, the students, and my colleagues here. I am an Associate Professor and value the experiences and challenges that working at WKU continues to afford me.
I have been designing websites for a little over twelve years and have about 2300 web pages on-line at present; many of them can be accessed through my personal homepage: http://www.pampetty.com. I value the role of technology in education and in our society. I look forward to this course because it combines two passions of mine, literacy and technology. My goal is that all students in this course be successful and that you find taking this course to be a rewarding experience.
I hope to learn more about you soon. Email. SPEAKING of email ... you will be receiving a lot from me, especially at the beginning of the course. You need to make arrangements to check your email every day. You need to frequently check on-line materials I place there for your benefit. We will use some features of Blackboard - I post messages, resources, grades, discussion board prompts, etc. there: http://ecourses.wku.edu. Each email to me should have the following in the subject line: LTCY 523 - followed by a few words about the purpose/topic of your message.
Ok, now that you know a little about me, it is time to know something about the nature of this course and the requirements. Click here to go to the LTCY 523 homepage: LTCY 523 Diagnostic Reading Procedures for Classroom Teachers.
. From there you can find the syllabus and many other sources of information for this course. Good luck and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Dr. Petty
01/05/2008 11:28:08 AM