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English 104 & 105: Cognitive/rhetorical approach
During this timespan, English 104 moved toward cognitive sequencing of assignments based on studies published by Flowers and Hayes. English 105 moved toward a rhetorical/argumentation approach to further develop student writing. -
AgComm is created.
AgComm is created to implement communication skils into the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies. After the program's success, ISUComm was created ten years later to model its predecessor on a university-wide level. -
Updrafts is published.
Updrafts, a collection of English 104 and 105 student essays becomes available. The collaboration lasted from about 1991 until 1993 and featured student work based on the assignments of English 104 and 105. -
First Computer labs.
The first computer labs are available for students and instructors out in Ross Hall.
Soon after, computer labs were added in dorms and some lecture halls, including: the Towers, Maple, Willow, Larch, Helser, Friley, Roberts, and Durham Hall -
50/50 Cross-cultural sections of 104/105 offered.
50/50 cross-cultural sections of Engilsh 104 and 105 were incorporated into the curriculum to increase diversity and cross-cultural learning within the Freshman English courses. 50/50 sections help American students create a more culturally diverse worldview and helps integrate foreign students into Ameican culture. -
Provost Rollin Richmond and the Faculty Senate review the English Proficiency Requirement
In the Fall of 1999, Provost Rollin Richmond hosted four nationally known communication scholars to visit ISU's campus. Their report convinced Richmond that the English department was poised to do something unprecedented in communication instruction. In response, the ISUComm Assessment committee was formed. From November 1999 to March 2000, 1,200 ISU faculty and 100 employers of graduates were surveyed. Conclusively, the results showed that communication instruction should be prioritized. -
ISUComm is born.
ISUComm is formed by Communication faculty. During this time, ISUComm also hosts first communication symposium on campus. -
WOVE pilot courses begin in English 104 and 105.
ISUComm begins experimenting with WOVE in its foundation courses. Talks begin with faculty in Business, Engineering, and Family and Consumer Sciences to incorporate WOVE into upper-level curricula. -
ISUComm pilot course 104 is offered.
After much debate between departments, ISUComm offers 11 pilot sections in English 104. -
ISUComm pilot course English 105 is offered.
Four sections of pilot English 105 is offered inthe Spring of 2004. ISUComm continues discussion with community colleges on the best integration of WOVE so students in both institutions are exposed to the pedagogy. -
ISUComm adopts Moodle.
Moodle becomes the online platform for ISUComm's Foundation and Advanced courses. Each instructor is able to organize a page for their courses and may update at any time with homework, discussion boards, documents, and links. Each page is password protected and requires a passkey for students to "enroll" in the course. -
Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing Conference
Iowa State hosts the GPACW conference. ISUComm has the opportunity to show the attendees what ISUComm foundation courses are doing with WOVE pedagogy by looking at the Instructor and Student guides as well as touring our computer classrooms.