read Benkler, ch. 1-6

TEACHING ASSIGNMENT DUE

For the teaching assignment, please post ONE COMPONENT of a class that teaches some aspect of the material covered in this seminar to an undergraduate audience. Example: Write a lesson plan using the format given in last week's assigned readings. Your teaching assignment can take any form relevant to teaching. Examples: A lesson plan, lecture notes, an active learning in-class activity, an assignment, a paper prompt, visual aids and/or examples, a quiz or part of an exam, or one week of a syllabus. A common mistake is to make this assignment too elaborate. Don't try to design an undergraduate course in one weekend!

SOME SUGGESTIONS: Because other class members will read your work, be sure there is enough information in your post that we can all understand what you are trying to do. For instance, if your blog post takes the form of a class handout, you might also write an instructional note to other teachers that explains your goals. That is, feel free to include notes to the class to explain what you are doing if it might not be clear. There are also a lot of great ideas on class web sites from other universities, feel free to borrow them. (e.g., google " 'communication technology' syllabus")

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