readings subject to change
FTF = Face to Face meetings - Thursdays - 1:40 - 4:30 - Payne Hall Conference Room
1 Welcome! |
Jan. 20 | FTF Exploration: Recognizing Bias National Public Radio, GO TO: Programs / All Things Considered / Archived Programs / January 2, 1998, archived audio: Whiteness Studies (via REAL AUDIO) Weis and Fine, pp 119-139. |
2 discussion topic: Getting Started & Moderating |
Jan. 27
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FTF Reading Focus: The Invisibility of Power and Silenced
Voices Tiffin chapts. 3, 4. pp 48-86; View PBS Documentary "DIGITAL DIVIDE" Computer Classes/Virtual Diversity SUNDAY!! JANUARY 30, 2000 KAET - CHANNEL 8 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -Assignment #1 - - Autobiography - due on-line Jan 30. |
3 discussion topic: Recognizing Bias in Media Privilege, Power, & Silenced voices |
Feb. 3 | FTF Reading Focus: Multiculturalism and Ethnocentrism
Tiffin, chapts. 5, 6 pp 87-125; Weis and Fine, pp 289-308 Asante, Molefi: Multiculturalism and the Academy |
4 discussion topic: Multiculturalism, Ethnocentrism |
Feb. 7-13 | ONL Weis and Fine, pp 45-73; 309-323 Bamburg, Jerry: Raising Expectations to Improve Student Learning
Assignment #2 CASE STUDY DUE ON-LINE Feb. 13th! The Banning of The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn |
5 discussion topic: Diversity and Education |
Feb.14-20 | ONL Jervis, Kathe: "How Come There Are No Brothers on That List?: Hearing the Hard Questions All Children Ask Sautter, R. Craig: Who Are Today's City Kids? Beyond the "Deficit Model" |
6 discussion topic: Diversity and Education & online access |
Feb.21-27 | ONL
NCREL Monograph: Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students |
7 MIDTERM March 2nd |
Feb28 - Mar 5 |
ONL - Midterm Exam - Reading Focus: Language Diversity Tiffin chapts. 7,8,9 pp 126-187; Asante, Molefi : In Defense of My First Language Mukerji, Chandra: Language Politics and Social Class in America |
8 discussion topic: Language Diversity |
Mar 6-12 | ONL ONL National Public Radio: All Things Considered, December 8, 1998, archived audio:Post Affirmative Action (via REAL AUDIO) Applebome, Peter: Minorities Feel Pain of Affirmative Action Bans Williams, Scott : On Affirmative Action Duster, Troy : They're Taking Over: Myths about Multiculturalism Assignment #4 Team Paper DUE ON-LINE Mar. 12. - Listserve Evaluation - |
E N J O Y ! |
March16 |
S P R I N G B R E A K |
10 discussion topic: Gender |
Mar 20-26 | ONL Herring, Susan: Gender
Differences in Computer Mediated Communications: Bringing Familiar Baggage
to the New Frontier Shields, Stella & Concetta Stewart: Communication: Policy, Power, and Participation - Assignment #5 Due Online March 26 - -TBA- in collaboration with University of Surrey Dept. of Performance Studies |
11 discussion topic: Gender & Online Communications |
Mar 27-Apr 2 | FTF Maisel, Andrew: Software for Girls: A Market is Discovered Discussion of Research papers topics. |
12 discussion topic: Gender and Educational Product Development |
Apr 3 - 9 | ONL
Assignment #6 Content Outline for Final Paper due on-line April 9th. |
13 Research |
Apr 10 - 16 | ONL Individual research. |
14 Research |
Apr 17 - 23 | ONL
Annotated Bibliography due on-line April 23rd. |
15 Research |
Apr 27 | FTF
Completed research paper due online April 30. |
16 Research |
May 4 | FTF
Assignment #9
Class Presentation of Research |