| Week |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
1 |
1/16/06
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday No Class
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1/18/06
Introduction to the Course |
1/20/06
Blog Intro part one
Blogging part 2
HOMEWORK: Read The Time Machine and be prepared to discuss it in class on Wednesday. |
2 |
1/23/06
Set Up Blogs
Answer any questions about blogging.
Group Activity: What is technology?
HOMEWORK:
Finish Time Machine
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1/25/06
Write in class Reading Response to TM
Discuss novel groups.
Background Info on novel & Summary
1895 Timeline
Discussion Groups
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1/27/06
Blogroll |
3 |
1/30/06
You should begin visiting one another's blogs this week and commenting at least once a week . This comment should be a reply to a post and should appear on the blog you read not posted on yours.
Meet with Novel Groups
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2/1/06
Blog Post:
Read Science Fiction Timeline
and for fun project your own timeline about the future. Post these timelines to your blog.
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2/3/06
HOMEWORK: Read Tips for Blogging and think about how you might use these tips on your own blogs, why or why would they not be useful?
HOMEWORK: Read Frankenstein to p. 103 |
4 |
2/6/06
Conference with Frankenstein Novel Group
Introduce Technology Narrative
The Island Film
Think about the theme of man vs. Science. The creation vs. creator. As the film progresses, blog thoughts about the themes in the film versus what you're reading in the novel.
HOMEWORK:Read Frankenstein p. 156
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2/8/06
The Island Film
Discussion
HOMEWORK: Read the Modern Criticisms in Contexts at the end of Frankenstein |
2/10/06
Finish The Island
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5 |
2/13/06
See the Updated Blog Assignment Pages
Begin by writing in your blog as much as possible beyond the promptings. You can post technology news, something interesting you've read or experienced. These additional postings do not have to be lengthy like the ones you wrote for class. Try writing at least once a week beyond the prompts.
Frankenstein Discussion
Continue The Island
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2/15/06
Continue The Island
Discuss Projects, Possibilities, Proposals
HOMEWORK: Begin Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Post a Reading Response to Frankenstein |
2/17/06
Constructing Online Identities
Blog Post: How does this activity make you think about your own identity as it's presented on your blog? |
6 |
2/20/06
Technology Narrative Due on Fri. Have Tech Narrative posted to your blogs by Monday at 5 p.m.
No Class
HOMEWORK: Continue Reading DADOES
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2/22/06
Bladerunner
HOMEWORK: Continue reading DADOES
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2/24/06
No Class
HOMEWORK: Finish Reading DADOES |
7 |
2/27/06
Bladerunner
Tech Narrative Due on your blog. by 5 p.m.
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3/1/06
DADOES Discussion
Comparison/Contrast Blog Entry or Reading Response on Film v. Movie
Discuss themes, the rhetoric of the machine.
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3/3/06
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8 |
3/6/06
Blog Portfolio
Discussion of Final Projects
Finish Bladerunner (?)
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3/8/06
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3/10/06
Begin Reading Neuromancer |
9 |
3/13/06
Spring Break |
3/15/06
Spring Break |
3/17/06
Spring Break |
10 |
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3/22/06
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3/24/06
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11 |
3/27/06
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3/29/06
Conferences
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3/31/06
No Class |
12 |
4/3/06
Conference on Projects
Consent Forms to Use Writing
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4/5/06
Neuromancer Discussion
After the Discussion blog a post where you explore issues in Neuromancer either brought up in the discussion or ones you thought of while reading.
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4/7/06
Minority Report
Begin Drafting Projects
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13 |
4/10/06
Minority Report: MR raises questions
of the existence of free will. Blog your thoughts about how you see this theme played out in the film and /or connections to other books we've read. For example, Mary Shelley is concerned with this issue as well. What makes us do the things we do and do we really have a choice?
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4/12/06
Minority Report
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4/14/06
Good Friday: No Class
Begin
Reading Camp Concentration |
14 |
4/17/06
Project Day : Work on Your Drafts
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4/19/06
Minority Report
Technology Session
Draft Due |
4/21/06
Minority Report |
15 |
4/24/06
Minority Report
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4/26/06
Minority Report |
4/28/06
Finish Minority Report |
16 |
5/1/06
Camp Concentration
Discussion
Camp Concentration Response |
5/3/06
Conference on Projects |
5/5/06
Conference on Projects
Last Day of Classes |
17 |
5/8/06 |
5/10/06
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5/12/06
Final Projects Due
I'll be out of town but you can email me urls. |
