Daily Reading, Writing, and Discussion Schedule
DD = The Digital Divide: Facing a Crisis or Creating a Myth
TSI = Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
ERES = Electronic Reserves
1/17
Introductions: Syllabus/Schedule, Course Web Page, Learning Record Online (LRO)
Discussion: What is the Digital Divide?
1/19
Read:Wikipedia Entry for 'Rhetoric'; Wayne Booth's "Judging Rhetoric" from The Rhetoric of Rhetoric (handout)
Write: Blog Response to Reading, Post three questions to the LRO forum
In Class: Discuss different Kinds of Rhetoric, Discuss LRO
1/24
Read:xi-xvi of DD (preface); 7-15 in DD (NTIA); 1-10 of TSI
Write: Blog Response to Reading
In Class: Discuss roots of the digital divide and the differing approaches of DD and TSI, Discuss LRO
1/26
Read: Paper 1 Assignment Description
Write: LRO Part A Due
In Class: Discuss Paper 1
1/31
Read: 105-118 in DD (Compaine); 11-30 in TSI
Write: Blog Entry
In Class: Discuss social inclusion and information gaps
2/2
Read: Read and comment on three Organizational Descriptions
Write: Organizational Descriptions (posted to blog by Wednesday 2/1, 10:00pm)
In Class: Paper 1 - Roundtable discussion
2/7
Read: 31-48 in TSI; 303-7 in DD (Schement); 309-14 in DD (Powell)
Write: Blog Post
In Class: Models of Access and the shrinking/growing gaps.
2/9
PAPER 1-1 DUE
In Class: JAWS Exercise (bring headphones to class)
2/14
Read: Lanham's "Action" (Handout)
Write: Perform steps 1-5 of the PM on paper 1-1
In Class: Share revisions in class
2/16
Read: 49-80 in TSI; 289-291 in DD (Simons); 263 in DD (Lacey)
Write: Blog Post
In Class: Discuss connectivity, access gaps
2/21
Read: 81-108 in TSI; Kennard (195-8 in DD)
Write: Blog Entry
In Class: Discuss language and inclusion in the "larger conversation"
2/23
PAPER 1-2 DUE
In Class: Possible Guest Speaker
2/28
Read: Your observations, possible work samples
Write: Drafts of Midterm Parts B and C
In Class: LRO Workshop
3/2
MIDTERM LRO DUE
NO CLASS
3/7
Read: Small group reading assignment
Write: Blog Entry
In Class: Small group discussions
Texts:
Maurrasse - A Future for Everyone
Marshall, Taylor, Yu - Closing the Digital Divide
Solomon, Allen, Resta - Toward Digital Equity
Kolko, Nakamura, and Rodman - Race in Cyberspace
Nelson, Tu, and Hines - Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life
3/9
In Class: Share findings from small group discussions
3/14
SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
3/16
SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
3/21
Regroup/Reality Check.
3/23
Read: 109-152 in TSI
Write: Blog Entry
In Class: Online chat about new/old literacies
3/28
PAPER 2-1 DUE
In Class: Discuss Virtual Class Transcript and Paper Swap
3/30
Read: Time article
Write: Blog Post
In Class: Discuss Digital Literacy and the "wired" generation
4/4
Read: Your partner's Paper
Write: Revision plan for your partner's paper
In Class: Discuss revision plans
4/6
In Class: Research AFN sites
4/11
PAPER 2-2 DUE
In Class: Guest Speaker, Lou Rutigliano
4/13
Groups conducting Site Visits
In Class: Possible Guest Speaker
4/18
Write: Blog Post about Guest Speaker
Groups conducting Site Visits
4/20
Group Work on Final Project
4/25
Group Work on Final Project
4/27
Share Final Projects
5/2
Course Evaluations, Questions about Final LRO
5/4
No Class
Final LRO Due Date: 5/5