Textbook Chapter Reminder!

Please make sure you've printed out the textbook chapter by Thursday's class! If you have any problems, let me know.

Extra credit talk

Go to the equity speaker talk on Tuesday May 5th from 12:30-2 in SRC W212. Bring back the signed form showing you attended and write a one paragraph summary of what you learned and how the discussion affected you. The title of the talk: Abold dream: A world that works for everyone.

Extra Credit Opportunity

Attend the "Reasoning in Everyday Life" lecture by SRC English Faculty Michael Scalzi on Tues April 14th from 2-3pm in W204.  Write a one paragraph summary of Scalzi's ideas and how they relate to you.  Bring the signed credit slip you will get at the talk.

Conversation groups in ORDER

1. Technology used to prolong life: Jacob, Chris, Taymur
2. Technology and Social Media: Ashley C, Farrah, Matt
3. Technology and Violations of Privacy: Amalia and Ashley R
4. Technology as replacement for human labor: Peter, Ariane, Han-Joo
5. Technology and Education: Jordan and Chantel

Still remaining
Technology and War
Technology used in/on humans
Technology as threat to infrastructure



If you want to change your order, please contact the group you would like to change with.

Presentation of Conversations start April 21st

It's important than everyone is prepared to go on that day!

Conversations coming. . .

We will be in the lab next week prepping for conversations. Here is a u-tube video you might want to watch on good/bad conversation habits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c1susCPAE

The shallows

Please bring The shallows to class on Thursday, March 26

Blogging

Just a few quick notes on blogging: you want to ask thoughtful questions, not Yes and No questions and not questions with a simple answer.

Similarly, your responses should be thoughtful and developed, at least, 3 sentences long. 

Finally, many of you are writing about emotion. Try to be specific and detailed so that we can appreciate the distinctions that the author's are making in the essay.

Office Hours

Just a reminder: I am in room E232 from 12:20-12:50 on Tuesdays. If you have questions, concerns, need help, etc., please feel free to drop in.

Your Brain at Work

Post your questions and responses here for 3/19 and 3/24. Please post one question per post so that when people reply, they are replying to only one question.  To do this, click on the highlighted title of this post "Your Brain at Work", scroll down to the post box and type in your first question and hit "publish". Then do the second question and hit post, etc. Please have at least three questions posted by 3/19. You can get extra credit for response to questions but not for extra questions.

Questions should lead to discussion among your peers.

Response should be at least 3 complex sentences if not longer.