Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Week Five: Our Contemporary World



This is the place-
A cyber space,
For
Your
Weekly
Statement.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Schedule With Leads

Section 004 Discussion Leaders

9/30 _______________________________________________

10/07 Melanie Conn: Collapse: Prologue-p.75
Kristina Kassem: “Nature at the Mall” (C-Tools)

10/14 Mathew Sanger: Collapse: Chapters 10 & 11
Brittany George: Collapse: Chapters 12 & 13

10/21 No Class: Fall Break Read Collapse 14-16

10/28 Karin Alpert: Collapse: Chapter 14
Caroline Aulis: Collapse: Chapter 15
Betsy Peters: Collapse: Chapter 16

11/04 Sydney Evans: ADbusters
Betsey Cordes: Culture Jam: Introduction
Kelsie Sovereign: Culture Jam: “AUTUMN”

11/11 Erin Murray: Culture Jam: “WINTER”
Emma Bunstead: Culture Jam: “WINTER”

11/18 Matt Hallock: Culture Jam: “SPRING”
Jordan Ruch: “Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis”
(C-Tools)

11/25 No Discussion: Work Day Field Research Projects

12/02 Charles Covey-Brandt: Culture Jam: “SUMMER”
Open Slot__________________________________________

12/09 ALL SECTION MEMBERS: Closing Discussion Roundtable
Panel Co-Leader: Carolyn Wiedeman

Improved Reading Schedule



9/30 A Sand County Almanac

10/07 Collapse: Prologue-p.75
"Nature at the Mall" (C-Tools)
Observation Paper #2 Due

10/14 Collapse: Chapters 10-13

Fall Break Read: Collapse: Chapters 14-16

10/28 Collapse: Chapters 14-16

11/04 Culture Jam: Introduction & “AUTUMN”

11/11 Culture Jam: "WINTER"

11/18 Culture Jam: "SPRING"
"Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis" (C-Tools)

11/25 Workday for Field Research Projects
My Space/My Home" Projects Due

11/26 NO LECTURE

12/02 Culture Jam: "SUMMER"
Field Research Projects Due

12/9 Closing Discussion Roundtable
Possible Group Project Feedback

12/12 Group Project Due

Thoughts and Improvements



After much consideration I have made some changes in our reading schedule.

I feel our discussions thus far have been productive but I am concerned with the lack of focus on the reading.
Perhaps Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac has been our all-natural sugar and Culture Jam and Collapse will be our spice.

I want to continue to hear your voices...

The next post will contain our new reading schedule, as well as a detailed schedule with the names of the discussion leaders for each week. “Open Slots” indicate a space for any of you who would like bonus points or if you missed a discussion.

I will now be providing a template for discussion leaders, which I will send to you in an email by the end of this week.

TAKE NOTICE:

• You must email me this template, filled out with your discussion questions and summary, by Monday @ 9PM, the evening prior to your lead.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Week Four: The Movie Powaqqatsi


Please reply with your thoughts and responses to the movie Powaqqatsi.

Also use this week's forum to post your ideas about your group project.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Week Three: Your Second Post


(Green Roof. Vancouver, British Columbia)

This week all you need is a paragraph- and an image, but please feel free to write more if you are into it.

Enjoy your observation experience.
Its going to be a beautiful weekend,
and we live in a beautiful world.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Welcome! Your First Response.

We have our own cyber-space. This is where you will be posting your weekly response statements. See you all soon!

To post: click on comments, then copy and paster your 1-page word document and submit.

Easy as pie.

See you Soon.

-A.