The revised schedule for IWS

Updated February 6, 2003

I received no objections to the suggested changes, and a handful of “thanks” for spreading the Phaedrus assignment out. Let me remind you that “Doing things with Phaedrus” is now worth 150 points, and that the Mosaic Tiles assignment is now worth 100.

Date	Day	Topic	Assignment	Location
1/27	Mon	Acting out Phaedrus	Write: a proposal, sketch, outline, and/or draft for your “Doing Things with Phaedrus” project. (at least one page). Share proposals for “Doing things with Phaedrus.”
1/29	Wed.	Greek and Roman culture and education	Read McLuhan, GG, 11-37; 42-64. Group compositions: The Plato/Phaedrus tile. [each group bring together materials and ideas]
1/31	Fri.	Workshop.	Workshop Phaedrus projects. 3-5 volunteers read first-drafts of your material. Bring four copies of your draft, sideshadowed. For Monday, please respond to the work your peers have shared with you.	Cluster cancelled, meet in EE 243.
2/3	Mon	Filling in Gaps	B-log as K-log: using our class weblog as a knowledge log will be explained. Online research, related to your group mosaic tile project. Read the selection from GG your group is responsible for (if possible), and be prepared to find relevant secondary sources (print or online) to help you “sketch” your era for the mosaic tile.	IACC 114
2/5	Wed.	Research and Writing.	Read Chapters 5, 11 in the Subject is Research. Post a response to these chapters on the class weblog. You can take up one of the invitations in Chapter 11, or list some good ideas you have gleaned from these chapters. You will continue to work with your group to research and prepare mosaic tiles.	IACC 114
2/7	Fri.	Workshop.	Workshop Phaedrus projects. 3-5 volunteers read second drafts of your material. Bring four copies of your draft, sideshadowed.
2/10	Mon	Manuscript culture: a little bit print-based, still very oral even during the first century of print.	Read GG pages 82-123. Skim the Index of Chapter Glosses for other relevant “entries.’ Band 1 lead class. The primary goal is to try and translate McLuhan’s abstract concepts into visual representations. Options for leading class include bringing drafts of mosaic tiles, drafting mosaic tiles during class. The secondary goal is to involve the whole class in active learning.
2/12	Wed	Printing press era. From using oral culture as content to developing a print culture of literate citizens, science, nations, and capitalism.	Read GG pages 124-34; 144-75. Skim the Index of Chapter Glosses for other relevant “entries.’ Band 2 lead class: See note for Monday, Feb. 10^th.
2/14	Fri.	Workshop.	Workshop Phaedrus projects. 3-5 volunteers read “final” drafts of your material. Bring four copies of your draft, sideshadowed. For Wednesday, please respond to the work your peers have shared with you.
2/17	Mon.		Lincoln’s B-day Holiday
2/19	Wed	Industrialization. The printing press cranked up: what happens when a culture speeds up?	Read GG 196-201; 253-79. Skim the Index of Chapter Glosses for other relevant “entries.’ Band 3 lead class. See note for Monday, February 10^th.
2/21	Fri.	Electric culture: brave new world or old world revived? Are there other options?	Skim the Index of Chapter Glosses for relevant “entries.’ The electric reader is the ultimate skimmer, so no chapters will be assigned. Band 4 lead class. See note for Monday, Feb 10^th. Active learning via the web might be appropriate here.	IACC 150C
2/24	Mon	Workday	Groups revise tiles and information graphics; class explores ways of bringing everything together.	IACC 150C
2/26	Wed	Review and sum-up.	Group tiles shared: available for review and preparation for test.	IACC 150C
2/28	Fri	Online test	Complete online test during class period from home or on campus. Campus is more reliable and you will get help if necessary.	IACC 150C
3/3	Mon	Project and essays.	Read Unit 1 in the Subject is Research. Post a response to these chapters on the class weblog: what did you learn? Are these essays useful to you? Begin topic exploration and research.	IACC 150C
3/5	Wed	Pitch your ideas.	Share with the class a brief “pitch” of your project; seek feedback. Try to answer these questions: Who are you agreeing with or arguing with in your paper? Who cares about your topic? So what? Why is your paper important to the people who care about your topic? Let’s post these to the weblog before class, and focus on feedback during the class period.	IACC 150C
3/7	Fri	Workday	Read Chapters 4, 8 in the Subject is Research. Continue research. Please post response to the chapters on the weblog.	IACC 150C
3/10	Mon	Four presentations	Present your work-in progress to the class. Provide a visual aid (outline, information graphic, Power Point show). This definitely is an informal presentation—a workshop opportunity—so present what you have done to this point, and feel free to seek specific feedback from your peers. Sideshadow your paper, and bring 2 copies. One Friday presenter and I will give you feedback by Wednesday.	IACC 150C
3/12	Wed	Five presentations	Same as Monday. Monday’s presenters will give today’s presenters feedback by Friday.	IACC 150C
3/14	Fri.	Five presentations	Same as Mon. and Wed. Wednesday presenters will give you feedback asap—preferably my email early during spring break. If today’s presenters can give advanced copies to the Wednesday presenters, and get feedback by today, that would be ideal.	IACC 150C

The Research paper is due on Wednesday, March 26^th, so you will have time to take the feedback you received during the week of March 10-14, and incorporate changes either over spring break or during the first few days back after spring break.

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The revised schedule for IWS