Ground Rules from Week 2

Hi all,

here are the ground rules we agreed on in last week's session:

Students:

Bring things to discuss – do a bit of prep – practical examples

Develop an understanding/opinion on text

Work in groups on projects or presentations

Teacher/facilitator:

Students ideas might not be perfect, help draw attention to critiques, other interpretations

Vary different activities – group discussions, open discussions

Highlight key ideas – focus in on key parts of readings

Give guides to recommended readings – is there middle ground, talk through the readings

Create discussion space on Moodle or similar

All:

Create an environment where everyone can share ideas – feel comfortable/confident sharing ideas (nothing is too minor to ask!)

Be aware of cross cultural communication, respect everyone

Dialogue, express opinions

Critique theories

Bring in life experiences – case studies of different forms of media

Creative activity

Activity for Week 3

Activity for Week 3 - the Public Sphere

Next week we will be holding a mock-trial based on the readings on the public sphere.

The charge is:

THE INTERNET DOES NOT CREATE A PUBLIC SPHERE

1.  In the comments section please add links to articles/blogs/social networks/anything that you think demonstrates either that:
a. the internet DOES create a public sphere
or
b. the internet DOES not create a public sphere

2. make sure you leave a one-sentence/word comment saying whether you think your example is positive or negative

I'll leave a sample comment showing you what I mean

Please come to next week's session prepared to discuss!

Welcome!

Group 13, this is your space...