Ground Rules from Week 2

Hi all - these were the 'ground rules' we agreed on for the term in Week 2, looking forward to discussing the public sphere with you all on Weds.

What we can all do to make this term a success:

Students:

Turn up! Participate, do readings

Prepare questions beforehand

Work in groups

Feedback to teacher

All participate, ask questions, nothing is too ‘stupid’

Teacher/facilitator:

Make sure everyone understand core ideas (summarise either at beginning or end)

Encourage students to ask questions

Touch on sample exam questions

All:

Summary of readings, central ideas and themes

Problems and questions

Respect one another – no judgement

Listen to each other – let everyone talk

Differentiate between facts and opinions

Activity for next week

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!