Place your thoughts on the Ong reading below. Try to keep them focused on a single issue the text raises with which you would like to engage more during class.
Update: To avoid any confusion this is the book you should have for two weeks from now. The title is The Printing Revolution in Early Modern [...]

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Here is the first post for this blog. On Thursday the 28th of August we will meet for the second time and discuss Howard Rheingold’s Smart Mobs. After reading the book please post your response/question to the this post by clicking the comments below. Your comment should be 300-400 words, and be submitted by [...]

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As much as I think a syllabus is probably never final, the draft that I will use on the first day of class is ready. Thanks to all those who gave feedback and suggestions. (The course description and schedule of readings links in the header also have been updated.)

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After considering all the feedback, I have come up with the following rough outline. Several people suggested some more “mainstream texts” (Weinberger). Initially I was going to keep this class almost all theory, but rethought this a bit. Weinberger, Shirky, Rheingold, offer accessible ways to approach the material. Plus, I like the idea of bookending [...]

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(Updated)
I am currently planning my fall ‘08 graduate class, Networked Knowledge. I thought I would post here about the syllabus, which I am currently working on, and attempt to elicit feedback and suggestions from others who are currently working on this type of material. So, first the course description:
In the introduction to Smart Mobs, Howard [...]

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