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The last two weeks of class will involve group presentations, thus there is no reading assigned. Reminder that the final group paper is do the last day of class, May 2nd. Please have a paper copy of the final paper … Continue reading →

Here is the reading as assigned by the higher education group.   Chapter 1: Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1-5hoKOXH8zcjJMdUIwYkxtMDQ chapter 3: University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1-5hoKOXH8zWE5xODdLazdGTm8 Chapter 4: Mass Higher Education in the … Continue reading →

  Television Timeline Bowling Alone: Technology and Mass Media by Robert D. Putnam The Impact of Television on American Institutions by George Comstock Television and Voter Turnout by Matthew Gentzkow The Entertainment Economy By Michael J. Wolf Reminder that the one page … Continue reading →

Here are the readings from the Museum Group. (Note: You have to ask for permission to read them and then get approved.) Birth of the Museum Chap 5.pdf Birth of the Museum chap 3.pdf Museums in Motion Chapter 11 and … Continue reading →

The K-12 group has assigned the following readings: Education & National Policy - http://db.tt/iupHiIrM Guardians of Tradition http://db.tt/U6gTohlO Oldtime School & School Books http://db.tt/t1k3iCHW? If you have problems with any of the links, right click and download the file instead of trying to … Continue reading →

The journalism group has assigned the following readings for Wednesday the 21st. List of Readings - http://db.tt/PRMfGdUa History of pre-printing press - http://db.tt/szt6zykf Martin Conboy’s Journalism: A Critical History - http://db.tt/ZHXh6uDn Paul Starr’s Creation of the Media - http://db.tt/sW5ZHe7h The Death and Life of … Continue reading →

For Wednesday’s class read Rheingold’s Smart Mobs, (Intro, Chp. 1, 2, 4, 5, & 8 ) and Benkler’s  “Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and the Nature of the Firm.” As usual, post to your respective blogs.

Feb 29th we will look at the? invention of Intellectual Property. Read Information Feudalism Chapters 1-3 & 11-14. Also watch Rip: A Remix Manifesto. After you are done with watching the film and the reading post to your respective group blogs.

Lets try this again (since I had to cancel class last week) so for Wednesday the 22nd: The class is divided, half of you should read Everything is Miscellaneous and the other half should read Glut: Information Thru the Ages. … Continue reading →

Class is cancelled for today. Check your email for more info. We will cover Glut and Miscellaneous next week. You should also take this time to do the research and find readings that you want to assign the group for … Continue reading →