alexandra juhasz alexandra_juhasz@pitzer.edu
September 30, 2013
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CALL for CONFIRMATION: NODAL Courses for 2013 DOCC: “Feminist
Dialogues in Technology”
Colleagues:
I am writing now to follow up with you after informal conversations about perhaps
teaching a FemTechNet course at your school next Fall.
We'd love to know your interest now, as we make our list official, at last.
Alex (and Anne)
Dear Colleagues:
The time has come for us to confirm instructor and institution
participation in FemTechNet’s networked learning experiment:
the 2013 DOCC "Feminist Dialogues in Technology."
In our discussions to date, we have referred to these as NODAL
courses. As you know, we hope to identify at least 15 nodal
courses to be taught at learning institutions around the globe--at
least one per continent--from September to December 2013.
Please let us know at this time if you are ready to make the initial
commitment to offer a nodal course at your institution.
REPLY TO: annebalsamo@gmail.com with your
confirmation/interest
I will then disseminate the list of nodal courses to the entire
network and create a dedicated instructor's discussion list.
We will also begin the preparation of an Instructor's Guide that
describes course structure, themes, activities, technological
infrastructure, material preparation, and schedule that you may
share with your department or administration.
We are hoping to obtain funding for a week-long meeting for all
DOCC instructors during the summer of 2013 at University of
Southern California in Los Angeles. During that week, we will
introduce and build the course, create the shared learning
activities, and provide hands-on training using the technologies
required to participate in the online events.
We are also seeking funding to support under-funded institutions
outside the US to secure the resources needed to teach the
course.
If you are interested, but unable at this time to make a firm
commitment, please let us know and we will be happy to assist
you in securing support from your home institution.
If you can not teach a formal course during the 2013 DOCC,
please consider sponsoring an independent study with interested
students or following along as a self-directed participant.
In a few weeks we will send information that describes how any
member of the network can contribute or evaluate learning
materials (BOTLs) for the DOCC database.
Finally, if you are connected to an instructor or teacher at an
institution in the global south, please extend this invitation along
with your introduction of our project.
We continue to seek wide participation across the globe.
Cordially,
Anne Balsamo
Dean, School of Media Studies
New School for Public Engagement
New York, NY
annebalsamo@gmail.com
and
Alex Juhasz
Professor of Media Studies
Pitzer College
Los Angeles, CA
Alexandra_Juhasz@pitzer.edu