- NO CLASS TUE APR 20 - Professor Gaunt is at a Twitter Conference and you should spend this time working on your draft of your essay. In lieu of attendance, please submit your draft by email to kyra.gaunt@baruch.cuny.edu by 5pm Tuesday.
- NO QUIZ. Ethnicity and Race chapters and group presentation is postponed. Thu we will begin to edit your essays and launch the survey.
- READ BY TUE APR 20: The Audacity of Humanity Ebook
- Read at least the cover page, tag cloud of contents, authors page (created by Wordle.net), the intro by Kyra Gaunt, and 8-10 different essays or more.
- WRITE A RESPONSE BY EMAIL
- Share what was your favorite essay in Audacity of Humanity and why?
- Share how these essays exemplify the title of the book AUDACITY OF HUMANITY? In other words, based on a sampling of the essays, what is audacious and what speaks to humanity, in your own words? - Watch two or three videos of your choice from below and write a few comments on each to show you watched it.
- The digital ethnography from KSU by Mike Wesch called A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY
- Learning to Change, Changing to Learn (5:37") features my favorite quote "it means the death of education, but the birth of learning."
- Networked Student - A video about the idea that learning occurs from diverse social network and ties.
- OPTIONAL: TED Talk: How Schools Kill Creativity by Sir Ken Robinson (19:21").
- Begin to write a 300 word essay that begins "What matters to me is..."
- It can be about being a student, being a young adult embarking on life. Anything that makes you happy, that you desire, or that would make being a school more a reflection of what matters in life to you or to people as a whole.
- It can be small, simple or mundane. It's more like what matters to you right now.
- This might seem audacious. Like this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. No one may agree with me, but this thing you write about lights you up. It simply mattters. If the world might take a listen to your thoughts about X or Z, life would be different for people (in my humble opinion).
- This can be a "discovery draft" or a "shitty first draft". Just write and ask later whether it's a good idea. If you feel compelled to write (and it REALLY CAN BE ABOUT ANYTHING YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RIGHT NOW). Write on!
- SEND A RESPONSE ON EMAIL SHOWING YOU COMPLETED ALL OF THE ABOVE AND ATTACH A DRAFT OF YOUR ESSAY ABOUT WHAT MATTERS RIGHT NOW
- Share about your favorite Audacity of Humanity Ebook Essay and/or bio and why
- What does it mean to be audacious and in this book and what does it say about humanity as a collective of ideas.
- Attach your "shitty first draft" of a possible 300 words or less essay. Don't worry about a title yet. But if one comes to mind, share it.
YOUR COMMENTS BELOW
So you have some ideas about what we should or should not be up to with this project. I love what Bishoy said. This is an opportunity like no other. When do you get to CREATE instead of consume as a student. This book will be launched to students to inspire them to begin to inquire into what matters that represents Baruch College. Get the Bigger Picture of Baruch from our ebook.
Ultimately, I want you to see how simple it is to make a difference in a small but powerful way with an ebook. And I want to apply all the etic principles of ethnography and anthropology to ourselves and our environment. Make a difference RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
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We had a great presentation by Peizhi's group (Esther, Iryna, Malcolm and Peizhi) and they helped me distinguish why we RESIST doing ethnography ("firsthand, personal study of local cultural settings," Kottak Chapter 2, p. 12). They let us see how ethnography can be represented with photographs of Chernobyl victims, video of college students responding to "global warming", and folk calendars or folk taxonomies of planting seasons among peasants in modern China.
We ended class with a conversation about our Bigger Picture project. We decided to blog about it. Ask questions. Anyone can answer them. But please check in (or subscribe so it goes to your email) often between now and Tue and Thu. The assignment is also on the blog.
Can any body help me.bcz i really dnt hve any idea tht what should i write. The book is about what matter to ME, but this busy life and nerve racking routine has made me a hamster.i dnt luv what i am doing rite now, i dnt knw wt shud i do? this is my dilemma.i am stuck... :(
Mir, write about your most favorite time, place or person and why. Your favorite pasttime. Your happiness moment or event.
http://gallery.me.com/smoothroller
That link is the happiness website I've put together so far. Those are all the pictures from different people that just took a moment out of their day to stop everything that's stressful and send me what makes them happy. I would like to include the link in "The Baruch Bigger Picture Book" because it's good for people to realize the importance of taking time to think about what you really love and enjoy about life. With these pictures I've received a number of stories. I didn't tell anyone to send me an explanation with their picture, but they wanted to share their happiness with me which in return made me happy! : ) I want more people to send pictures that make them happy so if anyone's interested in taking some time to think about what you love then feel free to email: smoothroller-1q3f@post.me.com
That email is connected to the website so you can just click and send away!
Whats going guys? Though most of my class probably wont read this, those of you that do please be ready with ideas on Tues. We can influence people with the new ideas and perspectives we bring. Think about how large this project can become, it can influence a way larger audience than just Baruch. Just something to think about people. Later
I am interested in our bigger picture project as I have never asked my self "what matters me" since I was a student. I am used to follow what a school policy and a teacher told me to do and have not realized that I could break the rule and had my school life my way.
I want to start to think about this question and find my own answer. Before asking other students' opinion, I should know mine first.
So I missed class today, and while sitting in the waiting room at my doctors for three hours- I sat wondering what am I gonna write for this "baruch bigger picture book." What matters to me? I went through everything in my head- money, health insurance-or there lack of, my mini, my laptop-i can't write about this!? Then like a slap in the face-my wedding day!
I had a choice given to me a year ago, marriage or family.- I chose marriage. On April 15, 2009 I said I hell ya DO!- And although I will never regret or go back on my choice of marrying my childhood love, it was a hard struggle to keep my head up and stand on my ground to the people who have given me everything since birth.
Through months and months and up & downs I realized what was important to me, and that was family. And I had to stand my ground and prove that to my family that he is worth it-he is my new family now. And I've decided to write my paper on how I came to this conclusion and what I've planned to do about it. ( not divorce anyways =]!!! )
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