2013 EDU: Minerva discussion group on feminism and technology, Sept. 29 - Dec. 8

Minerva discussion group on feminism and technology
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Discussion group at Minerva

• A new kind of course 
• Sept. 29 - Dec. 8
• taught by 15 institutions of higher learning
• theme of feminism and technology
• the general public is welcome to participate 
• through independent collaborative groups
• You can join a discussion group in Second Life
• meeting on Sundays at 2 pm 
• to discuss the weekly themes of the course

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Minerva%20OSU/127/129/53

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Information provided by Ellie Brewster.  She will lead the discussions.
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 A discussion group revolving around the FemTechNet Distributed Open Collaborative Course on feminism and new technologies   More information can be found on the website: 
Dialogues on Feminism and Technology
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Times:

• Sundays at 2pm Eastern Daylight/Standard Time 
• ( 11 am Pacific, 7pm GMT). 
• Check the Minerva OSU Calendar for cancellations or date changes.

Location

• Second Life What is Second Life?
• Ohio State virtual classroom, Minerva OSU
• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen:
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Minerva%20OSU/127/129/53

TOPICS:
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With the approval of the group, we will follow the weekly video dialogues that accompany the course:   Video Dialogues: Topics & Schedule
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Other suggestions for topics are welcome.
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WHO CAN JOIN:
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Anyone can join the discussion; however, there will be a weekly limit of 35. If you cannot gain access to the classroom, it will be because the room is full. If you are interested in leading a second discussion group at a different time, please let me know.
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HOW TO JOIN:
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For inclusion in the e-mailing list (no more than one e-mail per week), and membership in the Second Life group (necessary for admission), please send a request to this address; 
elliebrewster@gmail.com
with DOCC Mailing List  in the subject line. Please include your avatar name.
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Background
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Blog by Ellie Brewster: Exploring the virtual classroom
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FemTechNet, a network of feminist scholars and educators, is launching a new model for online learning at 15 higher education institutions this fall. 

• expertise distributed among participants in diverse institutional contexts. 
• the active participation of all kinds of learners

The participating institutions range from small liberal arts colleges to major research institutions. They include: 

• Bowling Green University, 
• Brown University, 
• California Polytechnic State University, 
• Colby-Sawyer College, 
• CUNY, Macaulay Honors College 
• Lehman College (CUNY), 
• The New School, 
• Ohio State University, 
• Ontario College of Art and Design, 
• Pennsylvania State University, 
• Pitzer College, 
• Rutgers University, 
• University of California San Diego, 
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 
• Yale University.

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