Meet the New Medium
Exploring the Technology and
Social Implications of the Internet
Week 3 - April 19, 1997
Agenda
The Media (and the Internet)
Announcements and Discussion: 9:00 - 9:30
- Today's agenda
- E-mail distribution list
- Assignments - turn in two of the following
- Community Cyber-Service plan
- Technology transfer proposal
- social inquiry proposal
- Next week's activities
- Virtual Event project
- Brief review of last week's topics
Lecture: "The Internet: Some Observations on its Motivation, Design, and
User Population." 9:30 - 10:15
Break: 10:15 - 10:30
Seminar: On readings 10:30 - 11:45
- Small groups
- Meet back in large group
- Readings evaluations
Nutritious Lunch. 11:45 - 12:30
Virtual Event Project meetings: 12:30 - 1:45
Break: 1:45 - 2:00
Technology Transfer: Brett Turner, "Internet Factoids that will Surprise
and Astound You!" 2:00 - 2:30
Technology Transfer: John Garrison, "Avatars and Real-Time Chat"; 2:30
- 3:15
Office Hour: 3:15 - 4:15
For next week... I won't be here. Seminars & virtual event meetings.