Updated: May 9, 2000

[1] Wednesday, March 29, 2000 - Introduction

Introduction to program's themes / Why are they important?

Faculty and student introductions

Syllabus preview

Partnership Project: Discussion (handouts: "Partnership Project" and "Potential Partners")

Student interest form

Workshop: Definitions and Civic vs. Community

Student / faculty photos for Web Crossing

[2] Saturday, April 1, 2000 - Perspectives

Seminar

Group project topics discussion, selection, and team formulation

Lecture: Patterns and Pattern Language (Doug)

Workshop: Patterns for Civic and Community Networking

Web Crossing introduction and sign-in

Readings completed:

• Bradshaw, Y. and Wallace, M. Creating a Better World
• Benjamin, M. and Freedman, A. Partnerships with People
• Schuler, Community and Technology -- A Marriage of Necessity, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt1.html

• Read "Partnerships Project" and "Potential Partners" handouts and come to class with your partnership project preferences.

[3] Wednesday, April 5, 2000 - Some Basics

Lecture: Networking Basics (Randy)

First Computer fluency meeting

Civic and Community Sites Tour (Doug) (Mac Lab) 8:30 PM

Workshop: Community core values sites -- locating and reverse engineering (Mac Lab)

Readings completed:

• Wallerstein, I. The Heritage of Sociology, the Promise of Social Science
• Putnam, R. The Strange Disappearence of Civic America

• Journal entry #1: What would you like to accomplish with this program? and/or What do you expect to get out of it?

[4] Wednesday, April 12, 2000 - Community Research

Seminar

SCN Case Study (Randy and Doug)

Lecture: Social Research (Doug)

Group Meeting

Readings completed:

• Cheadle, A. The Community Research Partnership
• Green, L, et al, Background on Participatory Research
• Sclove, R. Everybody Contributes
• Raffensperger, C. Defining Good Science

• Journal entry #2: Discuss an issue or concern from the readings that is pertinent to the partnerships project
• Computer fluency plan due.

[5] Wednesday, April 19, 2000 - Web Tools

Lecture: Introduction to Web Tools (Randy)

Workshop: Web Tools

Presentation: Anisur Rahman and Russ Fox.

Readings completed:

• Granovetter, Mark, The Strength of Weak Ties
• McMillan, David, and Chavis, David, Sense of Community: A Definition and Theory
• Jewkes, R. and Murcott, A. Meanings of Community

• Journal entry #3: Discuss a theoretical issue brought up by the readings and describe how it helps you understand an event that you've experienced or read about.

Wednesday, April 26, 2000 - No Class

[6] Wednesday, May 3, 2000 - Community Interventions

Seminar

Lecture: Perl / CGI (Randy)

Computer Fluency meeting

Readings completed:

• Crickman, Robin, Community Communication Patterns
• Rothman, Jack, The Interweaving of Community Intervention Approaches.
• Schuler, D. Ch. 2. Conviviality and Culture, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt2.html

• Journal entry #4: How might Internet-based resources help or hinder society?
• Pattern paper -- a pattern or two and some initial thoughts; 1 - 2 pages.

[7] Wednesday, May 10, 2000 - Partnerships Project Check-In

Partnerships Project Roundtable

Group Meeting

Readings completed:

• Schuler, D. Education, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt3.html
• Schuler, Strong Democracy, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt4.html
• Schuler, D. Health and Well-Being, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt5.html
• Schuler, D. Economic Equity, Opportunity, and Sustainability, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt6.html

• Each partnership project group should be prepared to give a brief status report and talk about relevant project issues.
• Journal entry #5: How could you apply Schuler's ideas in your partnership project

[8] Wednesday, May 17, 2000 -- Social Implications

Plato Royalty Presentation - "Transforming Globalism Village by Village: The Advent of New Telecenters in Mexico and Latin America"; Scott S. Robinson, Prof./Social Anthropology, Universidad Metropolitana, Iztapalapa campus, Mexico DF

Seminar

Readings completed:

• Halloran, J. The Social Implications of Technological Innovations in Communication
• Ramirez, M. Communication as if people matter: The challenge of alternative media
• Reinicke, W. The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks
• Schuler, D. Information and Communications, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt7.html

• Journal entry #6: What question(s) would like to see addressed at the symposium -- and why?

[9] Saturday, May 20, 2000 - Shaping the Network Society, http://www.scn.org/cpsr/diac-00

Readings completed:

• Kidd, Jerry, Determining Needs of Civic Organizations and Voluntary Groups
• Mc Guigan, Jim. What Price the Public Sphere?
• Sparks, Colin. Is there a Global Public Sphere?
• Joy, B. Why the Future Doesn't Need Us.

• Take notes
• Talk to people
• Post your thoughts
• Have fun!

[10] Sunday, May 21, 2000 - Shaping the Network Society

Assignments due:

• Take notes
• Talk to people
• Post your thoughts
• Have fun!

There will also be various opportunities for students to follow up on program themes on Monday (May 22) and Tuesday (May 23).

[11] Wednesday, May 24, 2000 - Civic and Community Networking

Plato Royalty Presentation: Civic and Community Networking -- Some Views from outside the States.

Group Meeting

Readings completed:

• Schuler, D. Social Architecture, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt8.html
• Schuler, D. Technological Architecture, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt9.html
• Schuler, D. Developing and Sustaining Community Networks, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt10.html

• Journal entry #7: What was the most startling or provocative claim that you heard at the symposium and what was your reaction?

[12] Wednesday, May 31, 2000 - Presentations

Seminar

Partnership Project Presentations

Readings completed:

• Bell, David, and Logan, Robert, Communication and Community: Promoting World Citizenship through Electronic Communications.
• Boyd-Barrett, O., Trends in World Communication
• Hamelink, C., The Elusive Concept of Globalization
• Runyan, C., Action on the Front Lines
• Schuler, D. Direction and Implications, http://www.scn.org/civic/ncn/chpt11.html

Assignments due:

• Pattern paper
• Computer fluency final product
• Indiividual contribution to group project
• Portfolio

[13] Saturday, June 3, 2000 - Lessons Learned / What's Next?

Partnership Project Presentations

Patterns discussion

Potluck

Program debriefing