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* Intro to the challenge.
* Intro to the challenge.
* Discuss Abbott reading.
* Discuss Abbott reading.
* Durkheim ''Suicide'' reading + exercise.
* Discuss Durkheim ''Suicide'' reading + short writing exercise.
* Paired discussion of your work ("pairs" listed below).  
* Paired discussion of your work ("pairs" listed below).  
** Take a few minutes to read each other's submissions (the hard copies)
** Take a few minutes to read each other's submissions (the hard copies)
** Discuss! Some possible discussion prompts:
** Discuss! Some possible discussion prompts:
*** Talk about the feedback you each received.
*** Talk about the feedback you each received. more heavily than grades
*** Given the puzzles conversation today, what feedback/suggestions do you have for yourself? for your partner?
*** Given the puzzles conversation today, what feedback/suggestions do you have for yourself? for your partner?
*** How can you sharpen the motivation for the research inquiry you have proposed in this assignment?
*** How can you sharpen the motivation for the research inquiry you have proposed in this assignment?
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* Annie Chu + Molly de Blanc
* Annie Chu + Molly de Blanc
* Sky E + Savanna Kerstiens
* Sky E + Savanna Kerstiens
* Aidan Fitzsimmons + Matt Gaughan + Charlotte Li
* Aidan Fitzsimmons (absent?) + Matt Gaughan + Charlotte Li
* Lizzie Li + Redd Roseboro
* Lizzie Li + Redd Roseboro




=== Break! ===
=== Break! ===
Get up, move around. Highly optional third floor FSB scavenger hunt:
Get up, move around. Consider a highly optional third floor FSB scavenger hunt:
* The ping pong table.  
* The ping pong table.  
* The vending machine(s)
* The vending machine(s)
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== Reminders ==
== Reminders ==
* I should have mentioned this last week: I created all assignments and discussions in Canvas as "graded" because this makes it simpler for me to use Canvas to keep track of whether I'm missing assignments from anyone. In general, I "grade" these as complete/incomplete and emphasize substantive feedback more heavily than grades. If you have questions, please let me know.  
* I should have mentioned this last week: I created all assignments and discussions in Canvas as "graded" because this makes it simpler for me to use Canvas to keep track of whether I'm missing assignments from anyone. In general, I "grade" these as complete/incomplete and emphasize substantive feedback. If you have questions, please let me know.  
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* "Pairings" for the Week 3 assignments are the same as for today. If members of your group missed class, please contact them or be receptive to their questions about what happened this week.

Revision as of 20:28, 27 September 2023

Agenda

Part 1. Research puzzles

  • Intro to the challenge.
  • Discuss Abbott reading.
  • Discuss Durkheim Suicide reading + short writing exercise.
  • Paired discussion of your work ("pairs" listed below).
    • Take a few minutes to read each other's submissions (the hard copies)
    • Discuss! Some possible discussion prompts:
      • Talk about the feedback you each received. more heavily than grades
      • Given the puzzles conversation today, what feedback/suggestions do you have for yourself? for your partner?
      • How can you sharpen the motivation for the research inquiry you have proposed in this assignment?
  • Debrief from paired discussion

"Pairs":

  • Sara Abdulla + Jesse Zier
  • Ling Zhao + Haohan Shi
  • Annie Chu + Molly de Blanc
  • Sky E + Savanna Kerstiens
  • Aidan Fitzsimmons (absent?) + Matt Gaughan + Charlotte Li
  • Lizzie Li + Redd Roseboro


Break!

Get up, move around. Consider a highly optional third floor FSB scavenger hunt:

  • The ping pong table.
  • The vending machine(s)
  • The CSD copy room (it has a nice view)

Part 2. Guests

Duri Long and Jeremy Birnholtz

Reminders

  • I should have mentioned this last week: I created all assignments and discussions in Canvas as "graded" because this makes it simpler for me to use Canvas to keep track of whether I'm missing assignments from anyone. In general, I "grade" these as complete/incomplete and emphasize substantive feedback. If you have questions, please let me know.
  • "Pairings" for the Week 3 assignments are the same as for today. If members of your group missed class, please contact them or be receptive to their questions about what happened this week.