EDST 391 Ethics & the Human Genome

                                               

Planning form for “My Day”

                                   

Please fill in all the places indicated by  [  brackets  ].

See also the more general instructions at the bottom of this form.

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Assignment for Day [___]

[  your name(s)  ]

[    your day’s  title    ]

Readings:

o   [  Pick one or more readings that will enlighten and interest your classmates. It should help prepare them to understand and discuss your topic. If you don’t have a specific reading in mind, what type you would like to find? Be specific. I can’t help you unless you are.  ]

Activities (if any):

o   [  DVD (segment, not whole movie)   ]

o   [  Debate  ]

o   [  Speaker  ]

o   [  Etc.  ]

Thinking and/or writing assignment:

o    [  Questions you want your classmates to think about or focus on before coming to class. These might be important issues in the readings you want them to understand or be prepared to discuss.  ]

 

More general instructions:

 

Planning your day will require you answering the following questions. This will be a work in progress, but please give your best first effort. None of these will be one-word or one-sentence answers.

 

  1. Content: [  On what substantive topic will you focus? ]
  2. Learning objectives: [  What do you wish your classmates to learn (content, thinking skills, etc.)?  Please be specific: “learn about X” is too broad.   ]
  3. Materials: [   What kinds of readings and other materials would help your classmates meet these learning objectives?  ]
  4. Interaction and engagement: [   What will you actually do, and have the class do, that day? What activities might interest or engage them more fully in learning? Everything has to be feasible.   ]
  5. Timing: [   How will you schedule your presentation and/or activities over your allotted time? (How much time will you devote to what? Be specific.)  ]
    • There will be 60 minutes available each class day. For now, let’s plan on a minimum of 60 minutes for a 3-person team; 45 for a 2-person team; and 25 for a 1-person project. We can adjust these (longer or shorter) depending on your needs and interests, as well as on my judgment about what’s needed to integrate all the days together. These 60, 45, and 25 minute slots reflect my concern that I not require more work of individuals working alone or in smaller teams, and yet give each of you enough time to develop something interesting. 
  6. If you are working in a 2- or 3-person team: [  please specify how you will divide up the work.  ]  Each person should have primary responsibility for a different part of the day.

 

Eventually you will finalize this form for your day and post the top 3 sections on the e-syllabus.

 

After you complete “your day,” you will fill out a Self-Reflection on “My Day”.

 

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