Diversity & Tech 2024 #10 (October 7)

Announcements

Agenda

  • Please upload your Synthesis/Planning diagram to this folder. I will check it during the Timed Exercise. 
  • News (20)
  • Timed Exercise (25)
    • Upcoming exercises will have 1 question on the reading, and 1 question to help you with progress on preparing the midterm.
    • The midterm-related question won’t be that intense so as to give you more thinking time…
    • And there won’t be a bonus question.
  • Midterm Planning (30)
    • Session #8’s Midterm Planning agenda is now under the D&T menu.
    • Templates: I’ll demo in this template, but I set up a doc for each of you. Please check that your doc has proper edit access. I will ONLY check these docs to grade your midterms.
    • Midterm Grade Sheet
    • Cultural Competence checklist – see “D&T Project Resources” in the Diversity menu.
  • Discussion (35)

Assignment

  • Please read:
    • This discussion of “Technology” from Keywords for American Cultural Studies
    • This discussion of “disruptive innovation” from Harvard Business Review.
  • NEWS: Add a News Item to the 10/9 tab.
  • Work on your midterm. We will check in during 1-on-1 sessions on Wednesday. If you haven’t already, please select
    • the literary work(s) you’ll research
    • the protected identity(s) you’ll focus on, and be able to explain such identities in relation to your positionality
    • the disruptive technology you’ll focus on — and using today’s assigned readings, be prepared to explain why this technology was socioeconomically disruptive
    • the critical theory you will use to tie everything together