{"id":7148,"date":"2026-09-16T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:57:53","slug":"diversity-and-technology-2026-session-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7148","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDiversity and Technology\u201d 2026 Session 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grading and attendance begins today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Device time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OPE0gGJlty6ImsmrhQ1ebVRCwsL2dZICaKV-9OXjCk\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News item<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1P-FTWI_2NOeiArXWY7qLPghN7XAhRL7FDxWD06x4GIc\/edit?gid=1124165214#gid=1124165214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primary research<\/a> planning\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your primary research should examine technology developed in the 1800s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your final article, you&#8217;ll connect it to the diasporic communities described in <em>Beloved<\/em> and other class readings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please also discuss: if you were being interviewed for this class, what kinds of informed consent would you want from your interviewer? Take notes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1P-FTWI_2NOeiArXWY7qLPghN7XAhRL7FDxWD06x4GIc\/edit?gid=1124165214#gid=1124165214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primary research<\/a> spreadsheet. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note-taking exercise with <a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.nyu.edu\/permalink\/01NYU_INST\/1n0hp3f\/alma99103190637207871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BELOVED movie<\/a>. This can and should be applied when you start reading <em>Beloved<\/em> the novel!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Device-free time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Homework review circle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timed exercise review circle. Let&#8217;s discuss the exercises so far!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Underline of your text: illegible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underline of question text: not addressed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check: addressed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plus or Star: extra point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wavy line: incorrect or at least highly questionable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timed exercise\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please leave a 1-inch margin at the top of every page! This will help me use binder clips to obscure your name while I grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You can use AI, but you must verify any information you find.<\/em> <em>I may ask you about it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How is the class material so far relevant to news items you&#8217;re encountering beyond this class? Please share a relevant news item in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OPE0gGJlty6ImsmrhQ1ebVRCwsL2dZICaKV-9OXjCk\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this spreadsheet<\/a> and be prepared to explain to the class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out for your primary research plan so far in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1P-FTWI_2NOeiArXWY7qLPghN7XAhRL7FDxWD06x4GIc\/edit?gid=1124165214#gid=1124165214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primary research<\/a> spreadsheet. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read and\/or listen to the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1Jgv5-KrZ2CUWImjwhCy9i4eVLU9OLVg_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a> up until &#8220;How loose the silk. How fine and loose and free.&#8221; (This is the entirety of Beloved-Part01.mp3.)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the timed exercises have been a challenge, and\/or if reading this novel is a challenge, consider reading and listening at the same time, a.k.a. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/20\/nx-s1-5790811\/immersive-reading-trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immersive reading<\/a>.&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be prepared on to discuss and\/or write about any\/all previous assignments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement Grading and attendance begins today! Agenda Assignment You can use AI, but you must verify any information you find. 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