{"id":7192,"date":"2026-09-28T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7192"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:54:03","slug":"diversity-and-technology-2026-session-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7192","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDiversity and Technology\u201d 2026 Session 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Rm3uq-VoNrhi0TjZZQ9YYhb-W8h9WbQgx4pMZH4xuSg\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\">Discussion sign-ups<\/a> are complete. If you didn&#8217;t sign up on your own, I signed up for you. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 closer look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/undergroundrailroad\/what-is-the-underground-railroad.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPS&#8217;s Underground Railroad<\/a> page<\/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>&nbsp;check-in. Note my <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\">tips<\/a> and start sending emails out this week (see assignment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Device-free time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Timed exercise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussion circle with audio excerpt. Popcorn or go around room?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final notes on Session 6 readings<\/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>&nbsp;<em>I may ask you about it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EMAIL:<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As of this writing, four people haven&#8217;t sent me draft email messages for your primary research. Please do this ASAP!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I&#8217;ve responded to your draft messages with approval, please send your emails in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Notes for D&amp;T Email Drafts<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NEWS<\/strong>: Please share a relevant&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OPE0gGJlty6ImsmrhQ1ebVRCwsL2dZICaKV-9OXjCk\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news item<\/a>&nbsp;and be prepared to explain it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>READ<\/strong>&nbsp;and be prepared to discuss these <em>very short<\/em> readings\/watchings:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WGBH (PBS Boston): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/theymadeamerica\/whomade\/whitney_hi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Made America: Eli Whitney<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBS Georgia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/georgia-stories-king-cotton-and-cotton-gin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Cotton &amp; the Cotton Gin<\/a>&nbsp;(5:35)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WNET (PBS New York): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross\/video\/the-cotton-economy-and-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cotton Economy &amp; Slavery<\/a>&nbsp;(3:03)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting Cotton to the Northeast \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/garmentdistrict.nyc\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC Garment District history<\/a>: read the parts about the 1800s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles River Museum exhibit on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesrivermuseum.org\/the-boston-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boston Associates<\/a>: &#8220;venture capitalists of the past&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NPS.gov page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/lowe\/learn\/photosmultimedia\/southern_connection.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lowell&#8217;s Southern Connection<\/a>: Lowell was a textile manufacturing town financed by the Boston Associates. This chapter is from an NPS guide to Lowell National Historical Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>REVIEW<\/strong>&nbsp;and be prepared to discuss:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1Jgv5-KrZ2CUWImjwhCy9i4eVLU9OLVg_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;up until \u201cShe\u2019s not sick!\u201d said Denver, and the passion in her voice made them smile.\u201d (The entirety of Beloved-Part02.mp3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any\/all previous assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FOR <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Rm3uq-VoNrhi0TjZZQ9YYhb-W8h9WbQgx4pMZH4xuSg\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DISCUSSION FACILITATORS<\/a>: <\/strong>If you&#8217;re leading the next session discussion, email me the following by 1:30pm ET on 9\/30, as part of your discussion grade:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>your audio excerpt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a simple discussion question on the <em>Beloved<\/em> reading assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a more challenging discussion question on the same assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OPTIONAL: More reading on Textile innovation &amp; Slavery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WGBH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/aia\/part3\/3narr6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cotton Gin &amp; Slavery<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eli Whitney Museum: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliwhitney.org\/cotton-gin-and-its-legacies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cotton Gin and its Legacies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11-minute video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesrivermuseum.org\/the-boston-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boston Associates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gothamcenter.org\/bibliography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC&#8217;s Garment History: A Bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements AGENDA ASSIGNMENT You can use AI, but you must verify any information you find.&nbsp;I may ask you about it. 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