{"id":7235,"date":"2026-10-07T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:42:20","slug":"diversity-and-technology-2026-session-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7235","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDiversity and Technology\u201d 2026 Session 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attendance update from Student Advocacy: &#8220;even if a student reaches out to our office that we are only advocating on their behalf and any absences not handled in alignment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7086#ATTENDANCE-Policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">course syllabus<\/a> may be counted as unexcused.&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you&#8217;re concerned about this, I advise planning to conduct extra primary research for extra credit. I&#8217;ll determine grading rubrics for this by next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=5924\">Ethical Data Collection<\/a> &#8211; further reading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A brief note on <em>Beloved<\/em> and intersectionality. More on intersectionality later this semester. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussion reminders:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technology reading now an explicit part of the assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please focus on facilitating the class&#8217;s responses, not stating your own opinion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep an eye on the entire class to make sure everyone has a chance to speak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider backup questions in case there&#8217;s no repsonse to the question(s) you&#8217;ve shared <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>Announcements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussion reminders\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technology reading is now an explicit part of the assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please focus on facilitating the class&#8217;s responses, not stating your own opinion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep an eye on the entire class to make sure everyone has a chance to speak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider backup questions in case there&#8217;s no repsonse to the question(s) you&#8217;ve shared <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>\u00a0check-in + <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\">tips<\/a> updates. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reminder on having a backup plan:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What happens if your inquiries go unanswered?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What happens if a correspondent refuses or cannot help? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kuube5BQ659PU2mvAOtHpUHRyxoEpyduavUaRPUbOow\/edit?usp=sharing\">Midterm template<\/a> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1500 words (about 6 pages) due on October 23 at 5pm<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For full credit, you must have booked your primary research interview and\/or archival visit by this date. Don&#8217;t forget to copy me on all correspondence, since this is your proof of work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will finalize this template before Monday and copy the template into individual Google Doc for each of you. Please build your midterm report in this Google Doc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The template is from APA Sample Papers on the APA Style site. I downloaded the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1gqSlWoQWa8W0l17dldVmuB2dRbdTB-Ww\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=108405072914305346555&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">student paper<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OcRzfWiMTajr1MM0VCB_lXG8opd-VNku\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=108405072914305346555&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">student paper with annotations<\/a> &#8212; please use these for formatting guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade sheet template forthcoming next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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<\/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>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:\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 &#8220;Hi Man assumed because he alone knew what was enough, what was too much, when things were over, when the time had come.&#8221; (The entirety of Beloved-Part04.mp3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional reading:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PBS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/west-got-rich-modern-capitalism-born\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How The West Got Rich and Modern Capitalism Was Born<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headrick, D. R. (2009).&nbsp;<em>Power over peoples : Technology, environments, and western imperialism, 1400 to the present<\/em>. Please read two sections of <a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/nyulibrary-ebooks\/reader.action?docID=951027&amp;ppg=250&amp;c=RVBVQg#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 7<\/a>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chapter 7: The Gun Revolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 7: North America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/style-grammar-guidelines\/bias-free-language\/racial-ethnic-minorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APA Style Guidelines on Racial and Ethnic Identity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250114234009\/https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/undergroundrailroad\/language-of-slavery.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPS Language of Slavery<\/a> (linked from your earlier NPS Reading on the <a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7155\">Underground Railroad<\/a>). Adherence to these guidelines will be part of your midterm report&#8217;s cultural competence grade. <\/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>Any\/all previous assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EMAILS (now overdue)<\/strong>: See the <a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7226\">Session 9 assignment<\/a> for details.<\/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> leading the next session: email me the following by 1:30pm ET before the next class, 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> and additional technology reading assignments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a more challenging discussion question on the same assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diversity","category-nyu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7270,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/7270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}