Mon, 31 Oct 1994 23:06:55 -0800 for From: lichter@nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu (Michael Lichter) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 23:06:47 +0000 To: socgrad@UCSD.EDU Subject: Internet in the Classroom Here are some more ideas re. using the net for teaching for whoever it was that asked about it last week. BTW, nobody has said anything about TR's Sunday sermon. I hate to go over this territory again, but can anybody explain not what chaos theory is or does but why this theory, developed to describe the behavior of complex but rule-bound and non-sentient systems, is applicable to not-entirely-rule-bound sentient humans? Also, anybody know the connection of chaos theory to Social Entropy Theory? Michael --- Forwarded mail from IERN-L@ube.ubalt.edu >From owner-iern-l@ube.ubalt.edu Mon Oct 31 18:19 PST 1994 Warnings-To: <> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 21:04:15 +0001 (EST) From: Roy Adams Subject: Re: Internet in the Classroom To: IERN-L@ube.ubalt.edu John: Here are some untested ideas, stuff I have discussed orally with people or have heard about: 1. With all students on the net set a time and place for an on line interview and q and a session with Dr. Whizbang on the other side of the world. Somebody you would like to but can't afford to fly in. 2. With all students on a dedicated listserv (like the one that Clive mentioned that links students in three universities) have them deposit drafts of their papers at a gopher site so that other students can read and comment on them. Or just have the students post there papers as an email message. 3. Have students on a dedicated listserv upload questions as they think of them and invite other students to respond. 4. Count participation on the net as part of the overall participation grade for the course or give bonus marks for such participation. 5. Have students from two or more universities form groups to carry out research projects and write papers together. 6. Have students log into nets like IERN-L and Labor-L where even if they say nothing the "lurking" is instructive. I know that lots of Richard Hannah's students are lurking on IERN-L right now and so are mine. 7. One complaint that I have heard from some profs is that some students, especially grad students, try to use the net as a shortcut to doing their own work. A typical post might be: "I am about to launch a research project on the determinants of fuzzywump, can anybody help me out with references?" I am not saying that I disapprove just that I have heard complaints along that line. I would very much appreciate it if Richard Hannah and Clive Gilson would be more specific about what they ask their students to do. cheers, roy vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Roy J. Adams Ph: 905-525-9140, ext 23965 McMaster University Fax: 905-527-0100 Hamilton, Canada L8S 4C7 "NO REGULATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On Mon, 31 Oct 1994, John Lawler wrote: > My university is interested in encouraging greater use of the Internet as a > teaching tool. I would appreciate receiving information on any experience > you might have had with the Internet specifically as a classroom tool in the > HRM or IR areas. Untested ideas in this area are also welcomed. > > > John J. Lawler Internet: jlawler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu > Institute of Labor and Phone: (217)333-1482 > Industrial Relations Fax: (217)244-4091 > University of Illinois > 504 East Armory Street > Champaign, IL 61820 > --- End of forwarded message from IERN-L@ube.ubalt.edu