[brapper]

I have a chance to teach a class, the topic of which will be up to me.
I'm thinking of teaching about the idea of Web 2.0 (for those who are not familiar check here)
So I want to cover everything from Blogs, to podcasts, to flickr, to wikipedia.

But the thing is, the classes have to have intrinsic educational value, so I can't just be like "Isn't this stuff cool? Let look around!"

So yeah, I'm brainstorming ways of adding educational value to the lectures.

For example, blogs as alternate media sources - compare/contrast them to classic venues.

Anyway, I've never taught a class before, so I'm finding this a bit tough. I know there are some teachers here, so any advice would be much appreciated.

If you can think of any good lecture ideas, please pass them on.

[RAILhead]

b00bies

[jcadam]

Gopher 2.0

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by brapper

I have a chance to teach a class, the topic of which will be up to me.
I'm thinking of teaching about the idea of Web 2.0 (for those who are not familiar check here)
So I want to cover everything from Blogs, to podcasts, to flickr, to wikipedia.

But the thing is, the classes have to have intrinsic educational value, so I can't just be like "Isn't this stuff cool? Let look around!"

So yeah, I'm brainstorming ways of adding educational value to the lectures.

For example, blogs as alternate media sources - compare/contrast them to classic venues.

Anyway, I've never taught a class before, so I'm finding this a bit tough. I know there are some teachers here, so any advice would be much appreciated.

If you can think of any good lecture ideas, please pass them on.

My advice: do not make a gee-whiz flashy Powerpoint/Keynote presentation. Aim for substance, ask probing questions about this technology and its effect on society. Make people think, don't be an entertainer.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by brapper

I have a chance to teach a class, the topic of which will be up to me.
I'm thinking of teaching about the idea of Web 2.0 (for those who are not familiar check here)
So I want to cover everything from Blogs, to podcasts, to flickr, to wikipedia.

But the thing is, the classes have to have intrinsic educational value, so I can't just be like "Isn't this stuff cool? Let look around!"

So yeah, I'm brainstorming ways of adding educational value to the lectures.

For example, blogs as alternate media sources - compare/contrast them to classic venues.

Anyway, I've never taught a class before, so I'm finding this a bit tough. I know there are some teachers here, so any advice would be much appreciated.

If you can think of any good lecture ideas, please pass them on.

My advice: do not make a gee-whiz flashy Powerpoint/Keynote presentation. Aim for substance, ask probing questions about this technology and its effect on society. Make people think, don't be an entertainer.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by brapper

I have a chance to teach a class, the topic of which will be up to me.
I'm thinking of teaching about the idea of Web 2.0 (for those who are not familiar check here)
So I want to cover everything from Blogs, to podcasts, to flickr, to wikipedia.

But the thing is, the classes have to have intrinsic educational value, so I can't just be like "Isn't this stuff cool? Let look around!"

So yeah, I'm brainstorming ways of adding educational value to the lectures.

For example, blogs as alternate media sources - compare/contrast them to classic venues.

Anyway, I've never taught a class before, so I'm finding this a bit tough. I know there are some teachers here, so any advice would be much appreciated.

If you can think of any good lecture ideas, please pass them on.

My advice: do not make a gee-whiz flashy Powerpoint/Keynote presentation. Aim for substance, ask probing questions about this technology and its effect on society. Make people think, don't be an entertainer.

[jcadam]

that's not the first time I've seen besson3c make a triple-post.