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Date	Inquiry Unit
08/31/2005
For our first class there are two readings to do ahead of time, even though we haven't met yet. These are the Wikipedia entries for Jane Addams and John Dewey.
9:00-9:30 introductions: What brings us here? 9:30-10:15 intro to course: Assignments; Texts/readings; Inquiry Labs/Units 10:15-10:30 break 10:30-11:15 pragmatism; inquiry-based learning
09/07/2005	What is pragmatism?

Discuss readings Annotations of three readings 11:00-11:50 reflection/Writing: Discuss the 5 Ws of a pragmatist approach to research (who, what when, where, why). Use NSDL as an example.
09/14/2005	Pragmatic technology analysis

Visitors: Aditya Nugraha and Dale Silver. Presentation and discussion about Desa Informasi. See http://www.petra.ac.id/desa-informasi/ and http://www.petra.ac.id/library/seminar/ Read: Desa Informasi - Local Content Global Reach, by Aditya Nugraha Keyword analysis
09/21/2005	Applications of pragmatism

Discussion of keywords Discussion of readings (Addams, Bishop, James)
09/28/2005	Ordinary experience and technology

Class session plan
10/05/2005	History of pragmatism
No face-to-face meeting in 109 this week Read articles in the History of pragmatism unit. Note that they are primarily from The Metaphysical Club, which should be available in paperback in the campus stores Enter your class session plan Upload your proposal for a pragmatic technology analysis
Proposals for pragmatic technology analysis
10/12/2005	(ask) Participatory action research [Iván]

Responses to at least two other projects.
10/19/2005	(investigate) Pragmatic design [Jason]

Connect through Flashmeeting.
10/26/2005	(create) Adopting an innovation [Noemi]

Connect through Flashmeeting.
11/02/2005	(discuss) Pragmatism and democracy [Rebecca]


11/09/2005	(reflect) Situated evaluation [Jack]


11/16/2005	Pragmatic technology [HeeYoung]


11/30/2005	Ordinary experience [Mark]

Presentation of pragmatic technology analysis: HeeYoung: Pragmatism revisited in e-learning Rebecca: Extreme Programming…Pragmatic Technology? Other items UIUC Learning Commons mathematics as experience last class
12/15/2005

Meet at Chip's house, 1501 N Coler, Urbana (north of Carle Hospital) Presentation of pragmatic technology analysis: Noemi: pragmatic analysis of the use of visualization technologies in two science classrooms Jack: how we can use the inquiry cycle to explore ways to implement technology in a pragmatic setting within museums Jason: the New Urbanism 11:30-11:45--Course evaluation Final report (~2000 words) Reflection paper (~1000 words)