Literacy for the iGeneration

Today we went to the Frankenstein event in Cleary Theater. There was a panel discussion about the Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. Six students from Fisher conducted the panel talk. The first speaker talked about the bond between the creature and victor, she believed victor becomes more like the creature after
Elizabeth died. The second speaker spoke about Frankenstein and humanism. The third speaker spoke about Frankenstein’s personality development, nature or nurture or a mixture of both. The fourth speaker displayed his knowledge of the representation of fear. The fifth speaker was interested in technology; his main points were that people control technology and cause the fear of it. The sixth person talked about the benefits of pushing boundaries in science and she connected her topic to growing advancements in science today.  In class we listed strategies on how to become a better listener during lectures. Some strategies we can up with were taking notes, look at the speaker, eye contact, and key words, look at power point, doodle, think about how you would do the lecture, and comment to each other about the lecture. We also made t-charts listing the pros and cons to book clubs and independent reading time. We also attempted to make a decision map but we were all a little unfocused by the end of the night.

• We will not be having regular scheduled class next week. Attend July ‘64 on Tuesday Nov 6 6:30-8:30 in CoP Conference Room (2nd floor of

  Campus
  Center)

• Attend Utopian Society Art Exhibit on Wednesday Nov 7 11:15 – 12:10 Basil Lobby
• Talk to at least 3 students about their learning and work. Take notes.
• Blog about Frankenstein Conference
• Read news
• Comment on partner’s blog