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updated: 1/24/13
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TODAY'S GOALS:
CONCERNING EARTHLINGS
[2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: “students will be better able to deal with the technological revolution” by being able to
[2B1] recognize the value of multimedia for access to right brain, the whole person
[2B2] recognize the power of multimedia to change society, prime example Earthlings
[2B3] move from making slide shows to making movies (road map assignment)
[2E] WRITING.
[2E8] To practice the new multimedia writing which appeals to multiple intelligences, the right as well as the left side of the brain.
[2A2] CONCERNING ETHICS
[2A2] The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: “have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.” Our ethics goals are
[2A2a] To experience by analogy a little of ethical dilemma presented by Anti-Semitism, especially the Holocaust.
[2A2b] To experience by analogy a little of ethical dilemma presented by racism, especially slavery. [2A2c] To experience more directly the ethical dilemmas presented by speciesism, especially cruelty to animals.
[2A2d] To become aware of real-life ethical choices made daily by all of us involving cruelty to animals.
[2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.
[2A2f] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.
TODAY'S TOPICS: the relationship between animals and us
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: watching the documentary
REQUIRED READING:
Emotional IntelligenceBlog Instructions
COURSE ANTHOLOGY PAGES:
CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
- The Starfish Story
- Local Protestors
POLITICS
- Humane Slaughter Act
- California, Iowa
ACTION PLAN EXAMPLES, from P.E.T.A
- Creating a Group
- Ten Actions
- Protect Companion Animals
- Protect Laboratory Animals
- Stop School Vivisection
IF YOU DID NOT DO THE PREVIOUS BLOG THIS ONE IS REQUIRED OR -10.
YOU CAN EARN UP TO 12 POINTS PER BLOG.
After viewing the second half of Earthlings go to courses.utexas.edu Select our course. Go to "Blackboard Tools," select "Blogs," and then select "Earthlings 2." Read the instructions and then go to "Create Blog Entry."
"Put your reactions to Earthlings here. Your grade will be higher if you include emotional reactions as well as thoughts. You will also earn more points by citing from the screenplay text in your anthology and by adding multimedia. You will earn double points by citing from 436-465 and/or suggesting what actions you might take to deal with the situation.
DUE BY MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY
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REVIEW:Harmonizing Emotion and Thought“The Man Without Feelings”
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: your self and the animal kingdom, your experiences of the relationship between animals and us, your relationship to the term "Earthling"
LOOKING AHEAD: Next week again at least one blog is required, but this time BEFORE class, which will be our usual pattern. In other words you need to do the Monday or Wednesday blog or run the risk of failing the quizzes.
And from now on you will need to be on time, as per the instructions:
When Are They Due? By 8 P.M. (for maximum points) the day before the class meets, or earlier. You lose two points for each hour the blog is late: -2 for 8-9, -4 for 9-10, -6 for 10-11, -8 for 11-12: after 12 all points are lost. At midnight and after no blog will be accepted because the instructor or student leader of the discussion needs to be able to read all the blogs and organize the discussion before class. (“Discussion” blogs can not be made up later because the discussion will be over.)
1-29 Critical Reading: The Example of Carnism
1-31 Sympathetic Imagination
“Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
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