INLS 180 Day 23 Notes

April 2, 2002

 

 

  1. One-Minute Papers (from 3/21/02)

Big Points

      IP and privacy are complex issues

Questions

            Why does ease of access change the value of info (why does Napster matter more than copying tapes)?

            Can anything that us held in computer memory be copied?

            Free vs fee?

            What about course pages (blackboard vs open course pages)?

            Why is the PAM box in SILS Lib legal? Why not have online?

            How much of all this is the librarian’s responsibility?

 

  1. Senses and Sensitivity. What makes the message get through? 

Two goals in this activity. 

a)      explore a shared, digital video environment

b)      revisit the human receiver in communication

 

Senses and Sensitivity Outline

 

  1. Welcome 0:08  [thanks and sponsorship]
  2. Introduction to study of senses 0:30 [why important?  Note economic impact]

[Pause and ask: What senses do humans have?]

  1. Kinds of senses 2:53
  2. Common Principles of all senses: 4:42 [we will only include 3 of these in this session]

[Pause and ask:  The idea of working near the optimum for senses---do artifacts exhibit this property? Examples?]

  1. Principle 1: Capture  6:36  [two examples, use antennae, skip knee jerk]
    1. Antennae 7:05
    2. Knee jerk reflex  9 :36
  2. Principle 2: Transduction 12:26 [changing chemical reactions into electrical energy]
    1. Taste 15:30

                                                               i.      Taste demo 18:15  [receptors are part of our phenotype]

    1. Smell 21:19  [skip]
  1. Principle 3: Amplification 24:10 [sodium pumps]
  2. Principle 4 and 5: Encoding and Promulgation: 27:22

[on to the next section on sensitivity and transmission along neural pathways]

 

Debriefing.

What was best thing about this compared to our usual mode of operation?

What was the worst thing?

For those out of room, what was missing?

For those in the room, what was missing?

 

  1. Readings discussions:

Moorhead, G., Ference, R., & Neck, C. P. (1991). Group decision fiascoes continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a groupthink framework. (Julie Doring)
Sonnenwald, D. (1996). Communication roles that support collaboration during the design process. (Xiang Ding)

 

3. One-minute paper

What was the big point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?