180 Day 4 Notes

Feb 3, 2000

 

One Minute Papers

Big Point

Environment/childhood experiences influence speech patterns—gender differences exist.

Social networks support communication/life

Comm. Styles influence comm effectiveness and work

Elderly invest heavily in social nets, so do teens

Questions

Why would biological differences in genders emerge?

Nature/nurture?

How is well-being/happiness measured?

How to communicate with seniors who are regressing?

Family dispersion in today’s world impact on social nets?

Is power/control more important than gender in comm. Styles?

How to introduce elderly to tech?

What happens when we reflect on Tannen and adjust our comm. Patterns? (e.g., backlash to political correctness?)

Moral concerns about chips in animals (let alone people)!

 

 

2. Rogers paper (discussion leader Ballenger, see list notes)

 

3. Project ideas

 

4. Belkin paper (Bulger discussion leader)

5. Chatman 2 paper (Choi discussion leader)

 

5. The one-minute paper concept

What was the big point you learned in class today?

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