Fall 2014IECP

Nikki Mattson

Academic Interactions 130A

AgendaConversation startersGroup ContractsLeap – listening 2 – innovationsPersuasive language

Conversation Starter 1

Conversation Starter 2

Conversation Starter 3

Group ContractsDue Monday

Leap – pg. 92 - InnovationPg. 92 – Before you listen (discussion)

Interview - InnovationPg. 93 – While you Listen

Comprehension QuestionsFormat = listen question small group

discussion large group discussion

Comprehension Questions1. What does Johnson think about innovation

in the 20th century? What specific example of this phenomenon is provided?

2. Johnson argues that an idea “isn’t a single thing.” What does that mean? How is that illustrated with the World Wide Web example?

3. What is “bricolage”? How does the Gutenberg example illustrate this term?

Comprehension Questions4. What does it mean that society is “in love

with this idea of the solitary inventor”? What does Johnson think is “much more interesting” than the single inventor idea?

5. According to Johnson, what kind of collaborators work particularly well together? Why do you think this is the case?

6. Why does Johnson say that “you cannot invent a microwave in 1650”? What is the point he is trying to make?

Comprehension Questions7. What is a “hunch”? What is a “slow

hunch”? Why does Johnson think that slow hunches are particularly important for innovation?

Matching – pg. 93

Persuasive LanguagePgs. 94-95

HWGroup Contracts are due on Monday

PSU Student Interview Project – Due 10/24 (Box)

Group Speaking Task 3 Comments – Due 10/26 (Blog)

Group Presentation – Due 11/11 (Box)