anth202 introduction to culture - meeting 1
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Slides for the first meeting of Alex Enkerli's ANTH202 Introduction to CultureTRANSCRIPT
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ANTH 202/4B – Introduction to Culture
Meeting 1 – January 4, 2010
Alexandre Enkerli
(Alex)
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“Intro to Culture”
What do you think culture is? What do you expect from this course? Did you take similar courses?
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Culture Ideas
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Raised Hand “Poll”: How Many of You...
Are anthropology/sociology majors? Are in their first year of university studies? Are in their first year at Concordia? Took other anthro courses? Arrived in Montreal within the last five years?
• Within the last year? Arrived in Canada within the last five years?
•Within the last year? Speak another language besides English and
French?
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Alex
Anthro background Ethnographic disciplines Outside Ivory Tower Informal [email protected] Geek culture Social Media
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Approach to Teaching
Varied contexts Flexibility “Learning happens despite teaching” Constructivism Treat as adults You're seeking out something
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Basic Terms
Course: ANTH 202/4B – Introduction to Culture Class: All of us Class Meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays,
13:15-14:30 (1:15p to 2:30p) Classroom: JMSB (MB) S2.330 Office: H-1125-28 (Hall Building, 11th Floor) Resource Lab: H-1132 Moodle site for the course:
https://moodle.concordia.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=30196
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Class Meetings
No break New chapter on Wednesdays Classroom exercises on Mondays
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Course Requirements
Contributions (20%) Exercises (20%) Exams (60%)
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Policies
Contributions No extra credit Prewrite
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Commitment
Time Ratio• Variation
Registering for a gym Working with textbook Exercises
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Exams
“Thinking” Questions No T/F No “All/None of the above” Multiple choice Matching Short answers (sentence or two) Open Questions (paragraph or two) Mid-Term (March 3)
• Through chapter 6 (pp. Xiii-231) Final (exam period)
• Chapters 7-AW (pp. 232-410)
• Some “comprehensive” questions
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“Contributions”
What each of you brings to the course• Would we miss you?
• Background
• Bring course outside All on the same boat
• Everyone can contribute
• Diverse roles Advice: Keep Journal
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History of that Grade
“Attendance” “Participation” “Engagement” “Contribution”
• Now with exercises Self-Assessment (February 28) Graded (end of semester) Replaces “extra credit”
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Exercises
Practical approach Varied
• Scope
• Procedure
• Difficulty
• Time commitment Individual exercises (voluntary, ungraded) Team exercises (graded)
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Team Exercises
Replace semester-long project One in-class Four homework (two before mid-term) May assign weeks May be combined Change teams at midterm Weighed by difficulty/effort
• You can help me assess
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Teamwork
Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Internal dynamic Diverse roles Relatively low stakes Peer-assessment Learning team
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Team Formation
Icebreakers• Need at most six teams
• First in-class exercises Randomized (A-Z)
• After Drop/Add (January 16-17)
• Might tweak
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Online
Currently public access Blended learning Way to contribute Online exercises Forums
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Forums
Initially subscribed May rate posts “News” “General” Weekly forums Exam preparation Teamwork “Anthro Café”
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The Book
Thinking Like an Anthropologist (83$/62$) Practical Approach Ethnographic Exercise-based
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For Wednesday
“Who Are You? A Cultural Self-Survey” Book
• UTB: Using This Book
• Also Preface
• Good opportunity to look at book as a whole Journal