This course, the brainchild of Professor Charles Nesson, focuses on “persuasive, empathic argument in the Internet space.” Its unique pedagogical fingerprint is its attempt to teach it simultaneously in real-space (on the Harvard Law School campus) and virtual space (through Second Life). Students from anywhere in the world may enroll in the virtual course via the Harvard Extension School.
I am very excited to be serving as a Teaching Fellow alongside Becca Nesson. Currently we are fleshing out the curriculum and activities for the semester-long course, focusing in particular on group projects that students will undertake to make waves across cyberspace. Through a process of action learning, students will select, describe, and analyze a particular medium and its actors, networks, and rules; craft and disseminate a message aimed at affecting one particular network; and assess the results.
[This blog entry is provisional and will be updated as the project evolves.]
