1. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology and Media(tion): The Senses Today’s Agenda: Writing (1-2) & Reading (3-4) 1.Academic Disciplines 1.“discourses” & awareness 2.evidence & reasoning 2.Formatting 1.Standard Manuscript 2.MLA, citations 3.Nye & McLuhan Discussion 4.Reading Prep#2

2. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines Academic Disciplines 1.What do you think of when you hear “Academic Discipline”? 2.Why do academic disciplines matter in writing?

3. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines Disciplines -17thC, rationalism -Division of labor into professions -Hierarchies of knowledge -CP Snow: “Two cultures” (1959) -Humanities / Natural Sciences -20thC specialization What are your experiences? Raphael’s “School of Athens” (1509) 

4. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines “Discourses” 1.Rhetorical Awareness 1.genre, formatting 2.audience 3.jargon, concepts 2.Evidence & Reasoning 1.methods 2.Sources 3.pedagogy Goal: Effective Participation in Communities of Inquiry (vs. traditional, expressive models of writing)

5. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Formatting Appropriate Formatting Why do you think formatting matters? 1.Standard Manuscript Format Example 2.MLA Format Example In-text Citation Style (logic) Works Cited (see files in “media” on website)

6. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology (Historical & Experiential) David Nye’s Technology Matters (Historical) 1.What is the general thrust of the 3 chapters – what is Nye arguing about our historical views of technology? 2.What was of interest to you personally in the reading – what did you learn?

7. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology - Historical David Nye’s Technology Matters 1.Tech used for social evolution, not just survival (2) 2.Tech precedes “science”/knowledge for most of history (9) 3.Claim: Culture shapes uses (21) 4.Mechanization, “cultural lag” (26) 5.“Technological momentum” (52+) 6.“Soft determinism” (55) 7.Naturalization (65) What are the differences between Externalist, Internalist, Contextualist approaches to technology?

8. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology (Historical & Experiential) Marshall McLuhan’s Understanding Media (Experiential) Groups: (10min) 1.Discuss Reading Prep (passages, concepts, questions) 2.Choose 1 of each for sharing in whole-class discussion Class: 1.What are the key claims? 2.What are the useful ideas? 3.What problems persist?