Blog Procedure + Calendar
Blog (15%)
1.
Use
a Gmail account
2.
Use
Chrome/Firefox
5.
Sign
up
6.
Create
blog
7.
Make
sure that it is in English
8.
Title
of blog - Course Code, name and ID - e.g. LSS 2113 Mohammed Ali
- H00280882
9.
Blog
address - use your ID, e.g. H00234887.blogspot.com
10. Choose your template (‘Simple’ is
best) - do not choose the black one
11. Create
blog
12. View
blog
13. Go
to dashboard - sign in and then upload a recent photo and a paragraph about
yourself onto your profile
14. Copy
the URL (link) of your blog and email it to Greg’s HCT email – gvrhovnik@hct.ac.ae
(check that it is working)
15. Complete
your profile on your blog:-
·
Make it interesting and upload a recent photo.
·
Include the foreign countries that you have
lived in or visited and the length of time.
·
How many foreign friends do you have?
·
How many people from different ethnic groups do
you associate with every day?
·
Are you a sponsored student?
·
How many social websites are you on? E.g.
Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter
Quiz:
http://www.quizrevolution.com/ch/a99792/go/cultural_awareness_quiz
Calendar:
LSS 2113 Intercultural Studies, February 2015 Weekly Planner
Week Lesson 1
Lesson 2
1
Aug 31 Welcome + Coversheet
PPT “Culture quiz part 1 plus answers” PPT “Culture quiz Part 2 – seen/unseen” Video: You Tube clip “Toronto on Arabs. The Epic Interview” + discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xe8t A6mcsU
PPT “What is culture?” Seen/Unseen Worksheet Multiple intelligences quiz (link on PPT) Introduce cultural object assessment (teacher to do her own as model)
2
Sept 7 Cultural Object presentations (objects or images – I usually do about 5 at the beginning of every lesson rather than do the whole class on one day). PPT “Cultural critics and cultural learners” Watch short clip from Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel + discussion DIE activity (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate)
PPT “Perceptions and patterns” PPT “Perspective and Bias”
3
Sept 14 PPT “Understanding Worldviews” including
questionnaire Introduce Project # 1 “Cultural Conflicts Presentation”
Project time/group by group consultations on topic selection
4
Sept 21 BARNGA
PPT “Cultural Approaches to Conflict”
5
Sept 28
Consolidation of conceptual framework of worldviews – film (eg: Millionnaire Boy Racers/Outsourced/A Separation etc)
Project time – each group must have their topic confirmed and approved by teacher before Eid break
6 Oct 5 Eid al Adha/Project Time 7 Oct 12 Worldview Presentations
Worldview Presentations
8
Oct 19 Knowledgeworkx CMi questionnaire
Introduction to 12 Dimensions
9
Oct 26
12 Dimensions 12 Dimensions
10 Nov 2 Managing the Polarities
Managing the Polarities
11
Nov 9 CMi Questionnaire – give students their results; review and exercises using Visual
Speak
Introduce Project # 2 (Choose either Film clip Presentations or More than One Story)
12 Nov 16 Groups to consult with teacher on project
Project Time
13
Nov 23
12 Dimensions Practice Quiz Explain Critical Evaluation Report and give deadline
12 Dimensions Quiz
14 Nov 30 Project # 2 Submission/presentations
15
Dec 7 Revision and Review of course
Critical Evaluation of CMi questionnaire Submission
16 Dec 14 Exam review
Final Exam
