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Meeting about Baroque Culture class (Nov 26)

drnicol — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:33 +0000

Every year, the departments of Theatre, History and Music hold a summer school in the beautiful Czech town of Český Krumlov. The class is entitled Advanced Seminar in Baroque Culture and teaches you the history of the spectacular seventeenth and eighteenth century artistic movement known as the Baroque. The classes are held inside the magnificent Krumlov Castle, which includes a fully working eighteenth century theatre, one of only two in the world. The course also includes a weekend in the Czech capital Prague, as well as trips to other towns and castles in the vicinity of Krumlov.

There will be an information session about the course on November 26 from 12.00 to 1pm. It’ll be in Studio 1, located in the basement of the Dalhousie Arts Centre. If you are unable to attend this meeting but are interested in more information about this class, please contact our Departmental Secretary, Julie Clements at julie.clements@dal.ca to be put on an email list.

Week 9: 11/29

Carolyn Stevenson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:35 +0000

Place a draft of your final project here. Respond to 2-3 of your classmates’s posts.

Best wishes,

Dr. Stevenson

Persuasive Communication and Mock trial guidelines

Carolyn Stevenson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:20:43 +0000

Please see the file below for the persuasive communication PP:

persuasive communication

Mock trial guidelines

Important Note on the Use of URLs in MLA

lennyesq — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:28:31 +0000

MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in MLA citations. Because Web addresses are not static (i.e. they change often) and because documents sometimes appear in multiple places on the Web (e.g. on multiple databases), MLA explains that most readers can find electronic sources via title or author searches in Internet Search Engines.

For instructors or editors who still wish to require the use of URLs, MLA suggests that the URL appear in angle brackets after the date of access. Break URLs only after slashes.

Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. <http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle.html>.

Chapter 7 Outline

Carolyn Stevenson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:14 +0000

CHAPTER 7—Open Book Quiz on Tuesday, November 17

INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE THINKING:

GENERATING NEW IDEAS

Working in groups can produce very dull, safe results—but it also can allow people to spark one another’s creativity and produce innovative solutions to problems. To be creative, a group must be able to take risks and to be playful. This chapter encourages students to develop that quality in their groups. It examines how people think creatively and ways to facilitate those processes by getting rid of blocks and opening up the perceptual processes. Finally, it introduces old and new techniques for helping a group generate new ideas.

Chapter Outline

Thinking Creatively

Understanding Brain Processes

Facilitating Creative Thinking

Creating a Supportive Environment

Understanding Creativity

Stages of Creative Thinking

“Mind Locks”

Enhancing Creativity

Perception Activities

Puzzles

Role Playing

Humor

Imagery

Relaxation

Generating Ideas

Brainstorming

Metaphorical Thinking

Fantasy Chaining

Group Techniques

Nominal Group Technique

Delphi Technique

Creating with Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)

Chapter 8 PP

Carolyn Stevenson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:11 +0000

Chapter 8 PP attached.chapter 8DecisionMaking