Ted: I am interested in knowing what is the name of the text book that you plan on using for the course. I am a Phd student doing a dissertation on "Edutainment and Convergence." -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ted M Coopman Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:02 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Course Prep Assistance Request Hello All, I am a Ph.D. candidate who has been assigned to teach an upper-division course titled “New Media as Virtual Communities” for this fall. Here is the catalog description: “Technologically-mediated virtual communities considered through analysis of historical precedents and influences and through an exploration of the concept of community. Issues include a focus on social interactions; the social, political, economic, and technological contexts of virtual communities and the limits for their sustenance.” I know many of you have done research in this area and have also likely taught classes on the subject. I was hoping that some of you would pass along some tips and ideas for the course, including but not limited to literature and syllabi. I am not completely unschooled on the topic, having taken a graduate seminar on computer mediated communities, but would like to have the benefit of a variety of approaches. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Please respond off the list to coopman@u.washington.edu. If anyone else would like access to the material I wind up collecting, shoot me an email and I will forward any material sent to me. Thanks! -TED Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/