Hello everyone, I'm teaching a class at George Mason University (in Virgina, U.S.) this fall called Internet Literacy, in which we'll be exploring the theories/practices of everything from communication, information, new genres, multiple media, social networking, mobile web, internet collaborations (i.e. political, intellectual, social), emerging cultures and subcultures, gaming, etc. Since this class has an experiential learning component, I was thinking that it would be really cool if I could connect with a professor/class from some other part of the world (Australia, the UK, India, Canada, or wherever we could communicate in English) who is teaching/learning something similar and work together to create some mini-assignment where our students collaborate on some small project (that would suit both our needs -- mine being a combination of the practical use of networking/communication/collaborative software and explore some of the cultural implications of this kind of internet activity). I'm imagining the students working together in groups and using Skype, wikis, IMs, and/or other communication media to converse. Would anyone on this list be interested in discussing such a mini-collaboration? Or perhaps know of another professor who may be interested? If so, please email me, Kristin Scott, at kscotta@gmu.edu. For those who may be interested, here's a course description (though I'm still tinkering a bit with it): I'm still tinkering around with the syllabus, but here's the course description as it currently stands: NCLC 249 - Internet Literacy is a learning community that investigates both critical and practical aspects of the internet, including communication and information literacy, mobile web, multiple media, social networking, intellectual, political and civic collaborations, emerging cultures and art forms, gaming, and additional issues you, as participants, introduce to the learning community. This course will therefore have both a theoretical and practical approach: we will examine issues about networked life presented by both popular and academic literature, as well as learn (and teach one another) the practical applications of various internet programs and publishing tools. Thanks much! Kristin -- Kristin Scott Instructor, New Century College & Cultural Studies PhD student, Cultural Studies George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 kscotta@gmu.edu http://www.kristinscott.net