I often teach science fiction in the classroom, especially when dealing with new media. In fact, Donna Haraway (someone might already have mentioned this) said we should look to our science fiction writers for strategies to organize the way we think and learn. I find sf valuable for beginning the discussion on the effects of new media on our perception of the world. My blog has many instances of this idea.
I often use MOOs, bulletin boards, mailing lists, and web sites to extend the classroom outside its traditional institutional boundaries.
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I often teach science fiction in the classroom, especially when dealing with new media. In fact, Donna Haraway (someone might already have mentioned this) said we should look to our science fiction writers for strategies to organize the way we think and learn. I find sf valuable for beginning the discussion on the effects of new media on our perception of the world. My blog has many instances of this idea. I often use MOOs, bulletin boards, mailing lists, and web sites to extend the classroom outside its traditional institutional boundaries.