Unit 1 DEMO Session 3
Session length and engagement with your online classmates depends on YOU, so proceed to the next session whenever you’re ready. Remember that your peers await your contributions. Help them learn with you and from you!
Session 3 PART 1: Discussion
Think and respond to these questions (ToK link — Economics, Science & Technology, creativity in Literature):
- What comes first, human ingenuity in literature or development of technology in reality (think of the various fields you researched!)?
- How does SCI-FI literature contribute to our understanding of potential effects of technology development?
- How does literature encourage innovation in technology?
You may want to write out your ideas first in a bullet-point list. Practice your talk a few times. Try to speak rather than read a prepared text. Record your audio or video response in these FLIPGRID groups – Password: Speak2Learn
FORUMS : click 3742160e Listen to 2 recordings and post a reply agreeing or disagreeing with the opinions. Find appropriate expressions on THIS LIST.Session 3 PART 2: Sharing our work
Share your project, even if it is incomplete – share the biggest shareable part. Examine other groups’ projects and infographics. Ponder the answers and contemplate what cultural aspects could be influencing the perspectives. Discuss in class.
ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THIS PADLET GALLERY
CLICK ON THE BOX IN TOP RIGHT CORNER TO OPEN PADLET IN A NEW WINDOW TO EDIT.
Session 3 PART 3:
Fill in the reflection on your learning and collaboration.
YOUR RESPONSE IS VERY VALUABLE AND MUCH APPRECIATED.
Thank you!
Think how similar or different are the responses of your peers from around the world. Why so?
THINK ToK – Area of Knowledge: Human Sciences: Sociology, Psychology, Geography
Your teacher may assign one or more of the following writing tasks for formative practice:
- Write a personal blog or a diary entry discussing your encounter with peers from around the world. Explain how you feel about your own opinions and those of others. Ponder the intercultural exchange and the extent to which their background and location may influence their views.
- Write a feature article for your school magazine explaining the nature of your intercultural exchange with peers from around the world and explain the benefits and potential drawbacks of such exchanges.
- Write a set of guidelines/instructions for an audience of your peers, encouraging them to follow the innovations in technology and cautioning them on the effects of such innovations on humanity.