Comments on: Draft Unsyllabus for ICM/JRN 522

By: James Gordon

James Gordon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:08 +0000

brilliant! i’m going to bring this to the attention of my Media Theory 2 professor this fall. i doubt he’ll be able to make use of it, but i’m sure he and his colleagues will find it interesting. and if/when i go into academia, i’ll definitely give this model serious consideration.

-james gordon
B.A. candidate, interactive arts and media (game design)
columbia college chicago (iam.colum.edu)

By: Randy Thornton

Randy Thornton — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:43:21 +0000

“The serialization of time was one of the great contributions of the 19th century education system to the systems of Discipline.” – Foucault

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:50:35 +0000

This is a great idea! I have done things like this in the past to customize the course to learners’ needs, but I love the idea of opening up a syllabus to classroom participation. Great idea Alex!!!

By: jill/txt » unsyllabus

jill/txt » unsyllabus — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:14:29 +0000

[…] Halavais just blogged the unsyllabus for a class he’s teaching this semester on communication, media and society. I take it the idea of an unsyllabus is taken from the unconference concept, where participants […]

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:08:58 +0000

What a great idea! I’m in the process of designing my syllabi for Loyola and this is both thought-provoking and all around AWESOME. I especially like that you’re explicit about why you’re doing this and how this approach contributes to their engagement in the learning process.