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From: slimick@unix.cis.pitt.edu (John C Slimick)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Use of network news in Social Implications Course
Keywords: implications, newsgroups, courses
Message-ID: <40553@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 21 Sep 90 18:06:41 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Computing & Information Services
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This year, for the first time, we are offering
a course on social implications of computing.
Part of the assigned work is to read the newsgroups
comp.edu, comp.risks, comp.society, and comp.society.futures.
Each Friday I have set aside for discussion of what has
been happening on these news groups. The problem is
that the response is meagre--today we had 20% absences
and the other 80% had something to say, but little
enthusiasm. Previous Fridays have been even quieter.

I am shopping for suggestions on what to do to make
the network news more interesting. Can anyone help?

Please post responses to the comp.edu since my class
will (hopefully) still be reading the group.

john slimick
university of pittsburgh at bradford
bradford pa .... just four miles from NY and high taxes
slimick@unix.cis.pitt.edu