Even before the final vote is in for our discussion method, I thought I'd go ahead and put a blog post out here for Chapter 1. You should have noticed by now that we have Module 1 -- the first chapter in the book -- posted on the Assignment page.
For every chapter in the book, I'll post two or three questions for you to consider. Post a comment in response with your answer to at least one of the questions. I'd suggest reading the chapter first, then come back to post your answer.
So, here are Chapter 1 questions...
With what political persuasion do you most closely identify? If none exactly, what tenets of each?
Albert Einstein said, "We cannot solve the problems of today with the same level of thinking that created them." Discuss this concept in relation to American social welfare policy.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Welcome to S251!
Welcome to S251 - Emergence of Social Welfare! This is the first semester that I will be experimenting with a blog for class.
What is a blog?
A weblog or internet diary. Weblogs enable users to publish short comments and ideas instantly for other people to read and respond to. Blogging can be an effective communications tool for small groups of people to keep in touch with each other. A blog is a collaborative space either stand alone or within a website that visitors can post comments, link to, add to, or just read on a regular basis. If you have a lot of extra time on your hands, you can read this Wikipedia entry on blogs.
How will we use it?
We will be covering a new topic -- and book chapter -- every week in this class. On every new topic we cover, you'll have ideas, opinions, and thoughts on what we're reading. You might even have questions for classmates to answer. I'd like to see if we can use this blog as a place for that thought-sharing.
What do you think of this as an idea? Do you think you would be interested in blogging about topics we cover in this class? Post a response and let me know!
How do you post?
Click the link under this post that says "Post a Comment". You'll be taken to a page where you can type in a response. It may require you to log in using a Google account. No worries. If people tell me they want to use this blog regularly, I'm going to add you each individually so you'll be able to comment without problems.
What is a blog?
A weblog or internet diary. Weblogs enable users to publish short comments and ideas instantly for other people to read and respond to. Blogging can be an effective communications tool for small groups of people to keep in touch with each other. A blog is a collaborative space either stand alone or within a website that visitors can post comments, link to, add to, or just read on a regular basis. If you have a lot of extra time on your hands, you can read this Wikipedia entry on blogs.
How will we use it?
We will be covering a new topic -- and book chapter -- every week in this class. On every new topic we cover, you'll have ideas, opinions, and thoughts on what we're reading. You might even have questions for classmates to answer. I'd like to see if we can use this blog as a place for that thought-sharing.
What do you think of this as an idea? Do you think you would be interested in blogging about topics we cover in this class? Post a response and let me know!
How do you post?
Click the link under this post that says "Post a Comment". You'll be taken to a page where you can type in a response. It may require you to log in using a Google account. No worries. If people tell me they want to use this blog regularly, I'm going to add you each individually so you'll be able to comment without problems.
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