A presentation with Anne Dalke at SLSA 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. We talk about having a truly student-centered course, essentially decoding the education system.

1. Coding for “Possibility Spaces”:
Designing and Teaching a New
Course in Gender and Technology
Laura Blankenship and Anne Dalke
November 6, 2009

2. An Ah-Ha
Moment
Describe an “ah-ha” moment, perhaps a
very early one, a moment of illumination
where you felt you’d learned something
new, made an important connection.
Describe the location, the scene.

3. DECODING EDUCATION // DECODING GENDER & TECH
HTTP://GANDT.BLOGS.BRYNMAWR.EDU

4. CO-TEACHING
DISRUPTING AUTHORITY 101

5. CLASS ORGANIZED AROUND WEEKLY POSTINGS

6. PANELS: INTERSECTIONS OF GENDER AND TECH
STUDENTS REPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

7. STUDENT SELECTED NOVELS AND MOVIES

8. I WAS TALKING TO MY MOTHER ABOUT THE WAY THIS CLASS WAS RUN AND
SHE THINKS THE TEACHERS ARE SHIRKING

9. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

10. AN UH-OH MOMENT
DESCRIBE A MOMENT OF FEELING EXPOSED, OF KNOWING YOU FELL SHORT

11. NOW WHAT?