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PHI 323 Cybernauts in our High-tech Classroom

This course in Philosophy of Mind is largely experimental, in that the themes of the class will be accompanied intensively by Internet technology, essential to the research and teaching of the course. Moreover, there will be no paper given by the professor; all assignments, handouts, and materials will be issued through our Philosophy Website, and made available through this homepage. In short, this will be a 'paperless' class.

On the class assignment page, you will find your weekly topic, for discussion and debate. This will be accompanied by in-class references to the on-line readings and accessible materials, which will serve as our class resources. Members of the class will be responsible for additional WWW links to pertinent materials, as we explore collaboratively the web in our new high-tech classroom facilities.

Class meetings, as a group, will be in West Hall 140 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; any deviation from this schedule will be e-mailed to the class list, which will be compiled in our address book, named '323.' Once established, this class list will serve as our cyber-communication network to reach all members of the class on a daily basis, for information, questions, and helpful suggestions in our on-line dialogue. It is thus imperative that all participants have e-mail accounts, and that each student notify me of your presence in the class by sending an initial message to me here:
Dr. Ron Barnette
This will serve to confirm your existence!

On Tuesdays and Fridays, I will open the high-tech classroom for use to develop your online materials, to explore the Net resources, and to construct personal WWW Homepages and class demonstrations. And here's an online tutorial for your assistance

Regarding course requirements, you will be responsible for:

• Regular class attendance and class preparation for discussion.
• Routine e-mail dialogue and responses to assigned questions.
• World Wide Web research, as assigned.
• The completion of written research work, through one of three forms, to be explained in more detail, with examples:
  

1. A personal homepage, architectually created around an approved theme (preferred).
2. A research paper, topic approved.
3. Weekly research essays, submitted as a quarter journal project.

For helpful tips on writing a philosophical essay, and for information on how such essays are assessed, click on these important items.

In addition to the daily 10am times in West Hall 140, my office hours will be from 11am-Noon, daily, and after 1pm by arrangement, in Campbell Hall, just across Patterson St. from the main campus of Valdosta State University. I look forward to meeting you there, and we have Sun Workstations in the Philosophy Department to help further your coursework through innovative technology.

Let us all have an engaging and stimulating fall quarter together...
Dr. Barnette, PHICYBER Guide