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More discussion of everyday people doing extraordinary things with objects, and actions of our everyday-life.

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Joel Salatin, and Polyface Farms. Extraordinary things from the everyman.

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Craft, Rebelliousness, and the Race to Cure Polio. Sabin, Salk.

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Roosevelt, Jonas Salk, and the race to cure Polio.

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April 01: Norman Bel Geddes

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March 30: Lessons from Albert Einstein

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March 25: Lessons from Guglielmo Marconi

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March 23: Developing Wireless Communication

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March 9: The Women Who Redefined Man

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March 4: Ten New Terms

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Posted February 3, 2010

A Think Sheet is a single page typewritten submission of your own thoughts in response to an assigned reading. Twelve of the readings this semester will provide opportunities to write a Think Sheet (see Course Outline).

You will need to write eight Think Sheets. It is up to you to decide which ten of the twelve opportunities you want to select. You might logically make that decision on the basis of how tight your schedule is at any given point in the semester or on the basis of subject matter of the readings that you find more or less stimulating.

A Think Sheet is NOT a book review. You should not just repeat points made in the reading and comment on them. It is also not meant to be a literary criticism. You should not be giving a critique of the reading or of the author’s point of view.

The Think Sheet SHOULD document your own thoughts in response to the reading. It need not even be on the same topic as the reading, although it is important that you identify what it was in the reading that stimulated your thoughts.

Each Think Sheet should be personal and should reflect your own experiences and values as they relate to the subject of the class. They should be well written and carefully proofread.

All Think Sheets are to be turned in at the beginning of discussion sections on the date noted on the Course Outline. Late Think Sheets will have their grade dropped by 10 points for each week they are late.

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Teaching Creative Problem Solving: Handouts
Posted January 21, 2010

DESCRIPTION:

This 6-8 page paper can take two forms: a case study OR a research project that attempts to solve a problem you have identified in your life/the world around you.

A case study requires researching an individual (or organization?) and delving into that person’s creative process & life history. We will look at case studies in lecture; this should help you in understanding how to structure and approach a case study.

A research project will require identifying a problem, mulling over possible solutions and then implementing and evaluating those solutions. This is obviously incredibly broad & vague because the task itself requires you to look around and diagnose a problem. It is personal.

Writing a good paper requires planning, researching, thoughtful writing, and revision. A good paper will demonstrate the knowledge you have gained researching this particular person or problem as well as express your thoughts and ideas. Please take time to create a well-structured paper and to fix grammatical errors.

For this assignment use 12-point font, double spacing, and normal margins. You may choose whichever style guide you wish (MLA, Chicago), but be consistent throughout. Be sure to cite all ideas that are not your own. Properly cite any quotes according to the format you choose.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Wikipedia is not a valid source.
FOUR source minimum: at least TWO must be from books/articles

RESOURCES:
Undergraduate Writing Center
Noodlebib
easybib

LATE POLICY:
Any paper turned in after the original due date and time for your discussion section will be lowered one full letter grade. For each subsequent week the paper is late, it will be lowered an additional letter grade.

PROPOSALS ARE DUE in LAB FEB 11/12th

DUE DATES:

Presentation                                                              Paper

March 11/12 …………………………………………. April 8/9 (+6 points)
April 1/2 …………………………………….………. April 15/16 (+4 points)
April 8/9 …………………………………………….. April 22/23 (+2 points)
April 15/16……………………………………………. April 29/30

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Teaching Creative Problem Solving: Handouts
Posted January 21, 2010

Hello UGS303 Students

On the right side bar of this page you will find several links useful for this class.  In addition to the  syllabus, lectures, and informational handouts, you will eventually have access to other project information, as well as old quizzes to help you with this course.  You will find that this resource will serve as a repository of tools, media, and more permanent information where as facebook will primarily be the vehicle for communicating information broadly and quickly.

In order to best serve you, we’ve included a bunch of new ways to stay on top of this information. In addition to the already mentioned facebook page that you should be able to join soon, you can also follow this blog by subscribing via rss, twitter, or email subscription. You will also be able to subscribe to the podcast associated with this course so that the lectures are delivered to you automatically as they are uploaded. We hope that these new ways of communicating and interacting with you outside of the classroom will enable you to perform better in the class, and more specifically should allow you to spend better quality time on issues important to you. If you have issues with any of the things posted on here, please don’t hesitate to bring them up with your TA or email Matt Leach directly at matthew.leach@gmail.com

We hope you are as excited about this course and opportunity as we are. This is what college is intended for. Exploration, Inquiry, Discovery… the list goes on, as you’ll soon see. I hope you find it useful, fun, and rewarding. We look forward to working with you!

-Your Wonderful TA’s

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Teaching Creative Problem Solving
Posted January 20, 2010