The fifth on-campus session is Wednesday, May 5, in 201C at 6:30 p.m.

Homework Assignments:

1. Revisit all class notes.

2. Review the following Group Discussion Project Criteria I’ve written. Establishing the solution’s criteria is the third step in the problem-solving group discussion sequence. If you have any further criteria you think we should consider please post them in the Ask Steven Ginley discussion forum along with a rationale for why we should add your criteria.

Criteria #1: Our final solution must allow SPE 101 Internet to remain a predominantly Internet-based course.
Criteria #2: Our final solution must allow online student/student and student/teacher interaction to be increased or remain the same.
Criteria #3: Our final solution must allow SPE 101 Internet to teach the same speech knowledge.
Criteria #4: Our final solution must work towards putting the speech knowledge taught into the student’s long term memories.
Criteria #5: Our final solution must allow the student drop out rate to decrease or remain the same.

Graded Homework Assignments:
The following graded homework assignments must be submitted via email. The email address is srginley@yahoo.com. Submit only the number of the question and your answer in the body of your email message. ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Before Sunday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m.:

1. Re-read the postings in the SPE Internet Strengths and SPE Internet Weaknesses discussion forums. Then, after you’ve had some time to think about the postings, visit the Week #14 SPE Internet Solutions discussion forum and propose at least 3 solutions for the various problems we’ve identified in the SPE 101 NR Class. Post your solutions individually. Make each solution an original posting. You don’t need to post the solutions all at once. In fact, I’d prefer your posting the solutions as they occur to you. Don’t be concerned about the 5 criteria I’ve written above. The criteria won’t come into play until step #5 of the group discussion problem-solving sequence when we judge each solution individually.

Before Wednesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.:

1. Visit the Week #14 SPE Internet Solutions Discussion Forum and make 3 more postings. You may either make completely new suggestions or play the task roles of elaborator or coordinator with already proposed solutions. An elaborator further develops an existing idea. A coordinator combines two ideas from other people to make a new, even better idea. Don’t, however, criticize anyone’s solutions. We’re working on step #4 of the problem-solving group discussion sequence, the presenting all possible solutions or brainstorming step. Brainstorming is a non-judgmental process. When you brainstorm all solutions are accepted without question. In step #5 of the sequence we’ll decide on our favorite solutions.

2. Complete and practice your Debate Speech.

3. Complete the Debate Audience Analysis Sheet on pages 157 & 158. The Audience Analysis Sheet is turned in with the Debate.

4. You Ought to Know By Now Final Exam Review Questions #1-157 should be completed. Bring them to class on May 5 to receive credit.

Links to Additional Resources

As you’re planning your Debate Speech you may want to look in on Mission Critical, the title of the San Jose State University web page dedicated to critical thinking skills. This page contains links explaining everything you’ve ever wanted to know about arguments and argument fallacies. You need to scroll down a bit to see the links. The site also has quiz links allowing you to see how well you’ve learned your critical thinking skills. Don’t feel obliged to check out every link. The page is remarkably comprehensive. It would be good to learn about inductive, deductive and causal reasoning. Many of the fallacies are fun.

Study Break:

Assorted speech shorts contains a series of Speech Communication oddities and stories. You’ll read about everything from flying dead cats to early 17th century beer-drinking Indian maids to Isaac Newton’s only parliamentary speech.