Welcome back!

"What is Development?"

Jonathan Pickens

Today's Agenda

 

• Letters & introductions
• Review our website/group
• Review blog assignment
• Finalize syllabus
• The what's what of Human Development

Next Week

Monday:

• Watch the online lecture
• Bring at least 3 thoughts or questions
  • (I will call on people)

 

Thursday:

• Read the Kurt Danziger (2006) article
  • It is meant to be hard! Hang in there
• Leave at least 1 comment on either of the blog posts before class
  • Comments will only be counted by 11:59pm on Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Bring a list of thoughts/questions you have (I do call on people)

Activity: Letters to your future self

You need:

• Pen
• Paper
• Envelope (provided)

• I will collect these envelopes, and deliver them to you on the last day of class
• I will not read them nor make you reveal them to anyone
• I will give you 10 minutes

 

Some ideas:

• Make predictions
• Words of comfort (you'll be stressed )
• Thoughts about "development"
• Reflect on things you are grateful for
• Provide some small details you'll forget

Introductions

• Have you "grown up" in the same way?
• Name (pronouns)
• Name one way you've "grown up"

Review our website/group

Request membership or email me

• How to find the blog
• How to post to blog
• Posting/Commenting etiquette

 

Decisions! (vote)

• Public? Private?

Blog Assignment

• Informal writing =/= sloppy
• ~250 words worth of effort
• 32pts
  • 10 pts readability and grammar (it was proofread)
  • 10 pts connection to readings
    • Show that you thought about it, don't just summarize.
  • 8 pts connects reading to appropriate media or personal experience
  • 4 pts Inspires discussion (on/offline)
• Full semester to be assigned next week

Finalize the Syllabus

Why Human Development?

Questions to consider:

• Is it gradual or rapid?
• Does it happen at the individual level or societal level?
• Are there "good" and "bad" forms of development?
• When is someone "fully developed"?
• Is illness a part of development?

Life narratives

Why am I crying right now?

Philosophy

Science

Ecology

Bio

Psychology

This course....

In other words...

• The intersection of a bunch of stuff
• More than we could hope to cover
• Hope to explore by connecting these to our personal/political lives

Course Outline

(Please sign up on the forums for presentation/blog weeks)

Thanks! See you Monday

(Remember: Watch the video lecture and think of 3 things to say/ask)