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=='''Participating During Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST)'''==
=='''Participating During Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST)'''==
* Attend in person at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 ([http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact directions])
* Attend in person at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 ([http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact directions])
* Live audio/video stream available during class through
 
** Our virtual classroom is located here:
You can use Adobe Connect to participate during class time. We recommend that, if you would like to speak during class, you use a combination headphone/microphone to participate. Alternatively, you may use headphones along with your computer's built-in mic.  As a last resort, you can use your computer's built-in mic without headphones, but please be aware that this may cause audio issues for both you and the class as a whole.
** If you have trouble with Elluminate, please visit the Elluminate [http://www.elluminate.com/Support/?id=62 support website] or contact one of the class TAs
 
** If your are participating remotely we ask that you change your audio preferences in Elluminate to enable ''Mute the speaker when "talk" is pressed to prevent feedback.'' You can find this option by going to '''Tools -> Preferences''', and finding '''Speaker Settings''' under '''Audio''' in the left hand options tree. Please have this box checked off. (More on how to do this [[Class Participation | here]].)
''Note: When you log in to Adobe Connect, you will log in as a guest.  Please use your full name or a pseudonym that will allow us to identify who you are so we can give you credit for your class participation.''
** '''For remote participants:''' to talk to the class in Cambridge during our regularly scheduled class time, please make sure to:
 
*** Set up and test your audio according to the instructions above
* If you have any trouble running Adobe Connect, please go to the [https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm support page on Adobe Connect's site] or click on the "Help" button in the upper right corner of the Connect window.
*** Raise your hand in Elluminate by clicking on the hand icon
 
*** Make sure that the Gain Volume next to your Talk button is at least at 60%. (You should adjust this manually if we can't hear you.)
*** When given the go ahead to talk, click the Talk button.


=='''Participating Asynchronously'''==
=='''Participating Asynchronously'''==
* The Elluminate sessions will be archived and accessible at
* The recorded videotapes of the class produced by Harvard Extension School are available here: http://cm.dce.harvard.edu/2011/02/22054/videopage.shtml.  Videos are typically available 1-2 days after class.


=='''Contact Information'''==
=='''Contact Information'''==

Revision as of 16:08, 20 January 2012

Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control

LSTU E–120 - Harvard Extension School - Spring 2012 - Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST

Berkman Center for Internet and Society - 23 Everett Street - Conference room, 2nd floor

This course examines current legal, political, social, and technical struggles for control of the global Internet—and the content and relationships it conveys. The course focuses on the interaction of new technologies and services with emerging models of production, innovation, communication, learning, and civic engagement—looking at both the US and international contexts. Prerequisites: willingness to experiment with new technologies and to participate in class discussions, whether virtually or in person. (4 credits) continued...

Syllabus at a glance

Jan 24 Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction
Jan 31 Paradigms for Studying the Internet
Feb 7 Regulating Speech Online (Assignment 1 due)
Feb 14 New Economic Models
Feb 21 Peer Production and Collaboration (Assignment 2 due)
Feb 28 Copyright in Cyberspace
Mar 6 New and Old Media, Participation, and Information
Mar 13 No class - Spring Break
Mar 20 Collective Action and Decision-making (Assignment 3 due)
Mar 27 Internet and Democracy
Apr 3 Control and Code: Privacy Online
Apr 10 Internet and Democracy: The Sequel (Assignment 4 due)
Apr 17 Internet Infrastructure and Regulation
Apr 24 The Wikileaks Case
May 1 Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare
May 8 Final Project due (no class)


Course Information:

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Participating During Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST)

  • Attend in person at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 (directions)

You can use Adobe Connect to participate during class time. We recommend that, if you would like to speak during class, you use a combination headphone/microphone to participate. Alternatively, you may use headphones along with your computer's built-in mic. As a last resort, you can use your computer's built-in mic without headphones, but please be aware that this may cause audio issues for both you and the class as a whole.

Note: When you log in to Adobe Connect, you will log in as a guest. Please use your full name or a pseudonym that will allow us to identify who you are so we can give you credit for your class participation.


Participating Asynchronously

Contact Information

  • All questions, comments, etc. should be sent to:
    • There are no set office hours; feel free to send an email, and the TAs will respond to it as soon as they can.
  • If you need to contact an instructor or TA individually, please use their personal contact info located on the Staff Contact Info page.

Office Hours

Student Feedback Poll

Enter the poll! (You have the opportunity to submit anonymous feedback.)

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