Module 2-2 continued: Guest Speaker Cell Phones in New Guinea
- Due Sep 12, 2024 by 12:30pm
- Points 10
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- Module 2: Overview & Instructions
- Module 2-1: The Mobile Communication System, Assignment
- Assignment 2-1: Discussion Cell Phone Base Stations
- HW 2-1: Cell System, Assignment
- Module 2-3: Waves through the Air, Assignment
- Discussion 2-3: Applications of Electromagnetic Waves
- Module 2-2: Cellular Coverage (and Guest Speaker on coverage for the Navajo Nation), Assignment
- Assignment 2-2:a Homework: Guest Speaker (Dr. Ardakarni ) Reflection
- Module 2-2 continued: Guest Speaker Cell Phones in New Guinea, Assignment
- Assignment 2-2:b Homework: Guest Speaker Reflection
- Module 2-4: Are Cell Phones Safe?, Assignment
- Assignment 2-4: Your Thoughts Are Cell Phones Safe?
- Module 2-5: Can Batteries be Turned Into Bombs? And Mapping Wireless Signals, Assignment
- Assignment 2Final :Reflection and Feedback
Guest Speaker: Cell Phones in New Guinea
What happens when a $70 cell phone becomes available to the Bushmen of Papua New Guinea? It has a huge impact, changing the mode of communication in a more traditional subsistence based society where formerly all communication was face-to-face : marriage, warfare, witchcraft, children, as well as facilitating the transfer of funds. Our Guest Speaker today is Professor Polly Wiessner Links to an external site., from the UofU Dept. of Anthropology. Prof. Wiessner's research is on exactly this topic, and she'll be sharing her experiences with us.
Learning Objectives
- What is the societal impact of changing modes of communication?
Pre-Class Assignment
- Please read the following article BEFORE class (estimate 30 minutes) Polly Wiessner COVID and TRUST Wiessner.docx Download Polly Wiessner COVID and TRUST Wiessner.docx
- Prepare 1 question you'd like to ask Dr. Wiessner when she joins our class today. Post it in this assignment before class, and also bring it with you.
In Class Activities
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- Just attend, listen, and ask questions.
- IF YOU MISS CLASS TODAY, watch the video instead.
Extra Resources
- Do People act, think, or feel differently when they communicate remotely rather than in person? Keyboard Warrior -- why people will say things online but not face to face. Links to an external site.
Homework
Have a Question?
- Heard a word you didn't understand? Have a question in general? Post it here ... if you know the answer (or can find it online) for someone else, reply to their question: Vocabulary Discussion (Alphabet Soup)
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