HNRS 261: Community Connection Practicum (Topics Vary)

HNRS 261-003: Bridging the Digital Divide
(Fall 2020)

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR

Online

Section Information for Fall 2020

In a world where everything from applying to jobs to managing your health is increasingly reliant on digital technology, there are still many people who lack the access and/or education to be full participants in this new, digital world. Against the narrative of excitement surrounding the future of digital technology and emergence of artificial intelligence as a potential “solution” to so many social, political, and economic ills, we must consider the risks of such a world divided into digital haves and have-nots. In this course, we will explore this digital divide through the lens of digital literacy. We will study linguistic, gender-based, income-based, and disability-based digital disenfranchisement and what individuals, organizations, and government entities are currently doing to tackle this issue. As part of the course, students will volunteer at one of several local organizations whose missions seek to address digital literacy within different communities. Additionally, we will, as a class, participate in Digital Inclusion Week. Through these acts of community engagement and advocacy, we will explore what it means to write with, for, and about these digitally disenfranchised communities as well as what role community engagement has or should have in a digital world.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Course topic varies by semester. Students will identify and address a challenge or question in response to the needs of the community. All students will contribute to and benefit from rigorous discussion among of a cohort of students representing multiple disciplines. Where relevant, the conversation also includes stakeholders from the community. Students learn to account for their own and for other points of view, and to adapt communication practices to reach those who do not share their backgrounds or expectations. As a result, they integrate new directions & approaches as well as alternate, divergent or contradictory perspectives or ideas.Equivalent to HNRS 230.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: HNRS 109C, 109XS, 110C, 110XS, 302C or 302XS.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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