Dear Peggy and Elena, I'm just curious about the focus on democracy. In using that term, do you mean the concept of "one person, one vote" and the idea that "the majority rules?" I wonder if the concept of democracy itself can be limiting. Kerry posted an interesting observation about voting in his post this morning.
Elena, could you define the purpose of your class as an exploration of OST as a means for helping groups of people solve important and complex problems? If that is the purpose, then you could approach the students as sponsors from the very beginning. They could define the complex problem that is important to them, they could decide who to invite, and how to address the logistical questions (where and when to hold the event). If your students want to give the process a try in the classroom before expanding to a larger group, simply ask them to come up with a theme they want to discuss, and then do it. If your class meets for three hours at a time, you could use one of those class periods to define the theme (and perhaps make posters), and the next class period to do the opening, meet in one or two sessions, and then a closing. Thanks for this interesting discussion ~ Julie * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
