Well, it looks like we need more creative exercises. I appreciate the thoughts
here and they stimulated me to play around with photos and clipart as I adjust
to the first week of classes. I am still working on the images. I have some
ideas for the issue of oversimplification and am now looking for clipart or
drawings that might work. For #7 I am thinking of an artist at an easel
looking at a scene of diverse--multi-colored peoples. The easel shows only a
group of stick figures and the caption of course is, "don't oversimplify"
Another image: someone wearing sunglasses that are painted black-white and they
are looking at a beautiful sunset--again, the caption "don't oversimplify."
For #8 I have had less success, but I am considering a picture of a statue
on a base or foundation that is labeled "assumptions/biases" and showing
someone peering in, or opening up a panel. I also thought of showing an
illusion or magician doing some levitation and then another panel showing
strings/wires and pulleys behind the stage with, of course the caption "examine
assumptions and biases." I am interested in re-thinking the wild monkey for
#5--avoid emotional reasoning and so am open to ideas here. I followed my
rambling association of a politician - with an image of an enraptured person in
the audience who is looking dreamily at a handsome candidate while holding a
placard that lists all the serious ills of the country. Again the caption:
"avoid emotional reasoning." Except for maybe McCain--who garners heroic
sympathy, have people noticed that the less attractive folks are behind or
already out of the running?
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. Now I am looking to learn to
draw or find some easy clipart ha. Gary
1. Ask questions--a student at a desk with hand raised.
2. Define terms--a dictionary
3. Examine the evidence--a detective's magnifying glass
4. Tolerate uncertainty--a cartoon face with a big question mark
5. Avoid emotional reasoning--a monkey with a briefcase and the phrase "no
monkey business"? Well... I did think of some caricature of a politician, but
thought this would not register with my students.
6. Examine different viewpoints--a picture of the fabled elephant felt up by
the blind men
7. Don't over-simplify--????
8. Examine assumptions and biases????
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