Chapter 2. The Law of the Few: Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen
Chapter 3. The Stickiness Factor: Sesame Street, Blue’s Clues, and the Educational Virus
Week 3, March 14th
Chapter 4. The Power of Context (Part One): Bernie Goetz & the Rise & Fall of New York City Crime
Chapter 5. The Power of Context (Part Two): The Magic Number of One Hundred and Fifty
Week 4, March 21st
Chapter 6. Case Study: Rumors, Sneakers, and the Power of Translation
Chapter 7. Case Study: Suicide, Smoking, and the Search for the Unsticky Cigarette
Week 5, March 28th
Chapter 8. Conclusion: Focus, Test, and Believe
Afterword. Tipping Point Lessons from the Real World
Week 6, April 4th
Intra-group discussion
Week 7, April 11th
Intra-group discussion
Week 8, April 18
Wrap-up and evaluation
April 21ST – Last day for any missed assignments with previous acknowledgement/permission from instructor.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS POSTED AND ASSIGNEMTS DUE
Instructor’s questions will be posted by Wednesday of each week.
Students’ responses posted by Monday of the following week.
CRITERIA, GRADING AND TRANSCRIPTS
30 hours of reading, response and discussion
Grades are Pass/Fail
More than 1 missed assignment, without notifying instructor, will result in an automatic failure. NOTE: please do not think that you can arbitrarily miss an assignment. This is for extenuating circumstances ONLY. Those who do miss an assignment, without notifying the instructor, are still required to complete the 30 hours of coursework as previously stipulated. Grading is at the sole discretion of the instructor.
Transcripts will be issued at the end of the course after grades are submitted to CEA and are approved. DO NOT contact Adams State for transcripts.
MISSED ASSIGNMENTS
We understand the demands that are put on educators these days, and every one of us has a personal life, as well. If you are not able to complete an assignment on time that is OK, but please, you MUST send me an email before the assignment is due and offer a brief explanation as to why. NOTE: under no circumstance will responses be accepted after April 21ST.
ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS
Responses and discussions are expected to be comprehensive with a focus not only on education, but your Local Association, as well.
During the past 2 Book Studies I have encouraged participants to engage each other in discussion. The prior Book Study evaluations revealed that participants enjoyed this and wanted to have more intra-group discussion. Questions generated and consequent discussion items will sometimes require students to communicate, on the website, with each other.
NORMS FOR DISCUSSION
Be honest and not intimidated – tell us what you think.
Be respectful of others’ ideas and opinions
CONFIDENTIALITY
The Book Study site is secure.
There is an expectation of confidentiality within the group.
