Dear Class Participants:
Several things as we look forward to Monday. So, spend a few minutes going over this note. It has some gold nuggets!
1. Read the blog and keep making your weekly contributions to expand the discursive space [it is coming out beautifully]. I have greatly enjoyed your insights: http://positivedevianceatutep.blogspot.com/
2. Presentations
You will each get an opportunity to discuss [3 to 5 minute presentations] on PD case studies/insights you derived on account of your extensive browsing ofwww.positivedeviance.org
Also, we will have two guest presentations/interaction sessions in class:
Alejandra Diaz, who will present her MA thesis project on PD and teenage pregnancy
Patricia Ayala – who will present her MA thesis proposal on retention and graduation of at-risk students
3. Here is PD Field Implementation Guide -- attached. It was prepared with a lot of care for those who wish to apply PD in different field settings. (See it in the Resource Center)
4. And, here are some PD case examples collected from popular media….. In the coming weeks, we will encourage you to enlarge this pool of experiences by your own diggings.
Greening of Niger: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/world/africa/11niger.html?_r=4&pagewanted=1&sq&st=nyt&scp=2
Students give up wheels: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/world/europe/27bus.html?_r=1&ref=health
Radiologist with a Human touch: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/health/07pati.html?ref=health
5. Here is a phenomenal TED talk on gaming and a better world. You can watch this at your leisure.
6. Also, enjoy this “positive world view” TED.com talk
And, I am hoping we will have a full house on Monday – something which we have not been able to do so far on account of various individual and weather-related contingencies.
Onward…
Cordially
Arvind
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