Index:| Overview of the mySF Project and the ghost in the shell theme area |
| Negotiating assessment |
| Concept map task |
| Actual text from the concept map task |
| Resource list |
The Ghost in the Shell theme area is one of the theme areas found in the myclasses portal system. The Ghost in the Shell theme area looks at the various uses of artificial intelligence in Science Fiction (SF) texts, including short stories, novels and films.
During learning episode one it is very important to have a good look around not only the Ghost in the Shell theme area but also the others, found through the link to the various theme areas.
One of the most important things to be done in the first learning episode is to arrange when the assessment tasks will be due.
In the mySF Project it is usual for tasks like a presentation, an in-class test, video reviews, a series of ongoing Journal entries, or even a large Constructivist task to be scheduled. There are several tasks available for the teacher to run for the class to assist the understanding of the artificial intelligence and humanity's complex relationships with machines in SF, the main focii of the ghost in the shell theme area.
It is very important to discuss the assessment with the other students and the teacher, either online or in face-to-face classes. Then the tasks can be scheduled and work can be submitted online, if this is the way the unit works for you.
The Ghost in the shell theme area begins work with a concept map of what students know about artificial intelligence and people's relationships with machines in SF. That is, what knowledge and understanding is brought into the start of the mySF Project. Students will be asked to use a cxoncept mapping application like Visio or Inspiration to make a graphical representation of understandings about artificial intelligence in SF, then submit these to the teacher.
Learning Episode 1
mySF Project
Ghost in the shell theme portal
Your first task for the First Learning Episode is:
Your task here is to make a coherent concept-map of everything you know now about artificial intelligence in SF texts, including books, stories, TV and film. Make it complex and show all your ideas on the concept map. Experiment and discuss the task with your friends online or in class.
This task is due at the end of the period of the first learning episode. It is designed as a snapshot of your understanding of this topic at this time. It is used as part of a Constructivist teaching methodology, starting with existing knowledge in the topic area and building out and upwards from there.
It will be used as a basis to build the unit to suit your needs, so please take it seriously. You may use any of the rich and wonderful icons in Inspiration to assist you with this task, or even images from the Web.
Please be careful with your spelling and expression.
Submit the concept map top your teacher online, or print and submit it for the end of Learning Episode 1.
At the bottom of each web page linked from the weekly learning episodes will be found a list of resources names for that week. The sources named here might come from Wikipedia articles, from books, or be the details of a film. An example can be seen, below, for the film Cherry, 2000:
De Jarnatt, S. (Director). (1987). Cherry 2000. Story by Lloyd Fonvelle. Screenplay by Michael Almereyda. Orion Pictures.
Students can copy the reference from the resource list and use these in answers to tasks for the Learning Episodes when talking about a film or story. The order of the citation is:
Please see the teacher-librarian if you are unsure how to use these resources and how to cite them in a response to a task or in a discussion.
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