HI, 
I haven't had problems with a decline of civil discourse, either in my face to face classes or with online discussion.
Janet

Dr. J. Nepkie
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Professor of Music and Music Industry
Music Department
State University of New York College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820
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-----Original Message-----
From: Teaching Breakfast List on behalf of Jim Greenberg
Sent: Thu 4/30/2009 9:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Taylor Piece in NYT
 
Some (many) or even all of you may have read the Taylor piece in the NYT on
the end of the university.  The link to it is:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html

The piece itself has generated a lot of discussion, but this email is on a
different issue.  While reading the comments on this piece, I noticed there
are many hostile remarks back and forth and wonder about "the decline of
civil discourse." What has been your experience with students involved with
electronic discourse in your courses?  What about outside courses?  What has
been your personal experience?  Is the electronic medium causing a decline
in civil discourse?

Thanks. 

Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library 
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820

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