This document provides an agenda for an academic interaction class. It introduces English Central and assigns tasks for students to purchase access and meet goals. It outlines activities for the next week, including a panel discussion and class observation. It describes an upcoming debate about gender classifications in department stores, laying out the format. It concludes by assigning homework to purchase an English Central code.

1. Academic
Interactions
Nikki Mattson
IECP
Fall 2015

2. Agenda
• English Central Introduction
• Next Week - activities
• Debate – gender classifications in
department stores

3. Welcome to English Central
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mbO8WgamrIE
• https://vimeo.com/116063455

4. Tasks
• 1) Pay (Jessica Snyder) for English
Central ($25)
• 2) Bring me your receipt to get your
access code.
• 3) Start using English Central, and meet
Goal 1 by midnight on September 13th
.
• 4) Download the app, if you are interested.

5. Next Week – 130A
• Monday = no class (Holiday)
• Wednesday = Panel Discussion
• http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/lgbtqa/straight
talks.shtml

6. Next Week -130B
• Tuesday = PSU class observation
• Thursday = Panel Discussion
• http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/lgbtqa/straight
talks.shtml

7. Debate
1. Each group will take turns giving their
persuasive speech.
2. After every group has had a chance to
present, any person can ask or answer
questions, one at a time. Raise your
hand to ask/answer.
3. At the end of the debate, the mayor will
decide whether or not department stores
should have gender-based signs and
classifications.

8. HW
• Purchase your English Central code, and
get your code from me –as soon as
possible.