The document discusses the teaching of a new course on gender and technology by Laura Blankenship and Anne Dalke, highlighting personal experiences of 'ah-ha' moments in the learning process. It outlines the structure of the class, including student involvement and analysis of gender and tech intersections through various media. The authors also reflect on the challenges of teaching and the feelings of vulnerability that can arise in an educational setting.

1. Coding for “Possibility Spaces”:
Designing and Teaching a New
Course in Gender and Technology
Laura Blankenship and Anne Dalke
November 6, 2009

2. An Ah-Ha
Moment
Describe an “ah-ha” moment, perhaps a
very early one, a moment of illumination
where you felt you’d learned something
new, made an important connection.
Describe the location, the scene.

3. DECODING EDUCATION // DECODING GENDER & TECH
HTTP://GANDT.BLOGS.BRYNMAWR.EDU

4. CO-TEACHING
DISRUPTING AUTHORITY 101

5. CLASS ORGANIZED AROUND WEEKLY POSTINGS

6. PANELS: INTERSECTIONS OF GENDER AND TECH
STUDENTS REPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

7. STUDENT SELECTED NOVELS AND MOVIES

8. I WAS TALKING TO MY MOTHER ABOUT THE WAY THIS CLASS WAS RUN AND
SHE THINKS THE TEACHERS ARE SHIRKING

9. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

10. AN UH-OH MOMENT
DESCRIBE A MOMENT OF FEELING EXPOSED, OF KNOWING YOU FELL SHORT

11. NOW WHAT?