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ON ALL DAYS THAT A LECTURE IS SCHEDULED, YOU MUST COME TO THE CLASSROOM.
ON ALL DAYS THAT AN ONLINE DISCUSSION IS SCHEDULED, YOU DO NOT NEED TO COME TO THE CLASSROOM.
OTHER DAYS ARE AS NOTED WITHIN THE SCHEDULE.
Week 1/Class intro and LGBT in sports
Friday, Aug. 12: Syllabus review (in-class attendance is mandatory)
Monday, Aug. 15: Discussion run-through (in-class attendance is mandatory)
Wednesday, Aug. 17: Lecture
Friday, Aug. 19: Lecture
Week 2/LGBT in sports
Monday, Aug. 22: Online discussion
Wednesday, Aug. 24: Lecture
Friday, Aug. 26: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video, “ESPN SportsCentury, Greg Louganis,” which is embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 2: LGBT in sports on the home page, then click on the Louganis video. After you complete the video, take the quiz, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 3/politics in sports
Monday, Aug. 29: Online discussion
Wednesday, Aug. 31: Lecture
Friday, Sept. 2: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch and listen to the online video and audio embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 3: Politics and Sports on the home page. Then watch “Agronsky At Large: Interview with Muhammad Ali” (you need to watch only the first 27 minutes) and listen to “1980 Summer Olympics: The forgotten team.” If the volume for the Ali video isn’t working, copy and paste the link below the video into a new window in your browser and watch it there. Also please note the Olympics audio takes a few minutes to start playing. After you complete the video and audio, take the quiz, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 4/politics in sports
Monday, Sept. 5: Labor Day/No class
Wednesday, Sept. 7: Guest lecture by UGA/Grady alum Rob Hilliard at the Special Collections Library (in-class attendance is mandatory)
Friday, Sept. 9: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch and listen to the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 4: Politics and Sports (continued) on the home page. Then watch “PBS American Experience: Jesse Owens.” After you finish watching the video, take the quiz, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 5/politics, civic pride and national identity in sports
Monday, Sept. 12: Online discussion
Wednesday, Sept. 14: Lecture
Friday, Sept. 16: Lecture
Week 6/civic pride in sports, and sports integration
Monday, Sept. 19: Come to the classroom at the regularly scheduled class time. In-class attendance is mandatory. We will watch this video: “The Band That Wouldn’t Die,” ESPN 30 for 30, 2009.
Wednesday, Sept. 21: Lecture
Friday, Sept. 23: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 6: Civic pride in sports, and sports integration on the home page. Then watch “Breaking the Huddle.” After you finish watching the video, take Quiz 8, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 7/sports integration
Monday, Sept. 26: Online discussion
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Lecture
Friday, Sept. 30: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online videos embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 7: Sports Integration on the home page. Then watch the Tiger Woods and Jackie Robinson videos. After you finish watching the videos, take Quiz 10, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 8/midterm, and sports and civil rights
Monday, Oct. 3: Lecture
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Midterm. Come to the classroom.
Friday, Oct. 7: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 8: Sports and Civil Rights on the home page. Then watch “Return to Mexico City.” Please note the video doesn’t begin until the 1:20 mark. After you finish watching the video, take Quiz 12, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 9/sports and civil rights, and women in sports
Monday, Oct. 10: Online discussion
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Lecture
Friday, Oct. 14: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 9/10: Women in Sports on the home page. Then watch the first 40 minutes of “Dare to Compete” and take Quiz 14, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 10/women in sports and Title IX
Oct. 17: No online discussion. You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the last 42 minutes of the “Dare to Compete” video and take Quiz 15, which will be posted in eLC by 9 a.m. Monday. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Oct. 19: Lecture
Oct. 21: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 10: Women in Sports and Title IX on the home page. Then watch “License to Thrive: Title IX at 35.” After you finish watching the video, take Quiz 16, which is also posted in eLC. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 11/women in sports and Title IX
Monday, Oct. 24: Online discussion
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Lecture
Friday, Oct. 28: Fall break/No class
Week 12/women in sports and Title IX and religion in sports
Monday, Oct. 31: Come to the classroom at the regularly scheduled class time. In-class attendance is mandatory. We will watch this video: “Branded,” ESPN Nine for IX, 2013.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Online discussion
Friday, Nov. 4: Lecture
Week 13/religion in sports and immigrant assimilation
Monday, Nov. 7: Online discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 9: Lecture
Friday, Nov. 11: Come to the classroom at the regularly scheduled class time. In-class attendance is mandatory. We will watch this video: “Fernando Nation,” ESPN 30 for 30, 2009.
Week 14/immigrant assimilation and sports figures as heroes
Monday, Nov. 14: Online discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 16: Lecture
Friday, Nov. 18: You do not need to come to the classroom. Instead, watch the online video embedded in the class eLC site. Click on Week 14: Immigration Assimilation and Sports Figures as Heroes in the content browser on the home page. Then watch “Sports Century Arthur Ashe.” After you finish watching the video, take Quiz 20, which will be posted in eLC by 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. You have one attempt and just 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. It will not be available after this time. If you do not watch the video and complete the quiz, you will be assessed an absence. If you have questions, please contact Christina.
Week 15/sports figures as heroes
Monday, Nov. 28: Online discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Lecture
Friday, Dec. 2: Final. Come to the classroom.
Week 16
Monday, Dec. 5: Final review and semester wrap-up (in-class attendance is mandatory)