Inspired by this morning's fruitful reading, I've spent much of my afternoon sketching out the syllabus for the class ("drafting" is too strong a word to use here). Phew, for getting really going.

How is this for language inviting students to use their devices in class?

"Students are invited to bring their laptops, tablets, phones, and other digital devices to class. You may use them to tweet about the class using the course hashtag, conduct research for the benefit of the class discussion, and make demonstrations to the group. Please respect the normal rules of classroom conduct and do not idly surf the web, post to Facebook, or otherwise absent yourself from the seminar."

Now, if only I could figure out which readings to put in which week...