Class Meeting Agenda Template (3-hour summer)

This is the summer-term agenda template for 3-hour class meetings. For the 80-minute standard-term format, see agenda-template.md.

Each 3-hour class meeting is built around the same four blocks as the standard-term format — lecture, reading response discussion, student presentation, and hands-on activity — plus a dedicated breakout discussion block. Two 10-minute breaks are built in.

Two motifs work well. Pick whichever fits the day’s material. For Lecture 1, when there is no assigned reading and no student presentation scheduled, see the Lecture 1 variant at the bottom.

Motif A — Discussion sandwich

Best when the assigned reading is dense and student-led discussion should carry the room’s energy into the lecture.

Time	Min	Block	Notes
0:00–0:10	10	Housekeeping + warm-up prompt
0:10–0:35	25	Reading response Q&A	Instructor facilitates
0:35–0:55	20	Student presentation	Student-led
0:55–1:05	10	Break
1:05–1:50	45	Lecture	Book concepts and technical framing
1:50–2:20	30	Hands-on activity	Groups or pairs
2:20–2:30	10	Break
2:30–2:55	25	Breakout discussion + report-back	Groups pick one of two topics
2:55–3:00	5	Wrap + reading preview

Motif B — Frontloaded lecture

Best when the day introduces new technical machinery students need before they can meaningfully discuss. Puts the biggest student-led block at the end.

Time	Min	Block	Notes
0:00–0:10	10	Housekeeping + reading Q&A quick hits
0:10–0:55	45	Lecture	Book concepts and technical framing
0:55–1:05	10	Break
1:05–1:30	25	Student presentation	Student-led
1:30–2:15	45	Hands-on activity	Groups or pairs
2:15–2:25	10	Break
2:25–2:55	30	Breakout discussion + report-back	Groups pick one of two topics
2:55–3:00	5	Wrap + reading preview

Lecture 1 variant (no reading, no student presentation)

The first meeting has no assigned reading and no student presentation scheduled. Substitute the reading Q&A + student-presentation slots with introductions and a syllabus tour.

Time	Min	Block	Notes
0:00–0:15	15	Introductions + expectations
0:15–1:00	45	Lecture 1: Information Control framework	Book Chapter 1
1:00–1:10	10	Break
1:10–1:40	30	Syllabus tour	Grading, AI policy, project, reading responses
1:40–2:25	45	Hands-on: mapping the Internet control stack
2:25–2:35	10	Break
2:35–2:55	20	Breakout discussion + report-back	Pick A (age-verification) or B (consolidation)
2:55–3:00	5	Wrap + Lecture 2 reading preview

Notes on adaptation

• Reading Q&A. Students post reading responses ahead of class; use the Q&A slot to work through the most common questions or points of confusion.
• Student presentations. ~20 minutes of material; leave room for audience Q&A after. See the syllabus for topic and format guidance.
• Hands-on activities. Weeks with a heavy lab (DNS, BGP, throttling detection, OONI) may need the full 45 minutes; lighter case-study activities can be 30 and reclaim time for breakout.
• Breakouts. See docs/breakouts/<topic>.md for two debate topics per lecture; groups pick one and report back.
• Breaks. Two 10-minute breaks work well for a 3-hour block. Move them earlier or later depending on which activity is running long.