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Dan Ryan Associate Professor of Sociology at Mills College MA, M.Phil., PhD Sociology, Yale University BA Mathematical, Physical & Computer Sciences, New College of Florida sociology of information, network analysis, simulation, agent models, phenomenology, organizations, GIS, social media Mills College 5000 Macarthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94613 danryan at mills dot edu Vera Long 105 510.430.3242 510.430.2304 fax Office Hours by Appt TOP WWW Recommendations: edge.org TED talks Learning is not what is poured from the pitcher, but what lands in the glass. Gray & Madson, 2007 "You must surround your students with models of straightforward conduct, clarified character, and open reasonableness, for I believe it is in the hope of seeing such models that many serious people go to lectures rather than more conveniently reading books." C. Wright Mills "It is better to be wrong, than vague." Art Stinchcombe "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." Plutarch Fall Semester Courses Social Theory Everyday Life Simulation & Modeling Geographic Information Systems Proseminar Senior Seminar Research Methods Social Control Network Analysis Ants, Brains, Cities, & Software Analysis of Social Structure Mathematics and Social Science Teaching Evaluations 1998-present Future Teaching (tentative) Assessing Assessing Majoring 21 Soc@Mills SSDIV-TALK That's Interesting! Radio WEMSSSSKipedia glenfriends Ideas for Teaching Ryan on Advising Sociology of Information Soc of Info Blog Internet Petitions The Phenomenology of Node-hood In Search of Collaborators Publications Work in Progress Projects Full c.v. Ryan on the web + Facebook + Academia.org + Twitter + Google + Google+ + Youtube + Epernicus + Wikipedia +