Electronic Writing & Publishing

	Electronic Writing & Publishing English 8121 CRN 53421
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Upcoming Assignments: 6/2:Final Project	6/1 In class: Where we have been and where we are going Final Project, office hours, design & culture article, & questions TTOD: Colorblind user resources (Vischeck & Colour Contrast Chart for Colour Blindness) Discuss readings Break Discuss readings 2 Discuss Class 5/29 In class: Rhetoric & Other Writing Concerns in Rhetoric, Web 2.0 & Online Communities with Jeannie & Makeisha Schedule & questions Jeannie's Seminar Presentation Break Makeisha's Seminar Presentation 5/28 In class: Writing, Games, Theory, and Fun with Sean Schedule & questions Sean's Seminar Presentation Break TTOD: Ringtones A (Audacity) & B TTOD2: TinyURLs Discuss readings with me 5/27 In class: Users & UCD Schedule & questions TTOD: Favicon tutorial Discuss readings: Usability Break TTOD2: TinyURLs Observation test http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html Discuss readings: Users 5/26 In class: Web Writing & Navigation with Deborah & Kyana Schedule, remaining Seminar Presentations readings, May 29th, projects, & questions Deborah's Seminar Presentation Break Kyana's Seminar Presentation 5/22 In class: Accessibility Issues with David and Jin Schedule (remaining Seminar Presentations) & questions Jin's Seminar Presentation http://jzhao.net/accessibility.htm Break David's Seminar Presentation 5/21 In class: Feminist Cyborgs, Politics, and Life on Screen with Oriana Schedule & questions Oriana's Seminar Presentation Discuss readings Break Decide on Pizza TTOD: Evernote Elevator Pitch Writing an Academic Paper/ Journal Article Example Final Papers Discuss readings 5/20 In class: Writing, Authorship, & Copyright Schedule & questions Copyright Slides Grand Theft Audio JibJab "This Land" Building on the Past A Shared Culture Creative Commons: licence & resources Discuss readings Break Pizza? TTOD: Evernote Elevator Pitch Example Final Papers Discuss readings 5/19 In class: User as Producer: Blogs, Podcasting, & Media with Laurissa Schedule & questions Laurissa's Seminar Presentation Break TTOD: Blog registration with Technorati Example Final Papers: Atutor and readings Podcasting 101 PDF handout of Podcasting Resources Discuss readings 5/18 In class: Screen Literacy & Rhetoric with Kim Cochran Schedule & questions Kim's Seminar Presentation Break TTOD:Finishing a Podcast and putting it online Next TTOD? Discuss readings 5/15 In class: Literacy, Digital Rhetoric & Media Schedule Readings Responses Commentary Focus: Depth vs breadth Support Summary Length Number Questions? QOD: Final Project Discuss readings Break & PIZZA! TTOD: Creating a Podcast with Audacity Discuss readings, some more 5/14 In class: After Hypertext Schedule Changes (podcasts, the last week of May) Readings for Seminar Presentation & selections thus far Mid-Semester Media Project new option Questions? QOD: Hypertext you might create Discuss readings Break TTOD: Embedding Typefaces TTOD: Your ideas? Discuss readings, again 5/13 In class: Hypertext in Practice Twitter intro Readings for Seminar Presentation & selections thus far Schedule, questions, and so on Book Review Info Discuss readings Break TTOD: GetColor! http://www.wincatalog.com/getcolor.html?source=GetColor_m TTOD: Your ideas? Discuss readings & HT fiction 5/12 In class: History of Electronic Writing and Publishing and Hypertext Review schedule Discuss forum Readings for Seminar Presentation & selections thus far Mid-Semester Media Project updates & questions Other questions? Our cyber narratives Discuss reading Break Point out Resources EPIC 2015: The death of print news? Discuss reading 5/11 In class: Welcome & Intro Welcome Review Syllabus Intro to me Intro to you & Question Register for the forum. We are English 8121: Electronic Writing & Publishing May 2009 (Note: Use you first & last name, not campus id. Something like Jane Smith not jsmith56) Introduce assignments: Seminar Presentation (email due 9 am 5/13) Mid-Semester Media Project (email due 5/14) Final Project (email due 5/15) Discuss readings
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