This is the post for Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
Because the course website and syllabus were not yet ready, we went over some basic course details and looked at some sample projects using a handout on Google Drive. The content of that handout is included below.
English 3844 introduces the fundamental practices and emerging theories of writing with, and for, digital media, including basic computational authoring in HTML and CSS syntaxes, critical interpretation of online sources, social media management, and topics of computational abstraction for writers. [tl;dr: we will explore ways to use computer technology to communicate with others.]
Textbook
Kristin L. Arola, Cheryl E. Ball, & Jennifer Sheppard. Writer/Designer: A Guide to Making Multimodal Projects. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014.
Four Major Projects
- An online profile
- A blog-based writing portfolio
- An analytical web essay
- A narrative remix
Final Project Examples
- What Happened to Little Red Riding Hood?
- Who Is The Fairest of Them All?
- The Hunger Games, Time Magazine Edition
- Pride and Prejudice on Page Six
- Scout’s Instagram Account
- The Three Little Scholars Broadcast
- Boston Tea Party
Class Survey
For homework, please complete the survey linked below by 6 PM tomorrow night (Thursday, 1/21) so that I have time to read your responses before class on Friday.
You will need to login with your VT.EDU email address and email password.
Survey Link: http://goo.gl/forms/sT9L5mPlwO