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Writing in & for Digital Environments Updated Syllabus<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n

Required texts for this course are available in the bookstore and online:<\/p>\n

~<\/i> Writing for Digital Media\u00a0by Brian Carroll (Routledge, 2010) ISBN: 978-0415992015<\/em>
\n~ <\/i>Finish this Book\u00a0by Kerri Smith\u00a0(Perigee Trade, 2011) ISBN: 978-0399536892<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional materials will be available through the website or distributed in class<\/p>\n

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Reading and Writing Due IN CLASS <\/strong>
\n**Week 1**\u00a0 Introduction and Overview<\/em>
\n<\/strong>T 8\/27<\/strong> course introduction and overview<\/p>\n

R 8\/29<\/strong> + Join class blog (you should receive an email)
\n+ Writing Questionnaire Due (handout<\/a>)
\n+Read Chapter 1 in Writing Analytically<\/em> (PDF)<\/p>\n

**Week 2**\u00a0 Why Write Online?<\/i><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>T 9\/3 <\/strong>+ Read Chapter 1, pp 3-7, and Chapter 2, pp 23-44 in Writing for Digital Media.<\/em> Come prepared to share 3 facts\/tips you find illuminating and any questions
\n+ Plus, please bring in examples of blogs you like and be prepared to answer why (No ideas? Take a poll of your friends. What blogs do they read? Why?)<\/p>\n

R 9\/5<\/strong> + \u201cDigital Writing Uprising: Third-order Thinking in the Digital Humanities<\/a>\u201d by\u00a0Sean Michael Morris (online article)
\n+ \u201cOrganic Writing and Digital Media: Seeds and Organs<\/a>\u201d by\u00a0Pete Rorabaugh (online article)
\n+ exercise from Finish This Book\u00a0<\/i>(see handout<\/a>)
\n+ blog post due by Sunday at midnight <\/strong>(see prompt on handout<\/a>)<\/p>\n

*Week 3* Choose a Topic & Begin Research<\/i>
\n<\/strong>T 9\/10 <\/b>+ Read Chapter 7 in Writing for Digital Media<\/i>, \u201cBlogito, Ergo Sum\u201d<\/p>\n

R 9\/12\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>* meet in library lobby*<\/b><\/i><\/b>
\n+ Speaker: Elise Ferer (Dickinson Librarian)
\n+ blog post due by Sunday at midnight <\/strong>(see prompt on handout<\/a>)<\/p>\n

**Week 4** Design & Analysis<\/i><\/strong>
\nT 9\/17 <\/strong>+ <\/i>Read Writing for Digital Media<\/i> Chapter 5, \u201cDesigning Places and Spaces\u201d
\n+ \u201cWhy we Love Beautiful Things<\/a>\u201d by Lance Hosey (NYT article)<\/p>\n

R 9\/19\u00a0 *meet in Bosler*<\/em><\/strong>
\n+ Read and comment on 2 posts in class blog<\/b>
\n+ Speaker: Brenda Landis (Dickinson Multimedia Specialist)
\n+ Paper #1: Blog Proposal and Annotated Bibliography due by Sun, 9\/22 at midnight<\/b><\/b> (via email; see Paper #1 Prompt<\/a>)
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0**Week 5** Application to Liberal Arts & Civic Duty<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/strong>T 9\/24\u00a0\u00a0 * meet in library *<\/em><\/strong>
\n+ Speaker: Elise Ferer (Dickinson Librarian)
\n+ look at the “About the Open Peer Review<\/a>” for Web Writing: Why & How and for Liberal Arts Teaching & Learning\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\n+ then read the chapter: \u201cCreating an Environment for Student Engagement and Web Writing: The \u2018We Just Want Stephen Colbert to Come to Our College\u2019 Super PAC<\/a>\u201d, by Susan Grogan (online article)<\/p>\n

R 9\/26 <\/strong>+ read 2 chapters of your choice in Web Writing: Why & How and for Liberal Arts Teaching & Learning<\/a>\u00a0 <\/em>(online text book; table of contents appears in menu on left)
\n+ Come prepared to share a short summary of your two articles with the class (See assignment on Paper #2 Prompt<\/a>)<\/p>\n

**Week 6** \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Revision: On Writing Well\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\n<\/strong>T 10\/1\u00a0 <\/strong>+ complete 4 more explorations from Finish This Book <\/i>
\n+ be prepared to continue our discussion of Web Writing<\/em><\/p>\n

R 10\/3\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> + Paper #2 Draft<\/strong>: In class Peer Review (bring 3 copies of your paper) (See\u00a0Paper #2 Prompt<\/a> and this sheet with Helpful Hints and Tips<\/a>)<\/p>\n

**Week 7** \u00a0<\/strong> Marketing\/cross publication<\/strong> <\/i>
\nT 10\/8 \u00a0 *meet in Bosler<\/strong>*<\/b><\/strong>
\n+ Read Chapter 3, \u201cScreen Writing\u201d in Writing for Digital Media<\/em>
\n+ Speaker: Brenda Landis (Dickinson Multimedia Specialist)
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

R 10\/10\u00a0 <\/strong>
\n+ Read “What Makes a Good Web Essay?”<\/a> by Jack Dougherty (online article)
\n+ Final Draft Paper#2 posted by Sunday, 10\/13 at midnight \u00a0<\/b> See\u00a0Paper #2 Prompt<\/a> and this sheet with Helpful Hints and Tips<\/a>
\nNote: final draft includes posting your comments to <\/i>Web Writing (4 comments\/chapter; 2 chapters total– see prompt)<\/i><\/p>\n

** Week 8**<\/strong>
\nT 10\/15<\/strong> + Read Writing Analytically <\/i>on making personal writing more analytical, Chapter 7 (PDF)
\n+ <\/b>Blog Project Workshop- come prepared to share what you have built and written<\/p>\n

R 10\/17<\/strong>
\n+ Read Writing for Digital Media,<\/i> Chapter 8, \u201cWe the People: Part I\u201d
\n+ <\/b>Blog Project Workshop- come prepared to share what you have built and written<\/p>\n

**Week 9**<\/strong>
\nT 10\/22 *No Class* Fall break<\/p>\n

R 10\/24 + No New Reading
\n+ Blog Post to Class Blog: Unveiling of Your Site <\/b>see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>, due by class time on Thurs, 10\/24
\n+ Read and comment on 2 of your peer\u2019s blogs, due Sun, 10\/27 by midnight<\/b><\/p>\n

**Week 10**<\/strong>
\nT 10\/29 Guest Speaker: Jennifer Dary<\/a>
\n+Read Writing for Digital Media,<\/i> Chapter 9, \u201cWe the People: Part II\u201d<\/p>\n

R 10\/31
\n+ Blog post to your site due by Sunday at midnight (see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Week 11**<\/strong>
\nT 11\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Meet in Bosler*<\/strong>
\n+Bring questions for Brenda about blog or final project<\/p>\n

R 11\/7
\n+Complete 3 more explorations from Finish this Book, <\/em> bring journal to hand in (you should have completed a total of 10 exercises)
\n+ Blog post to your site due by Sunday at midnight (see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Week 12** Copyright & Who Owns Information?<\/em><\/strong>
\nT 11\/12
\n+<\/b>Read Chapter 11, \u201cLearning the Legal Landscape\u201d in Writing for Digital Media<\/i><\/del><\/b>
\n+Read:\u00a0How Much Should People Worry About the Loss of Online Privacy?<\/a>\u00a0(online article) and “The Digital Divide” (pdf) from\u00a0The Handbook of\u00a0Computer\u00a0and Information Ethics<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

R 11\/14 \u00a0*Meet in Library*<\/strong>
\n+ Speaker: Malinda Triller (Dickinson Special Collections<\/a> Librarian)
\n+ Blog post to your site due by Sunday at midnight (see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Week 13**<\/strong>
\nT 11\/19
\n+ Individual presentations (Presentation Guidelines<\/a> & Feedback Worksheet<\/a>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

R 11\/21
\n+ Individual presentations (Presentation Guidelines<\/a> & Feedback Worksheet<\/a>)
\n+ Blog post to your site due by Sunday at midnight (see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Week 14**<\/strong>
\nT 11\/26
\n+ Individual presentations (Presentation Guidelines<\/a> & Feedback Worksheet<\/a>)
\n+ Blog post to your site due by Monday 12\/2 at midnight (see Blog Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

R 11\/28 NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break<\/p>\n

**Week 15**\u00a0 Writing and Sustainability<\/em><\/strong>
\nT 12\/3
\n+ Read the Afterward, \u201cCore Values of Online Journalism\u201d in Writing for Digital Media<\/i><\/p>\n

R 12\/5
\n+ Final class, wrap up<\/p>\n

+ Read Anne Lamott Bird by Bird <\/em>selections and article “The Unrevised Life” (PDF)<\/p>\n

+ How do I delete this blog?<\/a><\/p>\n

**Monday 12\/9** Final Project Due (Final Project Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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