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M 9/8:
Read:
Post:
Based on the readings, what is your definition of new media in one paragraph?
View/Read (in class):
W 9/10:
About blogging- history, genre, basics
Read:
- Anton Zuiker, “Blogging 101" (read all links)
- "Blogging Glossary"
- "Blogging for Dummies"
Post:
What do these readings suggest about the rhetorical conventions expected and/or accepted in the blogging discourse community?
Read/View/Analyze (in class):
Respond (in class):
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M 9/15:
Cultural, Communication, and Community Issues related to blogs
Read:
Post:
Based on today's readings and the blogs you have been reading, in what ways is blogging changing and/or influencing (or not) our ways of communicating and creating/participating in community?
View/Listen: Vlogs (video blogs- in class):
W 9/17:
Blogs and Politcs
Discuss readings
Discuss political candiate, campaign, and pundit blogs:
Read:
Post:
In what ways do you see blogs being used for political purposes and/or civic discourse and how is this useful (or not)?
Discuss (in class):
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M 9/22:
Discuss Readings
Acoustic Ecology Soundstudy
Read:
- "The Movement of Air, The Breath of Meaning: Aurality and Multimodal Composing"- Cindy Selfe
- “Reading Sounds”- by Philipp Tagg
Listen:
Choose two sites from listing at www.acousticecology.org/soundscapelinks.html
Post:
Write a short reflection on what you listened to and any connections you noticed to the readings.
W 9/24:
Discuss readings
Listen to sample audio projects from previous semester
Brief demo of Apple's Garageband (tutorial also available for Soundtrack)
Look at available foley & FX sounds in Garageband and use them to create short audio narrative without words
Read:
- “The Art of Foley” available at www.marblehead.net/foley
- "Sound matters: Notes toward the analysis and design of sound in multimodal webtexts"- by Heidi McKee
Sound Resources:
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M 9/29:
Discuss Audio Narratives
Assign audio documentary project
Form project teams and begin brainstorming audio documentary project ideas
Discuss audio recording options
Listen:
“This American Life”10/15 episode- “20 Acts in 60 Minutes”
and EITHER
11/25 episode- “New Beginnings: 10 Years of This American Life”
OR
7/22 episode- “A Little Bit of Knowledge”- all available at http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Archive.aspx?year=2005
Post:
1-2 page reflection on the kinds of modal elements (sound effects, voiceover, music, background sound) you hear in these and how they contribute (or not) to the narrative(s) of the episodes
Bring to Class:
Brainstorm list of 3-5 possible topics for audio projects to share with class
W 10/1:
Discuss Audio Stories
Demo of creating Podcast using Soundtrack Pro
Demo of creating audio stories & podcasts with Garageband
Read/Listen:
Listen/Watch:
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M 10/6:
Assign: Directions for Web 2.0 project- form teams
Workday: Meet with project team to work on audio documentary
W 10/8:Activity:
Discuss readings
Look at and discuss Web 2.0 apps
Finalize Web 2.0 topics and groups
Read:
Post: What genre/application of Web 2.0 is most appealing or potentially useful to you and why?
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M 10/13:
Feedback: Peer review and suggestions for audio documentary projects
Due: Audio Documentary projects- draft version
W 10/15:
Read: Podcast? (a quick definition)
Quick Presentation: Melissa on iTunes U
Listen: final audio documentary projects
Workday: meet with Web 2.0 team to research and prepare for presentations
Due: Audio Documentary projects- final version
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M 10/20:
Present: Wikis- Jen and Rachel
Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Read:
W 10/22:
Present: Podcasting- Susan, Kaleb, and Meg
Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Read:
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M 10/27:
Present: Social Networking- Ricci, Robin, Judy
Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Read:
W 10/29: Social Bookmarking- Julie, Melissa, & Jessica
Present: Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Read:
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M 11/3:
Present: Twitter- Jen and Jenny
Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Read:
W 11/5: Media Sharing- Mais, Janice, Moushami
Present:
Web 2.0 Presentations, Reading Discussion, and Hands-on Demo
Prepare:
- Create a free Yahoo account
- Bring digital photos to class
Read:
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M 11/10:
Discuss readings
Look at and discuss game reviews and audience feedback on iPod Touch
Read:
- Gee- "Good Games, Good Learing"
- Gee- "Introduction: 36 Ways to Learn a Video Game"
- Gee- "Semiotic Domanins" Is Playing Video Games a 'Waste of Time?'"
- Salen & Zimmerman- "Games as Cultural Rhetoric"
Post:
One paragraph brainstorm about the subject of your final paper.
W 11/12:
Play and Research: Meet in Learning Games Lab (Gerald Thomas Hall)
Post:
Using the readings from Monday's class to examine your position/explain your opinion regarding gaming as an educational and/or cultural activity.
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M 11/17:
Discuss Readings, Game Play Experience, and Multimodality
Read:
- "The Game of Reading and Writing: How Video Games Reframe Our Understanding of Literacy"- by James Alberti
- "Public Writing in Gaming Spaces"- by Matthew S. Johnson
- "The Design is the Game: Writing Games, Teaching Writing"- by Alice J. Robison
W 11/19:
Play and Research: Meet in Learning Games Lab (Gerald Thomas Hall)
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M 11/24- F 11/28: Class Canceled for Holiday Break
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M 12/1:
Fieldtrip: Tour of Media Productions shop, discussion with Matt & CC about designing games and other new media
Due: Game Analysis Paper
W 12/3:
Discuss Readings, how defintions of New Media have evolved over semester
Read:
- Moberly- "More than Definitions, Descriptions and Differences: The Labor of Reading and Writing Media"
- Holeton- "How Much is Too Much New Media for the NetGen?"
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