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I am in the process of breaking some content below out into "day files" to streamline the calendar and make it easier to read.
week one
syllabus, introductions
hw: ch 1, Writing and Editing for Digital Media. Read and annotate and write a list of goals for the semester;
submit tentative topics
I am in the process of breaking some content below out into "day files" to streamline the calendar and make it easier to read.
week one
syllabus, introductions
hw: ch 1, Writing and Editing for Digital Media. Read and annotate and write a list of goals for the semester;
submit tentative topics
-week two
--discuss your own writing goals and Ch1 of Writing and Editing for Digital Media
--email questions about the syllabus
-discuss 3 autoethnographies mentioned in course description
--sign up for free weebly site in class
--publish a homepage (non-blog standard page) + a blog page with a title
--publish a brief blog post about your research question (review blog criteria)
--develop a 10-second soundbite about your topic
-discuss review of literature assignment
-hw: read Writer/Designer chapter 1 and post comments/questions in a 2nd blog post
-hw: view this Carolyn Ellis and Art Bochner video about autoethnography
-hw: come to class with 5 keywords or questions from the video written down
week three
-research workshop, Dr. Katie Rawson: lit reviews and research
-be ready to share a soundbite of your topic with Dr. Rawson
-hw: research summary=
--use library databases to research your topic
--bring a list of 5 sources to class with the following information as best you are able:
a. what type of source is it/where is it from/who wrote it
b. what is the type and/or academic discipline to which it belongs
c. what is the purpose of the source/summary of argument or findings etc
d. can you cluster your sources into different groups, and how would you do that?
-research summary due
-review of literature workshop
1 need research help?: email Katie at katie.rawson@emory.edu
example: Samah
-review of literature workshop cont.
-presentation: accessible design
-research workshop, Dr. Katie Rawson: lit reviews and research
-be ready to share a soundbite of your topic with Dr. Rawson
-hw: research summary=
--use library databases to research your topic
--bring a list of 5 sources to class with the following information as best you are able:
a. what type of source is it/where is it from/who wrote it
b. what is the type and/or academic discipline to which it belongs
c. what is the purpose of the source/summary of argument or findings etc
d. can you cluster your sources into different groups, and how would you do that?
-research summary due
-review of literature workshop
1 need research help?: email Katie at katie.rawson@emory.edu
example: Samah
-review of literature workshop cont.
-presentation: accessible design
week 4
rough draft review of literature due
-ROL revision
-MLA in-text citation and works cited at the bottom of the doc
part two: your website
a. homepage revisions/goals
b. by now you have published a homepage with a blog page (as subpage); also another free weebly website entitled autoethnography-specifically; you now must provide a link to your autoethnography from your homepage (and back)
b. using images: public domain, creative commons, your original photography
hw: structure,design, citation
introduction to infographics assignment: how to turn your review of literature into an infographic using pictochart
hw: view infographic examples; develop criteria (what makes them good or not? what are your goals for your infographic? course/assignment goals?
rough draft review of literature due
-ROL revision
-MLA in-text citation and works cited at the bottom of the doc
part two: your website
a. homepage revisions/goals
b. by now you have published a homepage with a blog page (as subpage); also another free weebly website entitled autoethnography-specifically; you now must provide a link to your autoethnography from your homepage (and back)
b. using images: public domain, creative commons, your original photography
hw: structure,design, citation
introduction to infographics assignment: how to turn your review of literature into an infographic using pictochart
hw: view infographic examples; develop criteria (what makes them good or not? what are your goals for your infographic? course/assignment goals?
week 5
rubric for infographic assignment.
rubric for infographic assignment.
week 6
infographic lab time; introduce artifact analysis (theory, method, examples)
hw: write 500 words about an artifact; publish it to a new page in your autoethnography site
artifact rubric development
hw: draft topics idea map for the whole autoethnography (4 more subtopics)
autoethnographic analysis: developing your project; lab time: website development
hw: infographic published
infographic lab time; introduce artifact analysis (theory, method, examples)
hw: write 500 words about an artifact; publish it to a new page in your autoethnography site
artifact rubric development
hw: draft topics idea map for the whole autoethnography (4 more subtopics)
autoethnographic analysis: developing your project; lab time: website development
hw: infographic published
week 7
Recap of pages you should have so far:
--Homepage about *you* (not to be conflated with your autoethnography page)
--Blog as a subpage of homepage: 2 entries: 1. research questions, 2. project development of subtopics
[should the blog be moved?]
--on a separate site (linked from/to homepage), an autoethnography front page with links/navigation to 9 project pages, of which the following should be published so far:
----Literature Review (prose version)
----Infographic literature review
----Artifact analysis
----Interview write-up #1 (publish your questions and a bio if you have not done the interview yet)
----Interview write-up #2 (publish your questions and a bio if you have not done the interview yet)
----A link back to your homepage from your autoethnography front page
Recap of pages you should have so far:
--Homepage about *you* (not to be conflated with your autoethnography page)
--Blog as a subpage of homepage: 2 entries: 1. research questions, 2. project development of subtopics
[should the blog be moved?]
--on a separate site (linked from/to homepage), an autoethnography front page with links/navigation to 9 project pages, of which the following should be published so far:
----Literature Review (prose version)
----Infographic literature review
----Artifact analysis
----Interview write-up #1 (publish your questions and a bio if you have not done the interview yet)
----Interview write-up #2 (publish your questions and a bio if you have not done the interview yet)
----A link back to your homepage from your autoethnography front page
infographic draft published
share infographics and recap all pages due
image attribution/citation
share infographics and recap all pages due
image attribution/citation
week 8
accessible presentations (Jen Sarret); 5-minute lab: captioning images (click on photo; select control . . . caption)
slide workshop; rubric collaboration
website lab
hw: create your slide show! compose a text to go with it. rehearse it. time it. make your friends or family listen and give feedback!
wait for your presentation date; grades
accessible presentations (Jen Sarret); 5-minute lab: captioning images (click on photo; select control . . . caption)
slide workshop; rubric collaboration
website lab
hw: create your slide show! compose a text to go with it. rehearse it. time it. make your friends or family listen and give feedback!
wait for your presentation date; grades
week 9
slide workshop (audience, purpose, controlling idea - review)
hw: slide mock ups due (aka draft of slides) (on paper or in slidemaker of your choice)
-slide presentations workshop; optional meme assignment discussed
website lab (page titles, meme generator, links back to homepage from autoethnography and back to autoethnography front page from the other 9 pages)/email me what you are working on
slide workshop (audience, purpose, controlling idea - review)
hw: slide mock ups due (aka draft of slides) (on paper or in slidemaker of your choice)
-slide presentations workshop; optional meme assignment discussed
website lab (page titles, meme generator, links back to homepage from autoethnography and back to autoethnography front page from the other 9 pages)/email me what you are working on
week 10
presentations
presentations
week 11:
presentations, interviews, conferences, interview write ups due
presentations, interviews, conferences, interview write ups due
week 12: completion, revision, reflection
assignment reflection draft workshop
assignment reflection draft workshop
week 13: completion, revision, reflection
reflection workshop (blog prompt ); group work: what research questions have you 1. asked and not answered, or 2. asked and might answer more fully/differently, or 3. not asked. This can be incorporated into a blog post or the invention of a topic for a final page.
--blog freewrite; bolding keywords
--recap, how to cite every image: even slideshow images; bronze, silver and gold standards
--Read about cc licensing codes and what they mean here
--Search for cc images with license codes here
--format your citation with author, title, cc license code if possible
--swap out images with cc images if you can
--usability experiment: watch a user navigate your website; debug/streamline/revise
--introduce portfolio reflection letter
--homepages: is yours distinct enough from your project page?
week 14: revision, reflection
devise website rubric, portfolio reflection letter
portfolio reflection letter, revisions
portfolio reflection letter, website lab, homepages sorted from autoethnography themes, works cited
devise website rubric, portfolio reflection letter
portfolio reflection letter, revisions
portfolio reflection letter, website lab, homepages sorted from autoethnography themes, works cited
week 15: portfolio reflection letter feedback, user experiment, final navigation, linking back home, publishing and designing your portfolio reflection letter (subpage of your homepage).