Calendar
Week One
| Th 9.20 | Introduction to class | Create WordPress blogs |
Week Two
| T 9.25 | Rhetorical Theory: Classical Traditions Read Hawhee and Crowley (details) |
Blog entry DUE style::design exercise |
| Th 9.27 | Rhetoric and/as Design Read Wysocki “With Eyes…” (details) Assign TechEx #1 |
Blog entry DUE |
Week Three
| T 10.2 | Manipulating Images Read Faigley et al (handout) Read McCloud (handout) TechEx #1 - Working with Graphic Converter or Illustrator Graphic Converter Tutorial Editing Images with Graphic Converter |
Blog entry DUE |
| Th 10.4 | conference in Arkansas: no class | TechEx #1 DUE by 5 |
Week Four
| T 10.9 | Defining Digital Media I Read Bolter and Grusin; Manovich (details) |
Blog entry DUE |
| Th 10.11 | Workshop: topic development (first hour) Studio Time: Bumper stickers (second hour) Read Williams (handout) Audio essay assigned |
Blog entry DUE |
Week Five
| T 10.16 | Review of visual rhetorical principles Discussion of effective oral persuasion |
Final Bumper Sticker DUE Blog entry DUE |
| Th 10.18 | Peer review, editing of audio essay for content Discussion of oral delivery Sign up for recording session Tech Ex #2 - adding images, links to blogs |
First draft Audio essay DUE |
Week Six
| T 10.23 | Defining Digital Media II Peer review, editing of audio essay for oral delivery Audio recording sessions 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
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| Th 10.25 | Assembling Images, Words, Sounds: Flash/iMovie/Audacity Audio recording sessions 2:00 - 5:00 pm TechEx #3 - Combining text, image, and sound |
TechEx #2 DUE by 5 |
Week Seven
| T 10.30 | Workshop on importing, editing, exporting audio in Audacity Defining / Developing Projects |
First Draft of Project Proposal DUE |
| Th 11.1 | Intellectual Property/Fair Use Powerpoint on Copyright Sources from the University of Texas at Austin Fair Use of Copyrighted Material - read for Thursday Crash Course in Copyright - read for Tuesday |
Blog entry DUE TechEx #3 DUE by 5 pm Friday |
Week Eight
| T 11.6 | Composing Scholarship in Digital Media Sources from the University of Texas at Austin Crash Course in Copyright - read for today Workshop on Creative Commons and finding copyright-free digital materials |
Audio Essay DUE Blog entry DUE Listing media assets for video project begin proposal in class |
| Th 11.8 | Draft proposal for Campaign Video DUE Studio: Developing digital media assets |
Week Nine
| T 11.13 | Read Wysocki (details) Final proposal for Campaign Video DUE Studio: Developing digital media assets |
Blog entry DUE |
| Th 11.15 | Studio: Campaign Video |
Week Ten
| T 11.20 | Read Sorapure (details) Studio: Campaign Video (all assets must be documented and available) |
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| Th 11.22 | Thanksgiving Day: no class |
Week Eleven
| T 11.27 | Draft of Campaign Video DUE Peer Critique Workshop TechEx #4 - posting assignments to YouTube and your blog |
Digital Media Project draft DUE |
| Th 11.29 | Studio: Final touches on Campaign Video |
Exam Week
| W 12.5 | 3:00-4:48 (final exam time) Performance: Presenting & Analyzing Projects Final Campaign Video plus supporting materials must be in by 5:00 pm |
Final draft of Digital Media Project DUE |