About the Schedule
The schedule is broken down by module. The current module will be placed at the top so as to reduce scrolling. Assignments and readings are due on the day they are listed. For example, Penrod should be read for Tuesday, Jan 29.
Module 3, Apr 1 – Apr 24
Unit 1: Writing Spaces
T 4/1: Assignment to be completed for first class period
Axelrod & Cooper; Penrod; set up blogs using WordPress
assignment for 4/3
H 4/3: Nye, Bolter, writing spaces, introductions, discussion questions, work on blogs
assignment for 4/8
Unit 2: Origins
T 4/8: : Selfe, Nardi & O’Day, discussion questions (.pdf), Information Ecologies (.pdf)
assignment for 4/10
H 4/10: Bush, Engelbart, Berners-Lee; Student Blogging Scholarship; discussion of servers, internet, code, and linking; blog with links in it
assignment for 4/15
Unit 3: Ownership and Identity
T 4/15: Turkle, Kelly, Vogelstein, Diigo and social annotation, Diigo tutorial (.pdf)
assignment for 4/17
H 4/17: Dibbell, Garfield, Davis, Bree and LonelyGirl15 (effect of writers strike on online video: from NewTeeVee, boingboing; TechCrunch) RSS in Plain English; set up Netvibes account
assignment for 4/22
Unit 4: The Future of Writing
T 4/22: Howard, Vaidhyanathan (panopticon image 1, image 2), social bookmarking with Diigo (.pdf)
assignment for 4/24
H 4/24: Last day of Module 3. McCloud, Gee, Portfolio, and final project
Module 2, Feb 26 – Mar 27
Unit 1: Writing Spaces
T 2/26: Assignment to be completed for first class period
Axelrod & Cooper; Penrod; set up blogs using WordPress
assignment for 2/28
H 2/28: Nye, Bolter, writing spaces, introductions, portfolio setup
assignment for 3/4 and 3/6
Unit 2: Origins
T 3/4: Module canceled
H 3/6: Bush, Selfe, Nardi & O’Day, discussion questions (.pdf), Information Ecologies (.pdf)
assignment for 3/11
Unit 3: Ownership and Identity
T 3/11: Engelbart, Berners-Lee, Turkle, Kelly, Vogelstein, Diigo and social annotation, Diigo tutorial (.pdf)
assignment for 3/13
H 3/13: Dibbell, Garfield, Davis, Bree and LonelyGirl15 (effect of writers strike on online video: from NewTeeVee, boingboing; TechCrunch) RSS in Plain English; set up Netvibes account
assignment for 3/25
Spring Break March 17 – 21
Unit 4: The Future of Writing
T 3/25: Dibbell, Garfield, Davis, Howard, Vaidhyanathan (panopticon image 1, image 2), Dick Hardt, social bookmarking with Diigo (.pdf), and final project
assignment for 3/27
H 3/27: Last day of Module 1. McCloud, Gee, and final project
Module 1, Jan 29 – Feb 21
Unit 1: Writing Spaces
T 1/29: Assignment to be completed for first class period
Axelrod & Cooper; Penrod; set up blogs using WordPress
assignment for 1/31
H 1/31: Nye, Bolter, writing spaces, introductions, work on blogs
assignment for 2/5
Unit 2: Origins
T 2/5: Selfe, Nardi & O’Day, discussion questions (.pdf), Information Ecologies (.pdf)
assignment for 2/7
H 2/7: Bush, Engelbart, Berners-Lee; Student Blogging Scholarship; discussion of servers, internet, code, and linking; blog with links in it
assignment for 2/12
Unit 3: Ownership and Identity
T 2/12: Turkle, Kelly, Vogelstein, Diigo and social annotation, Diigo tutorial (.pdf)
assignment for 2/14
H 2/14: Dibbell, Garfield, Davis, Bree and LonelyGirl15 (effect of writers strike on online video: from NewTeeVee, boingboing; TechCrunch) RSS in Plain English; set up Netvibes account
assignment for 2/19
Unit 4: The Future of Writing
T 2/19: Dibbell, Garfield, Davis, Howard, Vaidhyanathan (panopticon image 1, image 2), Dick Hardt, social bookmarking with Diigo (.pdf)
assignment for 2/21
H 2/21: Last day of Module 1. McCloud, Gee, Portfolio, and final project