Bill Wolff, PhD

Associate Professor, Communication, Film, and Journalism, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

wrt schedule spring 2009

About the Course Schedule

Assignments and readings are due on the day they are listed. For example, Garfield should be read for Monday, Jan 26.

week 1

W 1/21: Brief Introductions; Studs Turkel with Dawn Kelly (.ram),  Joseph Boone (.ram), Leola Spann (.ram); Sergei Rachmaninoff
assignment for 1/26

week 2

M 1/26: Garfield on YouTube; Kelly on Screens; Introduction to Flip Video Cameras
assignment for 1/28
W 1/28: Wesch on YouTube; Creative Commons; create YouTube account; upload video responses to YoutTube
Assignment I: What does YouTube Mean to You? handed out
assignment for 2/2

week 3

M 2/2: Initial Interviews due; 3 possible music selections chosen by classtime, work on videos
W 2/4: Clips of select YouTube videos taken using Jing (bring to class on USB Flash drive)
Unit II: Vlogging handed out

week 4

M 2/9: Work on YouTube videos
Video introduction about vlog due online by classtime

W 2/11: Work on YouTube Videos
assignment for 2/16

week 5

M 2/16: When the Levees Broke, Acts I and II, OHR, Intro and Chapter 2, discussion-questions.pdf
First Vlog due online.
W 2/18: When the Levees Broke, Acts III and IV, OHR Chapters 3 and  4
Extracting Audio from a Video File (.pdf), On Screen Shots, Creative Commons Licenses

week 6

M 2/23: Watch YouTube Videos
Assignment I: What does YouTube Mean to You due on YouTube channel by classtime
3rd Vlog Due
W 2/25: Continue watching YouTube videos and debrief project
Unit III: Video Oral History Video Composition handed out
assignment for 3/2

week 7

M  3/2: OHR Chapter 1, Studs Turkel Archive, and Storycorps
Video Proposals due online
W 3/4: OHR Chapters 5, 6, and 8; discuss proposals
assignment for 3/9

week8

M 3/9: OHR Chapters 9, 10, and 11; Interviewing and listening; discussion-questions-3-9.pdf
List of interview subjects and possible interview dates due
assignment for 3/11
W 3/11: Interviewing and listening; the oral history interview
Initial contacts must be made via phone, email, or in person
assignment for Spring Break and/or 3/23

Spring Break March 16 – 20 — Have fun!!

week 9 — Conduct Interviews

M 3/23: Class Canceled
IRB Proposal and Consent Form due
W 3/25: Introduction to the wiki (finally!); chat page for class today

week 10 — Conduct Interviews

M 3/30:
W 4/1: Sample Interviews; Oral History Topic Summary and Bibliography

week 11 — Conduct Interviews

M 4/6: Microsoft Photo Story (please have 5 digital images with you relating to your narrators)
W 4/8: Class canceled for conferences next week

week 12 — Conduct Re-Interviews/Conference Week

M 4/13: TBD
Two-page summary of topic with sources due on wiki
Test Microsoft Photo Story Due
W 4/15: TBD
First video due online (2 – 3 mins)
H 4/16: Conferences
F 4/17: Conferences

week 13

M 4/20: TBD
Music selections due
Primary Documents and screen shots due
Second Video Draft due online (5 – 6 minutes)
W 4/22: Vlogging assignment rubric (.doc)
Video Responses to 2nd Video Draft due online

week 14

M 4/27:
W 4/29: Discuss final video requirements

week 15

M 5/4: Return Flip Cameras, hand in CDs of video raw footage, class party, course evals
Final videos due (8 – 10 minutes)

T 5/5, 4:50 – 6:50: Watch videos

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