[ Weeks 1-4 ] [ Weeks 5-8 ] [ Weeks 9-12 ] [ Weeks 13-16 ] Week 1, Aug. 24, Intro to Course, Redefining Composing Course Accounts You will Need to Have for the Semester: BGSU's personal server: Account sign-up via my.bgsu Facebook: facebook.com Google (for use with google docs and groups): google.com WordPress Blog Account: wordpress.com YouTube: YouTube.com (for necessary video storage and sharing) VoiceThread: voicethread.com (by invitation) Second Life: secondlife.com Twitter: twitter.com Please note that we will not use all of these tools with the same frequency, but will experiment periodically with options. You are free to use other tools for facilitations and demonstrations, but I have established groups on both Facebook and Google for most class communications. Recommeded Accounts: Delicious (for storing and sharing bookmarks): http://delicious.com Dropbox (for large file storage and sharing): https://www.dropbox.com/ Skype: (for video/audio conferencing): http://skype.com Academia.edu (for professional networking): http:academia.edu Supplies you will need for the Semester: Core texts available at BGSU's University Bookstore (and perhaps cheaper from amazon.com): Jay David Bolter. Writing Space. Lawrence Erlbaum, 2001. Dánielle Nicole Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Because Digital Writing Matters. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010. Gail Hawisher, Paul Leblanc, Charles Moran, Cynthia Selfe. Computers and the Teaching of Writing in American Higher Education, 1979-1996. Stamford: Ablex, 2006. William Powers. Hamlet's Blackberry. New York: Harper Collins, 2010. Cynthia Selfe, Editor. Multimodal Composition: Resources for Teachers. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2007. Additional readings will link from this page in .pdf form and will be distributed as hardcopy in class one week prior. Links to optional readings will not be provided in hardcopy. Other handouts or urls will be provided on the course blog or in hardcopy when relevant. A flash drive specifically for this course. A packet of CD-Rs. A mini-dv tape Optional Readings for Week 1: Kristine Blair. “Course Management Tools and Other ‘Gated Communities’: Expanding the Potential of Distance Learning Spaces through Multimodal Tools.” Chapter for Focus on Distance Education Developments. Nova Science Publishers. 2007. Christine Tulley and Kristine Blair. “E-Writing Spaces as Safe, Gender-Fair Havens: Aligning Political and Pedagogical Possibilities.” In Teaching Writing with Computers: An Introduction (TWWC). Eds. Pamela Takayoshi and Brian Huot. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. CCCC. Position Statement on Principles and Practices in Electronic Portfolios. http://www.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/electronicportfolios. 2007 Week 2, August 31, Redefining Composing, con't. Required Readings: Pamela Takayoshi and Cynthia Selfe. "Thinking About Multimodality." Multimodal Composition. Cynthia Selfe, et al. "Words, Audio, and Video." Multimodal Composition. 13-28. Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Introduction: "Why Digital Writing Matters." Because Digital Writing Matters. Optional: Karla Kitalong, Tracey Bridgeford, Michael Moore, Dickie Selfe. "Variations on a Theme: The Technology Autobiography as a Versatile Writing Assignment." In Teaching Writing with Computers: An Introduction (TWWC). Eds. Pamela Takayoshi and Brian Huot. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Stuart Selber. Multiliteracies for a Digital Age. Chapter 1. "Reimagining Computer Literacy." Carbondale: SIUP, 2004. Digital Identity Exercise Dreamweaver and Photoshop Basics Voicethread Intro Week 3, Sept. 7, Remediating the Rhetorical Tradition Required Readings: Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Chapter 1. "The Landscape of Digital Writing." Because Digital Writing Matters. William Powers. Hamlet's Blackberry. Prologue & Chapters 1-6. Optional: CCCC. Position Statement on Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Writing in Digital Environments. http://www.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/digitalenvironments. 2004 Karl Stolley. Excerpts from How to Design and Write Web Pages Today. Santa Barbara, CA, Greenwood, 2011. Digital Identity Exercise Continued Dreamweaver and Photoshop Basics Continued Voicethread Continued Week 4, Sept. 14, Remediating the Rhetorical Tradition II Required Readings: Kristin Arola. "The Design of Web 2.0: The Rise of the Template, The Fall of Design." Computers and Composition 27.1 (2010): 4-14. William Powers. Hamlet's Blackberry. Chapters 7-13, afterward. Optional: Joan Huntley and Joan Latchaw. “The Seven Cs of Interactive Design.” The Dialogic Classroom. Eds. Jeff Galin and Joan Latchaw. Urbana: NCTE, 1998. Computer Literacy Draft Bios Due for Studio Review and Commentary Accessing the Web Server: File Transfer Protocol (ftp) Top Week 5, Sept. 21, Valuing Computers in the Teaching of Writing Facilitation: Heather and Mariana Required Readings: Gail Hawisher, et al. Computers and the Teaching of Writing , Chapters 1-3. Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Chapter 2. "Revising the Writing Process: Learning to Write in a Digital World." Because Digital Writing Matters. I-Movie Basics Week 6, Sept. 28, Lab Design Facilitation: Amanda and Megan Required Readings: Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Chapter 3. "Ecologies for Digital Writing." Because Digital Writing Matters. Richard Selfe. "Sustaining Multimodal Composition." Multimodal Composition. Optional Reading: Valerie Balester. "The Evolving Computer Classroom for English Studies." Approaches to Computer Writing Classrooms: Learning from Practical Experience. Ed. Linda Myers. Albany: SUNY Press, 1993. Digital Demo: Mariana, Martha, and Matt Exploration in Second Life Week 7, Oct. 5, Distance and Web-Based Learning (possible virtual class meeting) Facilitation: Martha and Mike Required Readings: Kristine Blair and Cheryl Hoy. "Paying Attention to Adult Learners Online." Computers and Composition 23.1 (2006): 32-48. Aaron Toscano. "Rethinking Online Space: Encouraging Student Immersion for Online and Hybrid Courses." Studies in Media and Information Literacy Education 9.2 (May 2009): 70-85. Scott Warnock. Selections from Teaching Writing Online: How and Why. Urbana, NCTE: 2009. Digital Demo: Ken and Estee Open Selection: Skype? Week 8, Oct. 12, Curriculum Design Facilitation: Boston and Kyllikki Required Readings: Mickey Hess. "Composing Multimodal Assignments." Multimodal Composition. Geoff Sirc. "Box Logic." Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Eds Anne Wysocki, et al. Logan: Utah State Univ. Press, 2004. Julie Sykes, Ana Oskoz, and Steven Thorne. "Web 2.0, Synthetic Immersive Environments, and Mobile Resources for Language Education." CALICO Journal 25.3 (2008): 528-546. Digital Demo: Amanda and Nick Garage Band/PodCasting Top Week 9, Oct. 19, Assessing Multimodal Texts Facilitation: Laural and Matt Required Readings: Kara Poe Alexander. "More about Reading, Responding, and Revising." Multimodal Composition. Sonya Borton and Brian Huot. "Responding and Assessing." Multimodal Composition. Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Chapter 4. "Standards and Assessment for Digital Writing." Because Digital Writing Matters. Classroom Observations Due for Studio Review and Commentary (bring project footage on tape or firewire drive) Begin Scheduling Post-Midterm Assessment Conferences w/Kris Week 10, Oct. 26, Digital Identities/Digital Politics I Facilitation: Kate, Kellan, and Shirley Required Readings: Samantha Blackmon. "But I'm Just White" or How "Other" Pedagogies Can Benefit All Students." in Teaching Writing with Computers: An Introduction. Gail Hawisher, et al. Computers and the Teaching of Writing , Chapters 4-5. Lauren Marshall Bowen. "Resisting Age Bias in Digital Literacy Research." College Composition and Communication 62.4 (2011): 586-607. Digital Demo: Heather and Mike Open Selection: Prezi Week 11, Nov. 02, HyperMedia and Remediation Facilitation: Craig and Kate Required Readings: Jay David Bolter. Writing Space: Computers, Hypertext, and the Remediation of Print. Chapters 1-3. Mahwah: Erbaum, 2001. Digital Demo: Laural and Kylliki Open Selection: Conferencing Software? Week 12, Nov. 09, HyperMedia and Remediation Required Readings: Jay David Bolter. Writing Space, continued. Chapters 4-6. Digital Demo: Boston and Kellan Flash Reflective Essay Due (not a studio document) Top Week 13, Nov. 16, Digital Identities/Digital Politics II Facilitation: Estee, Ken, and Nick Required Readings: Jonathan Alexander, with Mack McCoy and Carlos Velez. "'A Real Effect on the Gameplay': Computer Gaming, Sexuality, and Literacy." Gaming Lives in the Twenty-First Century. Eds. Cynthia Selfe and Gail Hawisher. Palgrave: 2007. Adam Banks. Selections from Digital Griots: African-American Rhetoric in a Multimedia Age. Carbondale: SIUP, 2011. Kristine Blair, Erin Dietel-McLaughlin. and Meredith Graupner Hurley. "Looking into the Digital Mirror: Reflections on a Computer Camp for Girls by Girls." Girl Wide Web 2.0. Ed. Sharon Mazzarella. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. Digital Demo: Craig and Megan Open Selection: Photoshop Week 14, Nov. 30, Professional Development Required Readings: Dánielle Devoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks. Chapter 5. "Professional Development for Digital Writing." Because Digital Writing Matters. Steven Fraiberg. "Composition 2.0: Towarrd a Multilingual and Multimodal Framework." College Composition and Communication 62.1 (2010): 100-126. Educational Philosophy and Teaching Units Due for Studio Review and Commentary Digital Demo: Kate and Shirley Open Selection: Audacity Week 15, Dec. 07: Future Issues Last In-Class Day to Work on Portfolios Show and Tell Celebration Top Week 16: Portfolios Due Wednesday, Dec. 14, by 5 p.m.