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Authoring in the Information Age 1 Autumn 2015 TR 3:00-4:15 English 3183 Authoring in the Information Age Instructor: Dr. Will Kurlinkus Room: Gittinger 236 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: English3183b.wordpress.com Office: Gittinger 307A Office Hours: 11-12, 1:30-3 TR Overview In English 3183, you will gain the skills necessary to be technologically literate in the 21st Century. But, in doing so, you will be constantly challenging what technological literacy means and, thus, constantly exploring the idea that technology is both a set of things, a set of skills, and a set of values. Thus, while we will be learning and teaching one another technical skills (Wordpress, Photoshop, web design, Audition, and Premier), we will also be exploring and teaching each other socio- technical skills and values: Why do so many people wear headphones on the bus? Why are lol cats so popular? Thereby, the final product for the course is an extended research paper about how technology has transformed some aspect of culture. Goals ! Understand and apply fundamental rhetorical and design principles for analyzing, planning, creating digital media texts for public consumption. ! Use and critically examine numerous digital capture and editing technologies, e.g., digital cameras, digital audio recorders, digital video cameras; Photoshop, web design, Audition, and Premier. Attendance, Participation, Late Work Attendance is vital to your ability to understand course material. Each unexcused absence after four will result in the lowering of your participation grade by a half a letter grade. Six unexcused absences will automatically result in failing the course. There will be an attendance sheet passed around each day of class. It is your responsibility to sign it each day. Late submission of a final assignment will result in the deduction of 1/3 of a letter grade for each day late. Skipping a peer review will, similarly, result in a 1/3 deduction. Access Students requiring academic accommodation should contact the Disability Resource Center for assistance at http://www.ou.edu/drc/home.html Any student who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally ASAP so we can discuss accommodations to ensure full educational opportunities. Materials ! Notebook ! Readings made available online ! Headphones ! AA Batteries ! Storage device (preferably an external hard drive) Assignments 1. Image: 10% 2. Sound: 15% 3. Video: 15% 4. Web: 10% 5. Final: 30% 6. Participation: 10% 7. Journals, Quizzes, etc.: 10% Tips 1. Attend All Classes 2. Ask Questions 3. Come to Office Hours 4. Listen 5. Take Studio Time Seriously 6. Imagine the texts you produce in this class as writing samples for a future career.
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Authoring in the Information Age 1
Autumn 2015 TR 3:00-4:15
English 3183 Authoring in the Information Age
Instructor: Dr. Will Kurlinkus Room: Gittinger 236
E-Mail: [email protected] Website: English3183b.wordpress.com Office: Gittinger 307A Office Hours: 11-12, 1:30-3 TR
Overview
In English 3183, you will gain the skills necessary to be technologically literate in the 21st Century. But, in doing so, you will be constantly challenging what technological literacy means and, thus, constantly exploring the idea that technology is both a set of things, a set of skills, and a set of values. Thus, while we will be learning and teaching one another technical skills (Wordpress, Photoshop, web design, Audition, and Premier), we will also be exploring and teaching each other socio-technical skills and values: Why do so many people wear headphones on the bus? Why are lol cats so popular? Thereby, the final product for the course is an extended research paper about how technology has transformed some aspect of culture.
Goals
! Understand and apply fundamental rhetorical and design principles for analyzing, planning, creating digital media texts for public consumption.
! Use and critically examine numerous digital capture and editing technologies, e.g., digital cameras, digital audio recorders, digital video cameras; Photoshop, web design, Audition, and Premier.
Attendance, Participation, Late Work
Attendance is vital to your ability to understand course material. Each unexcused absence after four will result in the lowering of your participation grade by a half a letter grade. Six unexcused absences will automatically result in failing the course. There will be an attendance sheet passed around each day of class. It is your responsibility to sign it each day. Late submission of a final assignment will result in the deduction of 1/3 of a letter grade for each day late. Skipping a peer review will, similarly, result in a 1/3 deduction.
Access
Students requiring academic accommodation should contact the Disability Resource Center for assistance at http://www.ou.edu/drc/home.html Any student who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally ASAP so we can discuss accommodations to ensure full educational opportunities.
Materials
! Notebook ! Readings made available online ! Headphones ! AA Batteries ! Storage device (preferably an
external hard drive)
Assignments
1. Image: 10%
2. Sound: 15%
3. Video: 15%
4. Web: 10%
5. Final: 30%
6. Participation: 10%
7. Journals, Quizzes, etc.: 10%
Tips
1. Attend All Classes
2. Ask Questions
3. Come to Office Hours
4. Listen
5. Take Studio Time Seriously
6. Imagine the texts you produce in this class as writing samples for a future career.
