English 519
Computers and Writing
All our course reserve readings can be found at English 519, Cline Reserves. Otherwise, refer to your purchased books for the readings.
| Week in Term | Date | What to
have read and posted on |
What to do | Discussion Leaders |
| Week 1 F2F |
September 1 | Introductions | Computers (in-class writing) | Barron |
| Week 2 F2F |
September 8 | Gee “Introduction” and Chapter 1 |
Selective vs. Utne Assignment | Barron |
| Week
3 F2F |
September 15 | Gee
Blair, et al. "Cui bono?: Revisiting
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Discourse Assignment |
(chapter 2) |
(chapter 3) |
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(chapter 4) |
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(Escobar) |
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(Blair) |
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| Week 4 WEBCT |
September 22 | Gee DeVoss & Selfe. "'This Page Is under..." Gerrard "Beyond "scribbling women" |
Virtual Audience Assignment |
(chapter 5) |
(chapter 6) |
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(chapter 7) |
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(DeVoss) |
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(Gerrard) |
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| Week
5 F2F |
September 29 |
Haas et. al, "Mentors versus masters...": Longo, et. al, "The poetics of computers..." |
Virtual Intellect Assignment Proposal |
(Haas) |
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| Week 6 Workshop |
October 6 | Kress (book) Course
Reserves: Hawisher "Constructing our identities ..." Barney Website (scroll down) Workshop: Graduate
Studies and the Field of Computers and Writing |
Virtual Identities Assignment | |
| Week 7 Workshop |
October 13 | Kress (book) The Worldwide Digital Divide Website (scroll down) All Africa/Computer Literacy Website (scroll down) South Africa Website Literacy to African Schools Workshop: Hollywood and Computers |
Portable Technology and Language | |
| Week
8 F2F |
October 20 | Kress (book) Course
Reserves: Nepal Website Internet Access in U.S. Schools
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Progress Report |
(Kress) |
(ICDL) |
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(Nepal) |
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(U.S. Access) |
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| Week 9 WEBCT |
October 27 | Gee (book) History of E.N.I.A.C. Computer History Museum Senior Net The White House Interactive |
(Kress) |
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(E.N.I.A.C.) |
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(Museum) |
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(Senior) |
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| (White House) | ||||
| Week 10 Workshop |
November 3 | Gee (book) Course
Reserves: Bruce (scroll all the way down on the reserves list) Workshop: TBA |
History Exercise | |
| Week 11 Workshop |
November 10 | Gee (book) Education Statistics Quarterly WebCT Workshop: Electronic Presentations |
Bring your data (ppoint as well) | |
| Week
12 F2F |
November 17 | Clinton,
(book) Apple and Education MIT and Green Computing |
Virtual Discourse Assignment Presentations/Online |
(Clinton) |
(Apple) |
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(MIT) |
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| Week 13 WEBCT Thanksgiving |
November 24 | Respond to "Wrap Up" Discussion | nothing due except for discussion prompts (work on that presentation!) | |
| Week 14 F2F |
December 1 Final Presentations |
Final Presentations | ||
| Week 15 F2F |
December 8 Final Presentations |
Final Presentations |
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| Finals | December ? Final Presentations |
Final Presentations (if needed) |