| The
Week |
What
to Read by this Day |
What
to Do by this day or week |
What
We'll Do In Class |
| Week
One— August 25th |
Find out what's happening
on the World. |
Show up. |
Welcome, Introductions,
Classical Rhetoric Review, Spacial Assignment, Evaluative Writing, Introduction
to Lab.
Yes, a Full evening so don't make plans to
leave early. |
| Labor Day—September
1st |
Seems Aristotle had
other plans.
Here's what we'll be doing.
|
There will be NO discussions
in WebCT
. Darn. |
Have a Good Labor Day
Weekend! |
| Week
Two— September 8 |
Welch, Kathleen "Electrifying Classical Rhetoric: Ancient Media,
Modern Technology, and Contemporary
Culture."
Hobbs, Catherine L.
"Learning from the Past: Verbal and Visual Literacy in Early Modern
Rhetoric and Writing Pedagogy."
Classical
Rhetoric Timeline/Review
Lohr
(purple book) Chapter 4 |
Font
Discussion
Font
Assignment
Bring 2 images (photos or drawings)
Please do the SurveyMonkey
by this Friday...!
|
We'll
take a look at your font assignment. You'll then have a crash course on
scanning and Photoshop. Start planning for the Wall assignment. |
| Week
Three—September 15 |
Lanham,
Richard A. "Digital Literacy."
Kenney, Keith "Building
Visual Communication Theory by Borrowing from Rhetoric."
Williams'
Chapters (on reserve in library)
Lohr (purple
book) Chapter 7 (specifically on the CRAP principles) |
Wall
Assignment
Extra Credit Week! |
Wall
assignments/ideas due. Discussion and feedback. You'll then have a crash
course on In-Design. |
| Week
Four— September 22 |
Birdsell, David and Leo Groarke "Toward a Theory of Visual Argument."
Blair, J. Anthony
"The Possibility and Actuality of Visual Arguments."
Lohr (purple
book) Chapter 2
Williams Non-Designer
Web Book (recommended text) |
Wall
Designs/Drafts
Group
2 |
Lab Time
|
| Week
Five— September 29 |
Rogoff, Irit "Studying
Visual Culture."
Horn, Robert "Rhetorical Devices and Tight Integration.
Lohr (purple
book) Review Chapter 7 (use the CRAP principles
for the Card) |
Extra Credit Week!
Group
3 |
Wall Assignments
go up!
Start planning your
professional card. |
| Week
Six— October 6 |
Shauf, Michele S.
"The Problem of Electronic Argument: A Humanist's Perspective."
Buchanan, Richard
"Rhetoric, Humanism and Design."
Lohr (purple
book) |
CLINE library tour
Swish
Professional Card
Assignment
Group
4
|
Crash course on Swish pending on time availibility, and whether it's working.We'll
take a look at your professional cards.
Please
note that we do not meet face to face the following week.
|
| Week
Seven— October 13 |
There ARE two articles
to read for this week. Your discussion will revolve around these two articles.
I'll give them to you in class. If you were absent on October 6th, please
contact me so you'll have the articles before tonight.
Please log onto WebCT.
There will be discussions moderated by our weekly presenters (Group 5).
|
See
you on the WebCT
Group
5
Submit Final Paper/Proposal
Submit to WebCT |
Remember you need to
make 3 postings during the week. Your deadline for all three is Wednesday
midnight. DO NOT post all 3 at one time. I can tell because the system will
log your time you post.
This is professional practice. I know of several people whose job it is
to keep up online and take days away from the office. Be responsible. Don't
drink and post. |
| Week
Eight— October 20 |
Porter, James E.
and Patricia Sullivan "Repetition and the Rhetoric of Visual Design."
Lohr (purple
book) |
iMovie
Assignment
Group
6
|
Discussion
first, then to the lab. On this day we'll review your final projects' proposals.
A review on imovie. |
Week
Nine— October 27
Halloween Week |
Lohr (purple
book) |
iMovie
Assignment Due |
Discussions
first, then movie time! |
Week
Ten— November 3
|
Freeman,
Russell. Kids At Work (you own this)
George, Diana "Changing
the Face of Poverty: Non-Profits and the Problem of Representation."
|
Work on Your Final
Projects/Work Day
Group
7 |
Discussions first,
then open lab time. You MUST stay in the lab until 9 p.m. to receive credit
for class. |
| Week
Eleven— November 10 |
|
Usability
Testing Assignment |
Peer Review on final
paper for the final project
then off to 317 for usability testing. Lab
time to work on final projects. |
| Week
Twelve— November 17 |
|
Final
Presentations
(The paper, and the final project are due December
8th) |
Final
Presentations |
Week
Thirteen— November 24
Thanksgiving Week |
|
Final
Presentations |
Final
Presentations |
| Week
Fourteen— December 1 |
|
Final
Presentations |
Final
Presentations |
| Week
Fifteen— December 8 |
Come ready to answer
questions on your projects, and to show off all your hard work. |
Open
House! Turn in Your Portfolios!
Final Paper/Projects
Due |
We'll host an Open
House for your friends, and our colleagues. The purpose is for you to
practice talking about and presenting your work to the public. We'll have
appetizer type of food.
Remember to practice
your professional status by hand-shaking, welcoming our guests, offering
explanations, the number of hours the project took you, and how wonderful
it would be if there more software and hardware available... |
| Finals
Week! — December 15-19th |
Read up on world events.
It's good to be informed. |
Download
all files before I delete everything.
|
Have
a Safe, Restful, Theoretical, and Creative Holiday! |
