​Digital Rhetoric Projects

English 665

Spring 2015 Syllabus

Instructor: Blanca Gomez

Office: UH 301.52                            

Class meets: M/W/Fri from 6:00 p.m.-7:10pm

Office Hours: MF 4-5:30p.m. and by appointment

Office Telephone: 909.537.5000

E-mail: bgomez@coyote.csusb.edu

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READING SCHEDULE

 

Week 9: March 9-13

Halbritter,“Reading Like a Writer: Exposing the Layers of Multidimensional Rhetoric” Chapter 3

Alexander and Rhodes,“ Prosumerism, Photo Manipulation, and Queer Spectacle” Chapter 3

Clark, “The Digital Imperative: Making the Case for a 21st-Century Pedagogy” (BB)

Nichols, “Why are Ethical Issues Central to Documentary Film Making”

 

M Digital Multimodal video due (up to 3 minutes)

 

W Bb post due by noon/ in-class freewrite about reading, discussion about readings

 

F Analyze videos in class, use Lamdamoo to discuss readings collaboratively

 

Week 10 March 16-20

Alexander and Rhodes, “Collaboration, Interactivity, and the Derive in Computer Gaming”

Gee, What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy.

Halbritter, “Mics: What Do Writing Teachers Need to Know about Audio?” Chapter 4

Chion, “Projections of Sound on Image,” and “The Three Listening Modes” 

 

M Bring 3 to 5 seconds worth of video or sound (in class work on Digital Multimodal composition to create a podcast, YouTube video, Pintrest, Joomag, Blogger etc.)

Individual conferences with each student in class about their final portfolio

 

W Bb post due by noon, use an media to communicate to discuss this week’s reading collaboratively (can use cell phone, social media platforms, or new media platforms) work on audacity/ Garage band or any other audio editor recorder to work on soundcasts (social play in the classroom)

 

F  freewrite in class using media in class collaboratively in groups, discuss readings, questions or comments about Portfolio/web page design

 

Finals week

Week 10.5 : March 23-27

Alexander and Rhodes, “Theorizing the Multimodal Subject” chapter 5

Selfe, “Toward New Media Texts: Taking up the Challenges of Visual Literacy” (Bb)

Wysocki, “The Sticky Embrace of Beauty” (Bb)

Chion, “Television, Video Art, Music Video”

 

M web page assignment due today, discuss reading, fill out a personal-self evaluation (Bb)

 

W office hours available to discuss last minute questions or to review your portfolio before submittal (optional)

 

F: (Final exam period) Friday from 6:00 p.m.-7:10 p.m. Web portfolio due digitally.

 

 

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