Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester. Light gray rows indicate online periods (Tuesdays); white rows indicate in-class periods (Thursdays).

Date Due at 3:30pm Period Agenda
Jan. 12
• Watch course introduction video
• Submit Personal Introductions Post (by midnight)
Jan. 14 • Printed and signed Course Contract • Discuss Writing and Technology
• Create Google Accounts
• Introduce Local Mapping Project
• Begin Practice Map Analysis
Jan. 19      Practice Map Analysis • Listen to "'American Futures' and the Power of Maps" and scan linked interactive map
• Listen to 99% Invisible's "Maps, They Don't Love You Like I Love You" and scan linked information
• Listen to This American Life's "Mapping"
• Begin Response 1
Jan. 21 Response 1 • Complete Practice Map Analysis activity
• Discuss Response 1 replies
• Discuss Field Research Packet
Jan. 26 Manovich, "What Is New Media?" • Complete Response 2 (by midnight)
Jan. 28 Field Research Packet • Discuss reading
• Discuss Venue Analysis
• Discuss Online Map Design Plan
Feb. 2 Venue Analysis • Watch Google Maps tutorial video
• Begin Online Map Design Plan
Feb. 4 Online Map Design Plan • Participate in mapmaking workshop
Feb. 9
• Watch QR-code placemark tutorial video
• Begin Tangible Placemark Design Plan
Feb. 11 Tangible Placemarks Design Plan • Participate in placemarks workshop
Feb. 16
• Submit Online Map and Tangible Placemarks rubrics (by midnight)
Feb. 18 Draft Online Map
Draft Tangible Placemarks
• Participate in draft workshop
Feb. 23 Denil, Practical Map Rhetoric
Ninjalicious, Access All Areas excerpt
Ascher, The Works excerpt
• Complete Response 3 (by midnight)
Feb. 25 • Final Online Map
Final Tangible Placemarks
• Discuss readings
• Discuss Postmortem
• Discuss Presentation
• Discuss online interviews
• Introduce Podcast Project
Mar. 1 Postmortem • Participate in online interviews
   • 10:00—Zach
   • 3:30—Austin
   • 3:35—Hannah
   • 3:40—Melissa
   • 3:45—Joel
   • 3:50—Jacob
   • 3:55—Natalie
   • 4:00—Amber
   • 4:05—Robert
   • 4:10—Melanie
   • 4:15—Elly
   • 4:20—Jessica
   • 4:25—Trevor
   • 4:30—Brad
   • 4:35—Sharon
   • 4:40—Mary Caroline
Mar. 3 Presentation • Participate in online interviews
   • 2:30—Casey
• Conduct Presentations
Mar. 8   No class
Mar. 10
No class
Mar. 15 Sterne et al., "The Politics of Podcasting" • Complete Response 4 (by midnight)
Mar. 17 Practice Podcast Analysis • Discuss reading
• Discuss Practice Podcast Analyses
• Begin Proposal
Mar. 22 Proposal • Watch Audacity tutorial video
• Review Audacity tutorial
• Complete Audacity tutorial check (by midnight)
Mar. 24
No class
Mar. 29 Read and Listen • Complete Response 5 (by midnight)
Mar. 31
• Discuss read and listen
• Participate in podcast workshop (by midnight)
• Complete podcast draft preparation (by midnight)
Apr. 5 Draft Podcast Episode • Complete Podcast Episode draft activity (by midnight)
Apr. 7 Blogger tutorial video
Blogger tutorial check
• Participate in website workshop
Apr. 12
• Complete Website draft activity (by midnight)
Apr. 14 Podcast Episode and Website rubric ideas
• Discuss Podcast Episode Analysis
• Discuss Website Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Introduce Reflective Website Project
Apr. 19 Final Podcast Episode
Final Website
• Watch website tutorial video
• Complete website tutorial check & IDEA outcomes form (by midnight)
• Review HTML/CSS tutorial (optional)
Apr. 21 Podcast Episode Analysis
Website Analysis
Postmortem
• Participate in website workshop
Apr. 26 Independent Reading • Complete Response 6 (by midnight)
Apr. 28   No class
May 3 (3:00) Reflective Website (by midnight) • Website workshop