This is the question we’ll be taking during this semester’s first class meeting, but I’ll give you a preview of the answer now: no one really knows. That’s an exaggeration. What I mean, what we will discover and explore in discussion tomorrow, is that there are so many answers to the questions “What is digital … More What Are We Doing Here?
During class time on Tuesday, 11/16, I will meet with each of you* to discuss your final project idea, and make sure it’s ticking all the required boxes for the assignment. Ahead of those meetings, then, you should all brainstorm your final project, using the questions below. Bring your answers to as many of these … More Final Project Planning
One of the aspects of writing for digital media I’ve been hoping to impress upon you all this semester, is that the realm of “the digital” isn’t so much a singular, discrete entity, but rather a variety of forms, styles, and media that overlap and intersect with the forms, styles, and media we categorize as … More Entering New Narrative Realms: Final Multimedia Project
You’ve all been assigned (via Canvas) two remixes to complete peer response for, but how we give this feedback is going to be a little different today. Ok, more than a little different. Remember how, in his interview with On the Media, Kenny Goldsmith talked about a class he teaches where he requires students to … More Remixing the Workshop
Creation requires influence. Ideas are not property. Discovery belongs to us all. These are just some of the ideas we’ll be exploring in our next unit: the remix. For perhaps the first time ever in your academic career, I am requiring you to plagiarize. In doing so, remember Kirby Ferguson’s mantra: Copy. Transform. Combine. Your task, for this … More This is the Remix
Hopefully by now, everyone has submitted a link to their own story hack, and has therefore been assigned two additional hacks to offer response to today. Get into that space on Canvas. You’re going to use the following questions to write up your response to your peers (answer using complete questions, providing specifics and details … More Workshopping Story Hacks
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to “hack” an existing Web 2.0 platform / space by planting a narrative where it was never designed to be. Ok, you actually have to accept this mission. But it’s as simple as that, so hopefully it’s an enjoyable one. What story you tell? Up to you. … More Web 2.0 Storytelling Hack
When we think of social media, most of us probably think of the simple act of liking and commenting on each others’ memes, pictures of kittens, Instant Pot recipes, and gym selfies. But what if we thought of our social media feeds as stories we were telling about ourselves, in real time? The storytelling and … More Social Media Studies
Your first assignment for this class is to write a listicle, a now-classic genre of digital writing. Listicles are oft-maligned, because many people see them as lazy writing for lazy readers: culling information down past the point of usefulness, fluff that wastes our time without enriching our lives. I disagree, and I hope after reading … More Listicle Digital Writing Assignment
Today is all about setting up your digital writer’s journal — your website / blog — putting all the pieces in place to make your weekly updates easy and routine. The more work you do to establish an effective platform for your posts now, the easier it will be to find the time for these … More Digital Writer’s Journal
In class on Thursday, 4/4, I will meet with each of you to discuss your final project idea, and make sure it’s ticking all the required boxes for the assignment. Ahead of those meetings, then, you should all brainstorm your final project, and answer the questions below (please bring a printed, hard copy of your … More Final Project Planning
Writing for Digital Media 