Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
This course is focused entirely on digital literacies, on people acting with technology via their discursive
activities, now and in the near future. At the end of this course you will be able to identify and explain some
of the key rhetorical, social, cultural, ethical, and economic issues related to people acting with technology.
Our exploration of these literacies will be grounded in theories of rhetoric, writing, and technical and
professional communication. We will examine the role that language plays in our lives, organizations, and
digital spaces—from our ways of acquiring and expressing knowledge to the ways that we perceive the
world, ourselves, and others.
The culmination of the course will be refected in four distinct, yet integrated deliverables:
[ OBJECTIVES ]
Students will—
[ KEYWORDS ]
[ SOURCES ]
Selected academic journal articles, blog posts, images, and videos
Google Reader
The Medium is the Massage. McLuhan, M. and Fiore, Q. Ginkgo Press, 2005.
Sams Teach Yourself HTM and CSS in 24 Hours, 8th Edition. Meloni, J. Sams, 2009.
Technology and Literacy in the Twenty-First Century. Selfe, C. SIU Press, 1999.
Here Comes Everybody. Shirky, C. Penguin, 2008.
Ambient Findability. Morville, P. O'Reilly, 2005.
The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint. Tufte, E. Graphics Press, 2006.
Thinking with Type. Lupton, E. Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
[ ASSESSMENT ]
Deliverables
Grading Scale
A 950–1,000
A- 900–949
B+ 860–899
B 830–859
B- 800–829
C+ 760–799
C 730–759
C- 700–729
[ DETAILS ]
Grading Policy
This course will require the consistent use of one or more of the following methods of digital storage and
backup:
BSU iLocker
Dropbox
Drop.io
Google Docs
USB Drive
Don't use someone else's work without giving them credit. Don't submit work for this class that you did for
another class. If in doubt, see BSU's statement on academic integrity. But mostly? Be nice to people and give
credit where it's due.
If you miss more than 3 classes—for any reason—your fnal grade will be lowered by one step for each missed
class beyond the limit (for example, 4 absences will result in a reduction from a B+ to a B).
Let me know early in the semester if you will miss class for university business or religious holidays.
Please see the University Catalog for more information on withdrawals and incompletes.
Writing Center
The Writing Center ofers free one-to-one assistance on all of your writing projects for all of your classes.
Also? The Writing Center is full of awesome people.
They are located in RB 291, and are open 10 am to 8 pm, Monday–Thursday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Friday.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical
information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated,
please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My ofce location and hours are listed on the frst
page of this document.
For additional information, please contact Larry Markle, Director of the Ofce of Disabled Student
Development, at lmarkle@bsu.edu or 285-5293; TTY 285-2206. The DSD ofce is located at Student Center
116.
[ CALENDAR + SCHEDULE ]
Important Dates
[ Complete the readings before the class for which they are assigned, and prepare to interact in class. ]
Week 1
8.24 Did Pencils Make Us Dumber?
On the New Literacy
Tech Support Cheat Sheet
Birdwell Swimwear
Week 2
8.31 McLuhan 1–87
Meloni Ch. 1
Geek Workshop
Week 3
9.7 Drucker, P. “The Coming of the New Organization.” [BB]
Spinuzzi, C. “What do We Need to Teach about Knowledge Work?”
Research Response
Week 4
9.14 Emig, J. “Inquiry Paradigms and Writing.” [BB]
Boroditsky, L. “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?”
Research Response
Week 6
9.28 Selfe Ch. 6 through Ch. 8
Research Response
Week 7
10.5 boyd, d. “Social Media is Here to Stay... Now What?”
Shirky Ch. 1 through Ch. 3
Blog designing :: “Practice Looking”
Week 8
10.12 Shirky Ch. 5 & Ch. 6
Meloni Ch. 8
Midterm Review
Week 9
10.19 Shirky Ch. 7 & Ch. 8
Meloni Ch. 9
Week 10
10.26 Shirky Ch. 11 through Epilogue
Week 11
11.2 Morville Intro and Ch. 1
Lupton pp. 25–59
Proposals Due
Week 13
11.16 Morville Ch. 6
Lupton pp. 80–109
Week 14
11.23 Thanksgiving :: No Class!
11.25 Thanksgiving :: No Class!
Week 15
11.30 Tufte (all)
Meloni Ch. 14
Code Folder Due
Week 16
12.7 Lupton pp. 130–173
Meloni Ch. 16
Presentations
Final
12.16 — 9:45–11:45