Schedule
Note: This schedule is tentative and may be changed in order to meet the needs of the students and the course objectives. In the event that the schedule is changed, the students will be notified and this calendar will be updated.
Jan 17: Introductions, Welcome to ENG 307, Set Up
Reading: Ch. 1 and Ch. 2, Redish
Assignment: Post Introduction to Blog and leave comments on two of your classmates’ blogs (remember to send me the link to your blog so I can put it on the Blogroll)
Jan 24: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Blog Analysis and Persona Project
Reading for next class: Ch. 3, Ch. 4 and Ch. 7, Redish; browse Web Pages That Suck
Assignment: Post persona project to blog by midnight on Sunday, 1/27.
Jan 31: Discuss persona projects, Webpage and Document Design
Reading for next class: On Manipulating Digital Image, Redish, Ch. 11, Jenkins, Photoshop for Democracy Revisited
Assignment: Download GIMP
Feb 7: Discuss Readings, GIMP tutorial, Troubleshooting
Assignment: Photo Manipulation Project
Reading for next class: Redish, Ch. 5 and Ch. 6
Feb 14: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Assignment: Work on group projects. Post your image and an analysis to one class member’s blog no later than midnight on Sunday. Continue to work on Gimp projects.
Reading for next class: View Video: Wikis in Plain English, What is a Wiki, Wikipedia and Research
Feb 21: Discuss Readings, GIMP Troubleshooting, Introduction to Wikis
Assignment: Continue to work on Photo Manipulation projects
Reading for next class: Wiki Writing Style Basics, How to Structure Content
Feb 28: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Assignment: Post Photo Manipulation Projects and final reflections to blog before class. Post two comments to classmates’ blogs by next class.
Reading for next class: Web 2.0 Implications, Levy; Interactive Audiences, Jenkins; Wikis: Ready or Not
March 7: More on Wikis, assign Wiki Project
Assignment: Work on Wiki projects
March 14: Spring Break
March 21: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Reading for next class: Levine, Why Learning to Code isn’t as Important as Learning to Build Something; Video, What Most Schools Don’t Teach (video is embedded in article); Kosner, Learn to Code
Assignment: Continue to work on Wiki Projects
March 28: Wiki discussion/troubleshooting, Introduction to HTML
Wiki edits and Post #3 are due on Thursday, March 28th.
Reading for next class: HTML Resources–Look up an HTML reference and tweet it to your classmates with a short description. Also remember to respond to two of your classmates. Due by midnight on Tuesday, April 2nd.
Assignment: Practice HTML. Screenshot your page and post it to your blog with a short description (about 100-200 words). Due by midnight on Tuesday, April 2nd.
April 4: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Assignment: Assign HTML projects
Reading for next class: Redish, Chapters 8 and 10
April 11: Discuss Readings, HTML Review, Introduction to CSS
Reading for next class: Redish, Final Chapter; CSS Resources–Look up a CSS reference and tweet it to your classmates with a short description. Both tweets and replies are due on Tuesday April 16th.
Assignments: Download FileZilla. We will be using it next class. Also have at least one page ready for peer review next class.
April 18: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Groups meet for peer reviews of progress. Peer reviews are to be posted to blogs by midnight.
April 25: Meet in Adobe Connect (https://connect.odu.edu/eng307)
Assignment: Final HTML Project due and reflection posted to blog with a screenshot by midnight
Final exams will be assigned at the end of class.
FINAL EXAM: Due by 10:00 PM on Tuesday, May 2nd.