Good Morning,
I'm sad to say that it's our last day of class. I'm sorry to see our semester ending; I've enjoyed the opportunity to work with you. This will be my final post here in The Office. I'll check into the Web Campus discussion board at least once a day during finals week, however, to answer any questions about the final project.
Remember that your Module 8 documents are due today, and your final project (see Module 9 for details) is due no later than 5 p.m. on Friday of finals week.
Just a few comments on the Final Project...
For the Promotional Project, I’m more concerned with the quality of your design than I am with the quality of your document. In other words, you can easily do all of the components on MS Word, or something similar, to construct your documents. You pamphlet can be created using the table function (3x1 for a trifold).
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Daily Message for Nov. 22
Good Day,
I trust that you all had a good weekend. This will be my only office post this week; I'll start with some notes on Module 8 and then move on to Module 9.
Module 8 drafting and review
Unless you've worked out an alternative schedule within your group, you should be posting something from your Web Site Analysis Project by the end of the day today (and getting feedback returned by Wednesday.)
I want to remind you that posting at this stage of the process is important, but keep in mind that what your post does not have to be a “finished” product of any kind. In fact, you may be more comfortable posting an outline or a series of statements that you want to expand on or a series of questions that you hope to answer. You may just post your criteria at this point, for this is clearly the most important component of this project.
But use the peer-review space to your own best advantage to get the feedback that you need at this point in your document production. Be sure to prompt your peers for that kind of feedback. Don’t assume that they know what you need, but you have all been through the whole course together, and you are all capable of giving quality feedback if only given the chance and asked the right questions. Any perspective is a good perspective if you take the time to use it.
Some pointers for Module 9
Just a few comments on the Final Project of the semester.
First, I think you guys have all been working so hard, and Thanksgiving break is hitting at such an awkward time, that I am going to CANCEL EXERCISE 9 and give everyone full credit for completing it. It's a fun exercise, if you'd like to do it just for giggles, I will give you a point of extra credit in the Exercises column of the gradebook.
For the Promotional Project, I’m more concerned with the quality of your design than I am with the quality of your document. In other words, you can easily do all of the components on MS Word, or something similar, to construct your documents. You pamphlet can be created using the table function (3x1 for a trifold). If I can find some basic brochure templates, I'll share them over on the discussion board. (I want you to do as much original work as possible on these documents, so please don't use any template other than those I provide.)
Again, I’m most interested in your application of the skills we’ve developed over the course of the semester. I should be able to do an analysis of your three documents using the 9-Cell Matrix, so be sure to think about these three separate but related documents from that perspective.
Also, remember that all three documents must be promoting the same product, service, or event. The key to success on this project is showing an understanding of how these documents work differently to deliver a message and how these documents might target different readers. In other words, don’t think that you can just cut and paste the same thing in all three.
Think about how a flyer works, how a sales letter works, how a pamphlet works.
- What is the purpose of each?
- Where might each be delivered?
- What is the level of detail that can be used in each?
- How much text is too much?
- How many graphics should you use? Should you use the same graphics?
- How do you “hook” the reader in each format?
- How much time will readers spend on each document?
- What are intra-, inter-, extra-, and supra-level decisions you have to make for each document?
- What are the textual, spatial, and graphic decisions you have to make?
Again, your ability to use a piece of software is not as important to me as your ability to show an in-depth understanding of document design. I encourage you to use the 9-cell matrix to plan your document before you start playing around with the design. This project is the culmination of the semester, and it’s important that you show me what you have learned.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. I'll be checking in regularly on the Web Campus board this week.
Keep up the good work with your projects, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Julie
Friday, November 19, 2010
Daily Message for Nov. 19
Folks,
Just a reminder that Module 7 is due today. I expect we might have increarsingly spotty participation as we start moving closer to Thanksgiving break. Don't lose track of the fact that Module 8 will be due on the Friday after we return from break.
I'll post here next on Monday, with information about Module 9 (our "final") for this class, but probably won't post here again after Monday next week.
I will check into WebCampus quite regularly over the weekend and all next week to put out brush fires, answer questions, and so forth.
Module 9 involves producing a set of promotional materials (a sales letter that is primarily text, a flyer that is mostly visual, and a brochure or pamplet that combines visuals and text) for a real organization or enterprise that is of interest to you. Thought I'd mention that now so you can be thinking about your target "client" this week. (You don't have to work with an actual client. You should choose a group or organization or event you're already involved with.) Examples: civic groups/events, school groups/events, social groups/events all make good projects.
As always, don't be afraid to ask questions or kick around ideas over on the discussion board.
Have a good weekend!
Julie
Just a reminder that Module 7 is due today. I expect we might have increarsingly spotty participation as we start moving closer to Thanksgiving break. Don't lose track of the fact that Module 8 will be due on the Friday after we return from break.
I'll post here next on Monday, with information about Module 9 (our "final") for this class, but probably won't post here again after Monday next week.
I will check into WebCampus quite regularly over the weekend and all next week to put out brush fires, answer questions, and so forth.
Module 9 involves producing a set of promotional materials (a sales letter that is primarily text, a flyer that is mostly visual, and a brochure or pamplet that combines visuals and text) for a real organization or enterprise that is of interest to you. Thought I'd mention that now so you can be thinking about your target "client" this week. (You don't have to work with an actual client. You should choose a group or organization or event you're already involved with.) Examples: civic groups/events, school groups/events, social groups/events all make good projects.
As always, don't be afraid to ask questions or kick around ideas over on the discussion board.
Have a good weekend!
Julie
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Deadlines from here to end of the semester
Thanks to Taylor, who pointed out early this morning that we had quite an impressive logjam of deadlines piling up here at the end of this week.
In my zeal to get you free and clear of the drafting stage of Module 8 before the Thanksgiving break, I had you trying to do way too much this week. I've pushed back the due dates for Exercise 8 and Module 8 peer review to give you all a little more space to concentrate on wrapping up Module 7 this week.
Peer review deadlines for Module 8 are my suggestions; teams might want to negotiate different schedules for reviewing drafts that better suit team members' holiday schedules.
Here's a rundown on deadlines from here through the end of finals week:
As I alluded to earlier, Module 9 functions as your final exam for this class. You DO have to complete the exercise associated with this module before the end of the semester, but how you approach the rest of the module will be up to you. The module will be set up pretty much like every other module. It will have supplemental readings and samples you can refer to if you like, but none of the readings are "required." You are absolutely welcome to continue discussing and peer reviewing with people from class, but there is no compulsory peer review.
I anticipate that I'll have this module up and available for you on Friday so that people who want to get a jump on it can do so.
In my zeal to get you free and clear of the drafting stage of Module 8 before the Thanksgiving break, I had you trying to do way too much this week. I've pushed back the due dates for Exercise 8 and Module 8 peer review to give you all a little more space to concentrate on wrapping up Module 7 this week.
Peer review deadlines for Module 8 are my suggestions; teams might want to negotiate different schedules for reviewing drafts that better suit team members' holiday schedules.
Here's a rundown on deadlines from here through the end of finals week:
- Friday, Nov. 19 - Module 7 Instructions Analysis and Reflection
- Sunday, Nov. 21 -- Exercise 8
- Monday, Nov. 22 -- Submit Module 8 draft for peer review (recommended deadline)
- Wednesday, Nov. 24 -- Return Module 8 peer response (recommended deadline)
- Friday, Dec. 3 -- Module 8 Web Site Analysis and reflection; Exercise 9
- Friday, Dec. 10 -- Module 9 Promotional Materials (i.e. your "final" for this class) due no later than 5 p.m. No late work accepted.
As I alluded to earlier, Module 9 functions as your final exam for this class. You DO have to complete the exercise associated with this module before the end of the semester, but how you approach the rest of the module will be up to you. The module will be set up pretty much like every other module. It will have supplemental readings and samples you can refer to if you like, but none of the readings are "required." You are absolutely welcome to continue discussing and peer reviewing with people from class, but there is no compulsory peer review.
I anticipate that I'll have this module up and available for you on Friday so that people who want to get a jump on it can do so.
Daily Message Nov. 17
Good Day,
As you are all aware, your group-written Instructions Analysis is due by 11:59 pm. Friday. In addition, each team needs to submit a single reflection for the entire group OR each member of your team must submit an individually-written. Make sure there is crystal clear understanding on your team about how you're doing the reflection. Grade penalties come into play if everyone on your team doesn't follow the same game plan
If you have a team that has had difficulties with this project owing to lack of contribution from a team member, please address that in your reflection. While this is a team-based assignment, grades will be assessed individually. In your reflection, please do your best to honestly assess the contributions/roles played by each member of your team. You cannot receive full credit if you do not participate fully in the planning, drafting, revising, and editing of this report.
Your team should be well down the road to pulling together, revising, and polishing up the final draft. If you have not already received section drafts from every person in the group and assembled them into a draft, then you are quite far behind. If you have been remiss to this point, you better get a move on.
You'll have to do more than just paste your individual drafts together. Revising and editing will take some hard work. The report should sound like it comes from one voice, one perspective. This is not easy, so you’ll need to address language and tone throughout AFTER you have agreed on the higher-order concerns.
As things are winding down on Module 7, they'll be ramping up on the Web Site Analysis for Module 8. The most important feature of this assignment is the set of criteria that you use to evaluate the web site.
Be sure to take your time developing a strong set of criteria. In your report, you will want to define each criterion and justify its use. Let me repeat that: Define each criterion and justify its use. Do I need to say it again? If you don’t have a strong set of criteria for analyzing web sites, then this project will suffer.
At this point in the semester, you have done all of the reading and understand page and visual design. You need to show your understanding by articulating criteria necessary for evaluating texts. A web site is just your vehicle. Once again, the web site you choose really doesn’t matter, your discussion and use of criteria for evaluating the web site is the key to success on this project.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Have a great day!
Julie
Monday, November 15, 2010
Daily Message, Nov. 15
Good Morning,
Dr. Staggers is ill and will be unable to respond to discussion posts or email today.
Continue making progress on your group projects for Module 7, and take a look at Module 8 if you haven't already done so.
Dr. S.
Dr. Staggers is ill and will be unable to respond to discussion posts or email today.
Continue making progress on your group projects for Module 7, and take a look at Module 8 if you haven't already done so.
Dr. S.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Daily Message Nov. 12
Good Day,
Module 6 enhanced resumes and reflections are due today, but as I mentioned on the discussion board last night, I'm inclined to be fairly lax on this deadline. I'm delighted to see so many people seem to have really gotten on board with this assignment. If you haven't quite worked out the technical kinks and you need a bit more time, you can turn this assignment in up until 11:59 p.m . Sunday without a late penalty. (I'm not going to go back into the system and change the settings on the assignment dropbox, though. Just trust that I'll disregard the "late" flag on the assignment if it comes in any time on Saturday or Sunday.)
Don't forget to do the reflection for this module. Use the PROMPTS in the reflection section of the module overview.
Members of your team should be contributing your individual chunks of the first draft of your instructions analysis for Module 7 right about now, too. If your team has not settled on a set of instructions, had a preliminary discussion about your strategy for analyzing the document, assigned portions of the analysis to individual team members and started to analyze/draft, you are falling seriously behind.
Module 8 is ready and available for you to access through the course home page. I've pushed the deadline for Exercise 8 (originally Sunday night) back to next Friday. Get this exercise done, turned in, and out of your way sooner rather than later so you can concentrate on the website analysis, which should be fun.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, post them at the discussion board and we'll get them tended to ASAP. Thanks to all of you have been such frequent participants and helpers on the discussion board this semester. You make our online learning community a better place!
That's all from my side. Have a fabulous weekend.
Julie
Module 6 enhanced resumes and reflections are due today, but as I mentioned on the discussion board last night, I'm inclined to be fairly lax on this deadline. I'm delighted to see so many people seem to have really gotten on board with this assignment. If you haven't quite worked out the technical kinks and you need a bit more time, you can turn this assignment in up until 11:59 p.m . Sunday without a late penalty. (I'm not going to go back into the system and change the settings on the assignment dropbox, though. Just trust that I'll disregard the "late" flag on the assignment if it comes in any time on Saturday or Sunday.)
Don't forget to do the reflection for this module. Use the PROMPTS in the reflection section of the module overview.
Members of your team should be contributing your individual chunks of the first draft of your instructions analysis for Module 7 right about now, too. If your team has not settled on a set of instructions, had a preliminary discussion about your strategy for analyzing the document, assigned portions of the analysis to individual team members and started to analyze/draft, you are falling seriously behind.
Module 8 is ready and available for you to access through the course home page. I've pushed the deadline for Exercise 8 (originally Sunday night) back to next Friday. Get this exercise done, turned in, and out of your way sooner rather than later so you can concentrate on the website analysis, which should be fun.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, post them at the discussion board and we'll get them tended to ASAP. Thanks to all of you have been such frequent participants and helpers on the discussion board this semester. You make our online learning community a better place!
That's all from my side. Have a fabulous weekend.
Julie
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Daily Message Nov. 10
Good Day,
It looks like people are mostly busy and relatively trouble-free today. No email, and just one question on the discussion board. Thus, I have just two quick notes for you today.
First, as people are getting more experimental with their resumes, they are getting frustrated with some of the limitations of MS-Word. If you're having trouble getting things to "line-up" in Word, take a look at the responses to Tara's question from last night on the discussion board. Remember that you have more options for controlling/organizing space in Word than you might be familiar with. There's a column feature that lets you create columns on your page; you can draw space for text or images on the page using the Text Box feature and other Word drawing tools; you can use the table feature to create an invisible grid over your entire page (make a table, then choose "none" for borders). For details on how to work with any of these features, check out Word help. You can also use a page layout program like MS-Publisher (or the free, open source Scribus) or move from Word to Powerpoint and use the drawing/text block tools there.
Second, if you're like me, your finished product for this assignment might tend to fall a little short of what you were aiming for. Something just would align. You couldn't get a color just right. You're not happy with a particular graphic, but it was the best you could find. That means your reflection will be MORE important for this assignment. Use the prompts in the Reflection section of the module, but also feel free here to discuss problems/solutions and things you'd change next time around.
As always, shout out loud on the discussion board if you have questions.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Julie
It looks like people are mostly busy and relatively trouble-free today. No email, and just one question on the discussion board. Thus, I have just two quick notes for you today.
First, as people are getting more experimental with their resumes, they are getting frustrated with some of the limitations of MS-Word. If you're having trouble getting things to "line-up" in Word, take a look at the responses to Tara's question from last night on the discussion board. Remember that you have more options for controlling/organizing space in Word than you might be familiar with. There's a column feature that lets you create columns on your page; you can draw space for text or images on the page using the Text Box feature and other Word drawing tools; you can use the table feature to create an invisible grid over your entire page (make a table, then choose "none" for borders). For details on how to work with any of these features, check out Word help. You can also use a page layout program like MS-Publisher (or the free, open source Scribus) or move from Word to Powerpoint and use the drawing/text block tools there.
Second, if you're like me, your finished product for this assignment might tend to fall a little short of what you were aiming for. Something just would align. You couldn't get a color just right. You're not happy with a particular graphic, but it was the best you could find. That means your reflection will be MORE important for this assignment. Use the prompts in the Reflection section of the module, but also feel free here to discuss problems/solutions and things you'd change next time around.
As always, shout out loud on the discussion board if you have questions.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Julie
Monday, November 8, 2010
Daily Message Nov. 8
Good Day,
We're in work mode in earnest this week. Module 8 will be available on Friday, but until then Modules 6 and 7 should keep everyone plenty busy.
Module 6
Your enhanced resumes and reflections for Module 6 are due by Friday. The biggest weakness I saw across the board with the drafts I reviewed was that people were going far enough in terms of "re-envisioning" the resume. Most drafts that I looked at were very attractively packaged but still very much in the vein of a resume that you really could send out for a (creative type) job. You might find it helpful to stop thinking of the resume as a job-seeking document that you're going to send off to some employer, and instead think about the ways your resume could be re-envisioned as a starting point for a document that represents the "real you."
Melissa quite kindly agreed to share her draft, and I've posted it over on the discussion board. Remember, resumes are due by Friday.
Module 7
Your team should already have settled on a set of instructions and agreed on a strategy for developing your analysis. There are a variety of ways to do this, but the key is to define the sections for the document and be absolutely clear about who is responsible for what. On the project page I've given you sections that should be in the report, but you can add sections if you believe that they would be helpful. You might look at the samples in the Reading section for ideas about how to construct the report and what other sections might be appropriate.
You can divide the sections of the analysis among group members or each person can do an analysis and write up a draft to share. Then you can combine the drafts. Just be sure to discuss how you plan to put the work together so that everyone in your group is clear about the process.
To stay on track with this project, each person’s contribution should be delivered to the group by this Friday (Nov. 12). Of course, as a group you can agree to push the due date for the drafts back, but I would recommend that you get drafts to each other no later than next Monday The final draft for submission, along with your individual or group reflection is due next Friday (Nov. 19).
As a reminder, here are the sections that I recommend you use in your report:
As always, let me know if you have questions or need some advice when it comes to solving problems.
Otherwise, have a great week!
Julie
We're in work mode in earnest this week. Module 8 will be available on Friday, but until then Modules 6 and 7 should keep everyone plenty busy.
Module 6
Your enhanced resumes and reflections for Module 6 are due by Friday. The biggest weakness I saw across the board with the drafts I reviewed was that people were going far enough in terms of "re-envisioning" the resume. Most drafts that I looked at were very attractively packaged but still very much in the vein of a resume that you really could send out for a (creative type) job. You might find it helpful to stop thinking of the resume as a job-seeking document that you're going to send off to some employer, and instead think about the ways your resume could be re-envisioned as a starting point for a document that represents the "real you."
Melissa quite kindly agreed to share her draft, and I've posted it over on the discussion board. Remember, resumes are due by Friday.
Module 7
Your team should already have settled on a set of instructions and agreed on a strategy for developing your analysis. There are a variety of ways to do this, but the key is to define the sections for the document and be absolutely clear about who is responsible for what. On the project page I've given you sections that should be in the report, but you can add sections if you believe that they would be helpful. You might look at the samples in the Reading section for ideas about how to construct the report and what other sections might be appropriate.
You can divide the sections of the analysis among group members or each person can do an analysis and write up a draft to share. Then you can combine the drafts. Just be sure to discuss how you plan to put the work together so that everyone in your group is clear about the process.
To stay on track with this project, each person’s contribution should be delivered to the group by this Friday (Nov. 12). Of course, as a group you can agree to push the due date for the drafts back, but I would recommend that you get drafts to each other no later than next Monday The final draft for submission, along with your individual or group reflection is due next Friday (Nov. 19).
As a reminder, here are the sections that I recommend you use in your report:
- Introduction
- Summarize the rhetorical situation
Describe in detail the instructions and the target demographic. This, of course, will include a discussion of the rhetorical situation (writer, reader, text, and context).
- Describe the visual language
Describe the visual language in detail--everything from typefaces to the size and shape of the pages to the kinds of graphics used.
- Discuss the rhetorical impact of the document's visual language
Analyze how the visual language responds (or doesn't respond) to the rhetorical situation. Use the six cognates as the basis for your discussion.
- Assess the role of visual conventions
Describe the degree to which the visual elements do (or do not) follow visual conventions for instructions and the impact that these conventions have on the visual rhetoric.
- Overall assessment of the instructions
Provide an overall assessment of the instructions and make any recommendations appropriate.
- Conclusion
If you count the Introduction and Conclusion as one, then in most groups each member should be responsible for two sections. As I said yesterday, you really should have a detailed conversation about style, content, tone, and format before each person begins drafting.
As always, let me know if you have questions or need some advice when it comes to solving problems.
Otherwise, have a great week!
Julie
Friday, November 5, 2010
Daily Message Nov. 5
Good Day,
I have some quick updates and housekeeping issues today, and then I'll talk about collaboration strategies for the group project.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Daily Message for Nov. 1
Good Morning,
This week, you have two projects to focus on but ---- good news -- no new quizzes, readings, or exercises.
This week, you have two projects to focus on but ---- good news -- no new quizzes, readings, or exercises.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 27
Good Morning,
Just a quick reminder that you should be submitting drafts of your enhanced resumes for peer review sometime today. Because this is kind of a free-wheeling and experimental assignment (that is not code for "skip peer review, throw something together at the last minute, and it will still get a good grade"), I encourage you to submit whatever you have in whatever form it is in currently for peer review sooner rather than later.
Just a quick reminder that you should be submitting drafts of your enhanced resumes for peer review sometime today. Because this is kind of a free-wheeling and experimental assignment (that is not code for "skip peer review, throw something together at the last minute, and it will still get a good grade"), I encourage you to submit whatever you have in whatever form it is in currently for peer review sooner rather than later.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 25
Good Morning,
Module 6 got off to a bit of rough start.
About Exercise 6
A number of people were confused by this instruction for Exercise 6:
For Exercise 6, use the grid template (see project module) and respond to the following: Designing Visual Language, complete #3 under Exercises at the end of Chapter 6 (see page 255 in textbook 1st edition, or 238 in textbook 2nd edition).
Friday, October 22, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 22
Good Morning,
Just a couple of brief reminders as you head into the weekend.
First, the exam for Module 5 is due today. As I mentioned on the discussion board yesterday, I'd heard from a number of people who were having trouble getting the exam finished by today's deadline owing to life/work schedules or midterm schedules in face-to-face classrooms. I will accept Module 5 exams until 11:59 p.m. Sunday without late penalty. Reflections are due at the same time.
Second, even as you're wrapping up the exam, you should be kicking into high gear on Module 6. Remember that Exercise 6 is due Sunday, and your enhanced resume drafts are due for peer review by next Wednesday.
That's all from here.
Have a great weekend!
Julie
Just a couple of brief reminders as you head into the weekend.
First, the exam for Module 5 is due today. As I mentioned on the discussion board yesterday, I'd heard from a number of people who were having trouble getting the exam finished by today's deadline owing to life/work schedules or midterm schedules in face-to-face classrooms. I will accept Module 5 exams until 11:59 p.m. Sunday without late penalty. Reflections are due at the same time.
Second, even as you're wrapping up the exam, you should be kicking into high gear on Module 6. Remember that Exercise 6 is due Sunday, and your enhanced resume drafts are due for peer review by next Wednesday.
That's all from here.
Have a great weekend!
Julie
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Daily Message Oct. 18
Good Morning,
Your main mission this week is to complete the essay exam for Module 5. Because this is an exam, there is no optional instructor review for this module.
Your main mission this week is to complete the essay exam for Module 5. Because this is an exam, there is no optional instructor review for this module.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 15
Good Morning,
Your Exam 5 questions are available now. As with the last exam, you are not only free but you are strongly encouraged to discuss, brainstorm, peer review your responses to this essay. Peer review/discussion spaces have been set up on the discussion board in WebCampus.
I realize that many of the exams that you take are designed to simply assess your basic knowledge of the subject matter. This exam assumes that you've been doing the readings, that you have learned something, that you are intelligent, and that you can synthesize what you've learned and apply it to a professional-level discussion of issues in document design. Read the directions for the exam and the exam questions themselves carefully. If you have questions, I will be happy to answer them.
I am on track to have the most recent round of grading -- including your work on Module 4 -- completed and returned to you by Sunday or Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Julie
Your Exam 5 questions are available now. As with the last exam, you are not only free but you are strongly encouraged to discuss, brainstorm, peer review your responses to this essay. Peer review/discussion spaces have been set up on the discussion board in WebCampus.
I realize that many of the exams that you take are designed to simply assess your basic knowledge of the subject matter. This exam assumes that you've been doing the readings, that you have learned something, that you are intelligent, and that you can synthesize what you've learned and apply it to a professional-level discussion of issues in document design. Read the directions for the exam and the exam questions themselves carefully. If you have questions, I will be happy to answer them.
I am on track to have the most recent round of grading -- including your work on Module 4 -- completed and returned to you by Sunday or Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Julie
Module 5 Exam
Questions for Exam 2
Caution! These are not "essay questions." This is an essay exam. Your responses should take the form of well-developed essays. Responses to questions 1-2 are likely to be somewhat shorter than your response to question 3.
Caution! These are not "essay questions." This is an essay exam. Your responses should take the form of well-developed essays. Responses to questions 1-2 are likely to be somewhat shorter than your response to question 3.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Daily Message for October 13
Good Day,
Just a very brief note today. We're basically at the halfway point of the semester today, and I'm trying to keep your workload light this week as many of you have midterms in other classes.
You should be getting close to finishing the readings for this module.
Exam questions will be available here on Friday.
As with the last exam, I'll set up peer review groups and you are encouraged to peer review drafts. I'll be making some adjustments to the peer review groups to keep people in compatible units. Let me know if you need to moved to a new group.
Have a great day.
Julie
Just a very brief note today. We're basically at the halfway point of the semester today, and I'm trying to keep your workload light this week as many of you have midterms in other classes.
You should be getting close to finishing the readings for this module.
- If you're working in the 1st edition of the textbook, the discussion on graphical elements (pictures, logos, icons, etc.) is spread into two chapters (8-9); Chapter 10 addresses supra-textual design issues.
- If you're working in the brand new 2nd edition of the textbook, the discussion of graphics was all consolidated into Chapter 8; for you Chapter 9 addresses supra-textual design issues and there is no Chapter 10.
Exam questions will be available here on Friday.
As with the last exam, I'll set up peer review groups and you are encouraged to peer review drafts. I'll be making some adjustments to the peer review groups to keep people in compatible units. Let me know if you need to moved to a new group.
Have a great day.
Julie
Monday, October 11, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 11
Good Morning,
It looks like most of you have already turned in your Module 4 documents; I'm excited to see what they look like. If you're running a bit behind, WebCampus will continue to accept late work for a day or two. Do turn something in. Some points are better than no points.
Most of your time this week will be taken up with Module 5. Most of you rightly disregarded the part of my post from Friday regarding Mod 5 quizzes and exercises being due by yesterday. I should just stick to bulleted lists; I'm doing a bad job of editing/catching text that should be deleted in this blog form for some reason.
To clarify and confirm, here's what's due this week:
Regardless of which version of the textbook you're using, you should be okay for the exercise and for the quizzes. Exercise 5 comes from much earlier in the textbook, and the quizzes are generally broad and conceptual, not at all focused on trivia or "gotcha" questions. Feel free to share compare/answers for the quizzes if that puts you at ease. And, I'll keep an eye quiz answers for quizzes 8, 9, 10. If I see trends where it looks like people are consistently missing some question, I'll spot everyone the points for that question.
I think that's about all for this morning.
Have a great day!
Julie
It looks like most of you have already turned in your Module 4 documents; I'm excited to see what they look like. If you're running a bit behind, WebCampus will continue to accept late work for a day or two. Do turn something in. Some points are better than no points.
Most of your time this week will be taken up with Module 5. Most of you rightly disregarded the part of my post from Friday regarding Mod 5 quizzes and exercises being due by yesterday. I should just stick to bulleted lists; I'm doing a bad job of editing/catching text that should be deleted in this blog form for some reason.
To clarify and confirm, here's what's due this week:
- Friday, Oct. 15: Exercise 5, Quizzes 9 and 10
- Exam 5 Questions will be available Friday, Oct. 15 in this space.
Regardless of which version of the textbook you're using, you should be okay for the exercise and for the quizzes. Exercise 5 comes from much earlier in the textbook, and the quizzes are generally broad and conceptual, not at all focused on trivia or "gotcha" questions. Feel free to share compare/answers for the quizzes if that puts you at ease. And, I'll keep an eye quiz answers for quizzes 8, 9, 10. If I see trends where it looks like people are consistently missing some question, I'll spot everyone the points for that question.
I think that's about all for this morning.
Have a great day!
Julie
Friday, October 8, 2010
Daily Message for Oct. 8
Good Day,
Just a quick end of the week check-up.
Module 4 documents are due Sunday, along with the exercises and quizzes associated with Module 5. I strongly encourage you to review my posts here over the past two weeks as they relate to Module 4. I will be grading these looking for professional quality (not of execution but of thought and approach to the project).
You should review my discussion of the three ways to fail the assignment from Sept. 22. You should look at the examples and inspiration sites and review the supplemental readings.
Have a good weekend.
dr. s
Just a quick end of the week check-up.
Module 4 documents are due Sunday, along with the exercises and quizzes associated with Module 5. I strongly encourage you to review my posts here over the past two weeks as they relate to Module 4. I will be grading these looking for professional quality (not of execution but of thought and approach to the project).
You should review my discussion of the three ways to fail the assignment from Sept. 22. You should look at the examples and inspiration sites and review the supplemental readings.
Have a good weekend.
dr. s
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Daily Message Oct. 6
Good Morning,
Apologies for the later than usual post today. I know some of you who are early-birds or have tiny children pop in early quite early to get the update. I did want to hold off, however, until I could say that every last blessed essay exam for Module 3 had been returned. And they have.
On the whole, these were not great. Raw scores ranged from about 48/60 to 57/60. Those don't sound like terrible scores (80-95%), but I was grading very, very gently, and I will not be grading gently on the next exam.
I'd like to take a day to think about these (and finishing reviewing your Module 3 reflections) before I comment further on the exam. Based on these exam results, we'll need to make some changes with the process for Module 5, which is right around the corner and also requires a written exam.
As for this week, remember that if you're going to submit a draft of your Mod 4 project for instructor review, you must do so by 11:59 p.m. tonight. I'll do my best to get you some quick feedback by the end of the day on Thursday.
For those of you who are cruising along and looking for stuff to do, Module 5 is up today and available on the course home page.
Have a good day.
Julie
Apologies for the later than usual post today. I know some of you who are early-birds or have tiny children pop in early quite early to get the update. I did want to hold off, however, until I could say that every last blessed essay exam for Module 3 had been returned. And they have.
On the whole, these were not great. Raw scores ranged from about 48/60 to 57/60. Those don't sound like terrible scores (80-95%), but I was grading very, very gently, and I will not be grading gently on the next exam.
I'd like to take a day to think about these (and finishing reviewing your Module 3 reflections) before I comment further on the exam. Based on these exam results, we'll need to make some changes with the process for Module 5, which is right around the corner and also requires a written exam.
As for this week, remember that if you're going to submit a draft of your Mod 4 project for instructor review, you must do so by 11:59 p.m. tonight. I'll do my best to get you some quick feedback by the end of the day on Thursday.
For those of you who are cruising along and looking for stuff to do, Module 5 is up today and available on the course home page.
Have a good day.
Julie
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, Oct. 4
Good Day,
First, I want to apologize for my long and unintended absence from The Office. It appears that the Daily Messages from last Wednesday and Friday didn't publish. Apparently the autopublish function works best if you plug in dates for the current year and not corresponding dates in 2011.
First, I want to apologize for my long and unintended absence from The Office. It appears that the Daily Messages from last Wednesday and Friday didn't publish. Apparently the autopublish function works best if you plug in dates for the current year and not corresponding dates in 2011.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 29
(NOTE: This is repost of a message from Sept. 29)
Good Day,
Everything related to Module 1 and Module 2 has been graded and returned to you. It will take me until Monday or so to get your essay exams graded and returned.
In the meantime, you all have Module 4 to work on. Remember that you should be exchanging drafts for peer review no later than Friday. Peer review groups are set up at the discussion board for this module now. I've done some minor shuffling of teams to balance things out.
Good Day,
Everything related to Module 1 and Module 2 has been graded and returned to you. It will take me until Monday or so to get your essay exams graded and returned.
In the meantime, you all have Module 4 to work on. Remember that you should be exchanging drafts for peer review no later than Friday. Peer review groups are set up at the discussion board for this module now. I've done some minor shuffling of teams to balance things out.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 27
Good Day,
We're shifting gears and moving into production mode this week, so you should concentrate on getting a draft of your chapter outline for Module 4 pulled together.
We're shifting gears and moving into production mode this week, so you should concentrate on getting a draft of your chapter outline for Module 4 pulled together.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 24
Good Day,
I am significantly under the weather today, folks, so this will be quite short.
I am significantly under the weather today, folks, so this will be quite short.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 20
Good Day,
Most of your energy this week should go into the essay exam for Module 3. Remember, this exam is open book and phone-a-friend (i.e. talking about the exam with others in class, peer reviewing your answers, etc. is entirely encouraged.) Remember, I am not looking for a brain-dump single-draft fill-in-the blank type of exam response. I am looking for very thoughtful and very polished essays.
Most of your energy this week should go into the essay exam for Module 3. Remember, this exam is open book and phone-a-friend (i.e. talking about the exam with others in class, peer reviewing your answers, etc. is entirely encouraged.) Remember, I am not looking for a brain-dump single-draft fill-in-the blank type of exam response. I am looking for very thoughtful and very polished essays.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Module 3 Essay Exam
EXAM 1: First half of the textbook
Everyone must respond to TWO (2) questions in Part I.
Everyone must respond to both parts of the question in Part II.
Part I: Everyone must respond to TWO (2) questions in Part 1.
Everyone must respond to TWO (2) questions in Part I.
Everyone must respond to both parts of the question in Part II.
Part I: Everyone must respond to TWO (2) questions in Part 1.
- Using specific examples, describe how you might use the Visual/Verbal Cognates to a plan a document.
- Define verbal and visual conventions, then discuss Kostelnick and Roberts' principles of conventions in terms of the rhetorical situation (writer, reader, text, context).
- Describe how Gestalt Principles of Design should work in conjunction with Kostelnick and Roberts' taxonomy of visual vocabulary.
- Below are several versions of a sentence from a set of instructions. Discuss how the meaning of each sentence changes as the emphasis shifts to different words. Discuss the impact of these changes on clarity, tone, and ethos.
Part II: Everyone must answer both parts of this questionA. Please check all controls before starting the engines.
B. Please check all controls before starting the engines.
C. Please check all CONTROLS before starting the engines.
D. Please check all controls before starting the engines.
E. PLEASE check all controls before STARTING the engines.
- Using Kostelnick and Roberts' Visual Language Matrix as a starting point, analyze the set of documents in Chapter 1 of our textbook (Figures 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 -- In the section "How Fred's Document Responds Visually...." starting on page 7). A blank grid template is available in the Module 3 folder on the course home page.
- Then, in your own words, offer both a description and a critique of the documents that extends beyond the discussion offered by Kostelnick and Roberts. Be sure to use the language from the textbook to show your understanding of the concepts. Be sure your answer uses good document design to guide your readers through the text.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Daily Message September 15
Good Day,
Just a short message today.
Remember that your revised Module 1 Analytic Memos are due by 11:59 p.m. tonight. I should have them graded and returned to you by Monday.
Your comprehensive mid-textbook exam will be available here in this space at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. That will give you an entire week to draft and revise. Note the emphasis on "draft and revise." You'lll have a week with our own big juicy brain, two textbooks, and the collected wisdom of the big juicy brains of your associates here in class. I'm looking for a high level of thought and polish on these.
We're bumping up against the first spot in the semester where we start to lose people (major financial aid deadline on the 20th, I think.) If you must drop the class, please drop me a quick a line through WC email or post a quick note to your discussion group to let us know.
That's it from my end today.
You all enjoy this beautiful weather!
Julie
Just a short message today.
Remember that your revised Module 1 Analytic Memos are due by 11:59 p.m. tonight. I should have them graded and returned to you by Monday.
Your comprehensive mid-textbook exam will be available here in this space at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. That will give you an entire week to draft and revise. Note the emphasis on "draft and revise." You'lll have a week with our own big juicy brain, two textbooks, and the collected wisdom of the big juicy brains of your associates here in class. I'm looking for a high level of thought and polish on these.
We're bumping up against the first spot in the semester where we start to lose people (major financial aid deadline on the 20th, I think.) If you must drop the class, please drop me a quick a line through WC email or post a quick note to your discussion group to let us know.
That's it from my end today.
You all enjoy this beautiful weather!
Julie
Monday, September 13, 2010
Daily Message for Sept. 13
Good day,
I hope that you all had a good weekend. I spent a pleasant very early morning this morning responding to your Analytic Memo drafts for Module 1. If you participated in this process, you’ll find my comments on the assignment link in your Assignments dropbox.
I hope that you all had a good weekend. I spent a pleasant very early morning this morning responding to your Analytic Memo drafts for Module 1. If you participated in this process, you’ll find my comments on the assignment link in your Assignments dropbox.
Early morning Monday
Good Morning,
It's the crack of dawn, and I know some of you early birds are probably already out here looking for a daily message. I'm finishing feedback on your Analytic Memo drafts right now (should be done within the next couple hours), and I'll post a more detailed daily message once I've finished those and have a better sense of topics we need to address this morning.
Julie
It's the crack of dawn, and I know some of you early birds are probably already out here looking for a daily message. I'm finishing feedback on your Analytic Memo drafts right now (should be done within the next couple hours), and I'll post a more detailed daily message once I've finished those and have a better sense of topics we need to address this morning.
Julie
Friday, September 10, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 10
Good Day,
I see that I'm starting to get revised Analytical Memos in the Assignment Dropbox. Remember that you can take until 6 p.m.(ish) on Saturday to submit your revised draft for the optional instructor review. Just submit your draft through the link the Module 1 Analytic Memo on the Assignment dropbox. (Submit your original and revised drafts as separate documents.) Also, to participate in the optional instructor review you must have submitted your peer review drafts on time, provided feedback to your peer partners (unless no one else in your group posted a draft), and revised your memo. I'll get feedback on your drafts back to you by the beginning of the day on Monday.
You should have started Module 2. I want to emphasize your understanding the taxonomy for visual vocabulary. I expect you to be able to use the concepts explained in this chapter throughout the course and use the language when you perform the various analyses that you will be asked to do in the exercises and the projects.
You will also want to familiarize yourself with his matrix. And while you may not use it in all of its glory, it really is a marvelous tool for understanding documents (those you read and those you create) more fully and in more complex ways.
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know. I'll check in on class again later today to make sure there aren't any problems simmering before the weekend arrives. If there are problems, I'll address them on the discussion board in WebCampus. If not, I'll check in here again on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Julie
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 9
Good Morning,
No mail, discussion posts, or anything else for me today! Should I feel lonely? Excluded? Or should I feel like people are finally getting a little comfortable with the course? I'll take the latter! :)
After the disruption of the holiday, things seems to be settling into a routine, which means I can cut back a bit on the daily message volume. You can look for posts from me on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I won't post anything new on Tuesdays or Thursdays unless problems crop up.
Status settings in gradebook
Speaking of problems, I have received over the last 24 hours, quite a bit of concerned commentary about those items in the gradebook related to Module 1 with status listings (Complete, Not Complete, Non-Participant.) If you have Not Complete or Non-Participant status on anything, it means that as of Tuesday morning you had missed a posting of some sort for the Introductions or you had not posted anything at all (drafts or response) to your peer group. I'll revisit these status settings next week when I grade Module 1. These status settings are not intended to provoke undue concern about grades, but they are a sign that I take participation in the "ungraded" portions of this class seriously. They give me a baseline for estimating your level of class participation at the end of the semester.
Deadline extension for optional instructor review
They also help me assess where the class is as a whole in terms of making progress on a module. As of now, our class as a whole is slightly behind schedule with Module 1; a number of people are still awaiting feedback from their peer groups. Consequently, I'm going to adjust our deadlines for this project slightly. The final revised documents are still due next Wednesday, but if you need a little more time to revise your draft for the optional instructor review, you can get it to me up until 6 p.m. on Saturday, and I will get feedback to you by 8 a.m. Monday.
Some issues with the exercises
I want to say a word about doing the exercises. As I work my way through your first exercise (I'll post the scores tomorrow), I find myself being a bit lenient. That is my first reaction in these situations because maybe I haven’t made my expectations for a proper answer clear. So here it is: a proper answer needs to answer the question explicitly while using the concepts and the language from the textbook. The only way that I can tell that you have read the material and understand the concepts is if you refer to the textbook or use the language employed by the textbook. You can’t give an answer based on just what you think and just from your perspective. You must go deeper than that. So in the future, you can be sure that I will be much tougher evaluating your exercises.
Discussions: What's the dealy-o?
Remember that for Module 2, you don't have a project to complete, but you do have to participate in a discussion with your group partners. For now, I've left everyone in the same groups they were in for peer response. If you believe you have been irretrievably let down by your partners during the Module 1 peer review and you wish to be assigned to a new group, please let me know. Everyone will have a chance to sign up for a new group when we get to Module 4. Everything I said about the caliber of the responses for exercises in the previous section also applies to these formal class discussions. You should complete your discussions by Sunday night.
Some notes on Chapter 2
I also want to make a few points about Chapter 2. In my mind, perception is the real key to understanding this chapter. Similar to perception is the term perspective. These two terms in conjunction can tell you much of what you need to know about constructing documents effectively. How do people see a document? What is their perspective for understanding? The better you understand these two terms and how they guide a reader through a document, the more successful that you will be as a writer.
Finally, building on the point I made in the previous paragraph, be sure that in your next exercise that you use the language of the chapter, like Gestalt Principles, figure-ground contrast, grouping, patterns, etc. Work hard on incorporating the skills that Kostelnick and Roberts describe in the section on Gestalt into your own writerly repertoire.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
Have a great day!
Dr. S.
No mail, discussion posts, or anything else for me today! Should I feel lonely? Excluded? Or should I feel like people are finally getting a little comfortable with the course? I'll take the latter! :)
After the disruption of the holiday, things seems to be settling into a routine, which means I can cut back a bit on the daily message volume. You can look for posts from me on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I won't post anything new on Tuesdays or Thursdays unless problems crop up.
Status settings in gradebook
Speaking of problems, I have received over the last 24 hours, quite a bit of concerned commentary about those items in the gradebook related to Module 1 with status listings (Complete, Not Complete, Non-Participant.) If you have Not Complete or Non-Participant status on anything, it means that as of Tuesday morning you had missed a posting of some sort for the Introductions or you had not posted anything at all (drafts or response) to your peer group. I'll revisit these status settings next week when I grade Module 1. These status settings are not intended to provoke undue concern about grades, but they are a sign that I take participation in the "ungraded" portions of this class seriously. They give me a baseline for estimating your level of class participation at the end of the semester.
Deadline extension for optional instructor review
They also help me assess where the class is as a whole in terms of making progress on a module. As of now, our class as a whole is slightly behind schedule with Module 1; a number of people are still awaiting feedback from their peer groups. Consequently, I'm going to adjust our deadlines for this project slightly. The final revised documents are still due next Wednesday, but if you need a little more time to revise your draft for the optional instructor review, you can get it to me up until 6 p.m. on Saturday, and I will get feedback to you by 8 a.m. Monday.
Some issues with the exercises
I want to say a word about doing the exercises. As I work my way through your first exercise (I'll post the scores tomorrow), I find myself being a bit lenient. That is my first reaction in these situations because maybe I haven’t made my expectations for a proper answer clear. So here it is: a proper answer needs to answer the question explicitly while using the concepts and the language from the textbook. The only way that I can tell that you have read the material and understand the concepts is if you refer to the textbook or use the language employed by the textbook. You can’t give an answer based on just what you think and just from your perspective. You must go deeper than that. So in the future, you can be sure that I will be much tougher evaluating your exercises.
Discussions: What's the dealy-o?
Remember that for Module 2, you don't have a project to complete, but you do have to participate in a discussion with your group partners. For now, I've left everyone in the same groups they were in for peer response. If you believe you have been irretrievably let down by your partners during the Module 1 peer review and you wish to be assigned to a new group, please let me know. Everyone will have a chance to sign up for a new group when we get to Module 4. Everything I said about the caliber of the responses for exercises in the previous section also applies to these formal class discussions. You should complete your discussions by Sunday night.
Some notes on Chapter 2
I also want to make a few points about Chapter 2. In my mind, perception is the real key to understanding this chapter. Similar to perception is the term perspective. These two terms in conjunction can tell you much of what you need to know about constructing documents effectively. How do people see a document? What is their perspective for understanding? The better you understand these two terms and how they guide a reader through a document, the more successful that you will be as a writer.
Finally, building on the point I made in the previous paragraph, be sure that in your next exercise that you use the language of the chapter, like Gestalt Principles, figure-ground contrast, grouping, patterns, etc. Work hard on incorporating the skills that Kostelnick and Roberts describe in the section on Gestalt into your own writerly repertoire.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
Have a great day!
Dr. S.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 7
Welcome Back,
Your mission this week is to continue forward progress on your Analytic Memo (and reflection) for Module 1 and to complete the readings and reflection for Module 2.
What's due this week:
Your mission this week is to continue forward progress on your Analytic Memo (and reflection) for Module 1 and to complete the readings and reflection for Module 2.
What's due this week:
Friday, September 3, 2010
Daily Message Sept. 3
Hi All,
You should post a draft of your analytic memo (only) in your peer review/discussion group by tonight. (The only group you'll be able to see/access is the group to which you are assigned. If you have questions about group membership, go to the Roster tool, select the Groups tab, and locate the group with your name in it.)
You should post a draft of your analytic memo (only) in your peer review/discussion group by tonight. (The only group you'll be able to see/access is the group to which you are assigned. If you have questions about group membership, go to the Roster tool, select the Groups tab, and locate the group with your name in it.)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Peer groups are available now
Good Evening,
Your peer review/discussion groups are available now. You'll only be able to see the group to which you are assigned. If you'd like to see who else is in your group, you can go to the Roster select the Groups tab.
You should post your draft analytic memo as soon as you have it ready.
Please let me know if you find that you have not been assigned to a group or have been assigned to more than one group.
Dr. S.
Your peer review/discussion groups are available now. You'll only be able to see the group to which you are assigned. If you'd like to see who else is in your group, you can go to the Roster select the Groups tab.
You should post your draft analytic memo as soon as you have it ready.
Please let me know if you find that you have not been assigned to a group or have been assigned to more than one group.
Dr. S.
Daily Message Sept 2
Good Day,
By this afternoon, everyone will have been assigned to a peer review group. I'll give people until noon today to sign for a group if they wish; after that I'll assign anyone who isn't already in a group to a group. Remember, you don't have to completely fill a group. If you have a partner you'd like to work with, and only the two of you sign up for a group, I'll add a third person to your team before the day is over.
By this afternoon, everyone will have been assigned to a peer review group. I'll give people until noon today to sign for a group if they wish; after that I'll assign anyone who isn't already in a group to a group. Remember, you don't have to completely fill a group. If you have a partner you'd like to work with, and only the two of you sign up for a group, I'll add a third person to your team before the day is over.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Please sign up for a peer/discussion group
We need to assign people to peer review/discussion groups in the next day or so.
Since many of you have taken classes together previously, I thought I'd give you the option of signing up for a discussion/peer review group this semester (and choosing your own partners). You can accomplish this by clicking the "Sign up for discussion/peer group now" link on the home page, and following the instructions.
Daily Message Sept. 1
Good Day,
Today, I want to talk briefly about the rhetorical situation.
Background readings vs. K&R
I know that you have all read the background readings in the Course Introduction module, and I know that you have all read the first chapter in our textbook. I hope that you can see how the two discussions of the rhetorical situation blend together.
Today, I want to talk briefly about the rhetorical situation.
Background readings vs. K&R
I know that you have all read the background readings in the Course Introduction module, and I know that you have all read the first chapter in our textbook. I hope that you can see how the two discussions of the rhetorical situation blend together.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Daily Message Aug. 31
Good Day,
Other than some technical issues with WebCampus last night, things seem to be perking along fairly trouble-free today.
If you had trouble posting or uploading to the discussion boards or roster in WebCampus last night, give it another try today. If you created your professional introduction in Word and you'd like to preserve your formatting, you can always save your document as an .rtf file, and then just attach it. Attachments are kind of a pain, I know, but may be a better option than fighting with the HTML creator in WC.
Other than some technical issues with WebCampus last night, things seem to be perking along fairly trouble-free today.
If you had trouble posting or uploading to the discussion boards or roster in WebCampus last night, give it another try today. If you created your professional introduction in Word and you'd like to preserve your formatting, you can always save your document as an .rtf file, and then just attach it. Attachments are kind of a pain, I know, but may be a better option than fighting with the HTML creator in WC.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Daily Message, Aug. 30
Hi All,
It’s nice to see that people are off to such a fast start. You should be well into Module 1 by now, and you may have noticed that Module 2 is also now available for you. Module 2 does not have a project associated with it; you'll just do the readings and complete a reflection for the module.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s due this week:
It’s nice to see that people are off to such a fast start. You should be well into Module 1 by now, and you may have noticed that Module 2 is also now available for you. Module 2 does not have a project associated with it; you'll just do the readings and complete a reflection for the module.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s due this week:
- Read: Non-Designer's Design Book, Chapters 4-6
- By Friday, Sept. 3: Submit Module 1 (introductions analytic memo) draft for peer review
- By Sunday, Sept. 5: Complete Quizzes 2, 3 and Exercise 1; return Module 1 peer response
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