| COURSE SCHEDULE INFORMATION |
Course Calendar: Course Calendar is subject to change.
| DATE | In Class | Homework |
| Monday, Jan 27 |
Syllabus and Introductions | Get a notebook, order books, login to WordPress. Post one meme/gif/tweet/social media post and a brief explanation. |
| Wednesday, Jan 29 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Genre conventions
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Writer/Designer Chapter 1
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| Monday, February 3 |
Visual Rhetoric/ Interface Design https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/7/
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Writer/Designer Chapter 2 |
| Wednesday, Feb 5 |
Modes and Affordances
Rhetorical analysis assignment/ Intro to sample sites |
Writer/Designer Chapter 3 |
| Monday, Feb 10 |
Class Cancelled
Work Time |
Draft Rhetorical Analysis
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| Wednesday, Feb 12 |
Fair use and public domain
Work Time |
Post Rhetorical Analysis by Friday at noon.
Read https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/11/newspapers-teach-web-design/ |
| Monday, Feb 17 |
First, read https://www.usertesting.com/blog/ui-vs-ux/
Then, choose one article listed here: https://balsamiq.com/learn/inspiration/ux-ui-links/ and summarize it |
Finish summary and post it with an MLA citation in the style of an annotated bibliography. Use category “blog” and tag UX and your section. Follow this guide: https://owl.excelsior.edu/research/annotated-bibliographies/ |
| Wednesday, Feb19 |
GSR analysis and re-design project introduced
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Review current GSR and template created by Winter session.
For each of the three redesign proposals, list 5 elements of UX/UI you find effective, and 5 that need to be improved. You should have a list of 30 total (10 items for each site). Post your list to the category blog under tag “redesign” and your section number. |
| Monday, Feb 24 |
Accessibility: Read the introduction and choose
ONE article from this issue to read and summarize |
Writer/Designer Chapter 6. Post summary of the Accessibility article you chose using category “blog” and tags “access” and your section number. |
| Wednesday, Feb 26 |
Do’s and Don’ts https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/dos-and-donts-on-designing-for-accessibility/Create your own poster. |
Work on poster.
Read the introduction and choose ONE article from this issue to read and summarize. Post summary using category “blog” and tags “usability” and your section number. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
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| Monday, March 2 |
Read the introduction and choose ONE article from this issue to read and summarize. Post summary using category “blog” and tags “usability” and your section number.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
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Work on poster and read https://www.popwebdesign.net/popart_blog/pdf/The_Role_of_Aesthetics_in_Web_Design.pdf |
| Wednesday, March 4 |
Aesthetics. Work time.
Read https://1stwebdesigner.com/graphic-design-basics-elements/ |
Finish and post poster by Thursday at noon. Your poster should be uploaded to the site with a thorough description below. The description should explain your audience, purpose, and cite the sources we have read to support the aesthetic decisions you made. Use category “blog” and tag “poster” and your section number.
In preparation for Nate Brown’s visit please read the following essay: |
| Monday, March 9 |
Coding https://wpshout.com/wordpress-programming-language/Do quiz at the bottom |
Writer/Designer Chapter 7 only to page181
In preparation for Nate Brown’s visit please read the following essay: |
| Wednesday, March 11 |
Nate Brown visits. Meet on the SoundStage at 3:30pm in the School of Design. The 11am section does not meet in class. Both sections meet at 3:30 on the Soundstage. | During break you will do a self-guided HTML coding lesson using W3 schools.You need to complete the sections “Home” through “Images” at your own pace.
Post a brief reflection about Nate Brown’s visit to our class under category “blog” and tag “visiting writer.” This should include a thorough description of the class, direct quotes from Nate’s talk and essay, and clear lessons that you learned. Extra Credit for attending Nate Brown’s reading at 6pm and including this event in your reflection. |
| Monday, March 16 |
During break you will do a self-guided HTML coding lesson using W3 schools. Follow the links in the homework section —->
You need to complete the sections “Home” through “Images” at your own pace. |
Complete sections “Home” through “Styles”
https://www.w3schools.com/html/
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| Wednesday, March 18 |
Spring Break | Complete sections “Paragraphs” through and including “Images”
https://www.w3schools.com/html/
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| Monday, March 23 |
What did you learn? | Post reflection using tag “HTML” and category “blog” by noon on Wednesday.
Read Writer/Designer Chapter 4 |
| Wednesday, March 25 |
Choose at least two short stories to read: http://greenspringreview.org/category/fall-2019/short-story/
And three poems to read: |
Select one prompt from at least two sections (Poetry/Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction) and write for at least 20 minutes. After you have done two prompts, read your work and consider which you might turn into a full draft.https://www.deanza.edu/english/creative-writing/prompts.html |
| Monday, March 30 |
Work on your draft and prepare to turn in in for peer review.
Post drafts on a Google Doc and share it with two peers and amanda.licastro@gmail.com |
Please read the following reviews by Chris Reed:
Choose one from archive at Hammer to Nail: https://www.hammertonail.com/author/christopher-reed/ And at Film Festival Today: https://filmfestivaltoday.com/author/chrisreed And the Fog of Truth podcast site: https://www.fogoftruth.com (you need to read/listen to one example on each site!) |
| Wednesday, April 1 |
Chris Reed visits via BlueJeans. Attend remotely via the BlueJeans link sent via email. | Brainstorm and outline ideas for a film or music review essay
Read Writer/Designer Chapter 5 |
| Monday, April 6 |
Work on film or music review | Work on your draft |
| Wednesday, April 8 |
Work Time | Work on drafts |
| Monday, April 13 |
Style Sheet/Work Time | Writer/Designer read pages 197 -204
Finish and post draft of your film or music review on a Google Doc and share it with two peers and amanda.licastro@gmail.com |
| Wednesday, April 15 |
Style Sheet/Work Time | Work on Style Sheet project |
| Monday, April 20 |
Complete Style Sheet project and post. | Post a link to your style sheet exercise and short reflection to the blog by the end of the day using tag “copyedits.” |
| Wednesday, April 22 |
Choose either your creative piece, or your review, and turn it into a full, polished, professional submission to the GSR. Post final copy of your GSR submission using tags “final” and “GSR.” Please include multimedia. |
Post final copy of your GSR submission using tags “final” and “GSR.” Please include multimedia. |
| Monday, April 27 |
Remix your work as a social media post
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Post social media remix to site |
| Wednesday, April 29 |
Read the social media posts of your classmates and comment on at least 5 pieces. | |
| Monday, May 4 |
Conferences | |
| Wednesday, May 6 |
Conferences | |