We’ll meet at 6 pm Tuesday in COM126. Our agenda for the evening:
- Pre-class survey (my eyes only)
- Course Goals/Introductions/Peer Group Session
- Thoughts on Presentations (Ignite Talk example)
- Create WordPress Blog (if you haven’t already done so)
Lecture Materials
- Kathy – Lecture (ppt, slideshare – .wav file)
- Course overview handout (pdf)
- Kathy – Thinking About Presentations (ppt, slideshare)
- Presentation Zen tips from Garr Reynolds (pdf)
- A few quotes from Comedian, the documentary (slideshare)
- The transformation of Bill Gates
- Storyboard downloads: 16×9-HD (pdf) or 3×2-SD (pdf)
MultiMedia Links
- “Internet” revolution (splicd)
- 100 Years of IBM
- What are new media? (splicd)
- Lecture: Apple Lisa ad
- Lecture: Apple’s 1984 commercial
Course Project
Discussion of term project.
- Guide to Writing in This Course (doc)
- Projects from 2009; projects from 2010
- Examples (pre-2009) (requires login)
Other Info
Office Hours : by appointment
Office : 251B Communications Building.
Contact: If you need to reach me F/S/S the best thing is to mail me at both kegill – at uw – dot – edu AND kegill – at – gmail – dot – com and mark the mail urgent! Always use clear subject lines. (You can also DM me on Twitter.)
For Next Week
- Before leaving tonight: If you have not done so, create your blog (WP How To’s). Be use to use an e-mail address that you can access from class so that you can activate the blog tonight! Create a post so that your blog is active. (Editing the “Hello, World” post does this, too.)
- Before leaving tonight: Please give me the URL to your WordPress blog on this TypeWith.me document.
- Before leaving tonight: Please sign up for a discussion leader slot using this TypeWith.me document.
- Due Thursday 31 March at noon: Blog post outlining your learning goals for the course; categorize as assignment or com546 (examples)
- Due Monday 4 April at noon: Preliminary project idea (blog post; feedback given and points assigned)
- Readings are on the home (schedule) page. You need to post three reading reflections over the course of the quarter.
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