WCW Syllabus:WebWritingAndDesign

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For 2017, we'll be using this wiki for drafting, and medium.com as a publishing platform. If you want to get a start on things, set up a twitter account and a medium.com account.

The first course meeting is R, 12 Jan, 12:30 - 1:45, HS 229. New materials will come online each Thursday or Friday. We'll be using both a local wiki for some work and medium.org for other work. The wiki gives us a local area to draft in. Medium is a space to publish.

Introductions
WCWStatement
"A class in New Media Writing ... is a class largely concerned with how to talk about reading and creating digital texts." Craig Stroup, "The Rhetoric of Irritation."
BootCamp assigned for Mon 16 Jan and Wed 18 Jan. You'll set up a Medium.com account, and then draft an short introduction, and share it so we can all see it. You'll also be emailing me your medium.com name so I can add it to this page.

in class

Questions on WCWStatement
Deadlines are firm.
Late and slapdash work. 0 and negative points.
Setting up Medium: Check if we can see each other's comments. See how comments and replys operate.
First responses to introductions to self.
Intro to the wiki. Set up to make notes in the wiki for week of 26 Jan.
GettingStarted.
SettingUpAWikiNamePage. Done in class on 19 Jan 2017

Miss class? Email me for the invitation code to register for the wiki.

Use the tutorial Getting Started on the Wiki
SettingUpAWikiNamePage. Done in class on 19 Jan 2017
GettingStarted is a reference page for markup.

Due date for EditorialStyleAndOthers is midnight, Tues, 31 Jan.

Add a link on the wiki to your medium account to your wiki name page, along with a link to your email.
Get a copy of the handout for this week. There's a link to download it in the News section of d2l. The Fahnestock handout, "Language Varieties," is now available outside office in HS 314. Get it in print. It's easier to work with the ideas in the paper version.
Work with the exercise EditorialStyleAndOthers. The exercise is bound to take 4 - 6 hours to do well, so get started early. Post your variations on a page you create on the wiki. You may post them to Medium. If you do, link to the draft and make it commentable.
Deadline: Wed midnight 25 Jan, Tues, 31 Jan for discussion on Thu 2 Feb class.

2 Feb, in class

Discussion on Editorial Style: examples, counter-examples
After our discussion, choose one of the introductions you worked on for this exercise - or draft another. Add an image that works with the writer-audience relationship you're establishing in the written intro. Post this an an intro on Medium to replace the first one you posted. Due: Mon 6 Feb midnight
Web Style Guide, Editorial Style
A style guide for writing on Medium. Esp page on Online Style

for week of 9 Feb

MakeMeThinkAboutLength
Notes on the wiki due Wed 8 Feb midnight

9 Feb class meeting

Check for materials submitted and comments: D2L > Assessments > User Progress > Grades
House keeping: Linking to Medium. Revisions of profile on Medium. When to use which platform. Integrating the wiki and Medium. Whatever you post to Medium needs to be linked from your wiki name page.
EmmaGuthrie - as a sample of how to integrate drafting and notes on the wiki with more polished versions on Medium.
Discussing MakeMeThinkAboutLength
examples, counter examples, complications, yes but ...
Notes about notes

not just copy paste
a note drawn from a source is a starting point for your observations, remarks, extensions, testing, engagement.
the extent to which your notes adds to the starting point is a measure of engagement
NotesAboutLengthELG