In Fall 2018, the English Department is rolling out a new concentration in Writing, Rhetoric, and Publication. The program has three signatures which I’ll discuss here as commitments: a commitment to preparing concentrators to write in and for the public a commitment to preparing concentrators to write in print and digital media a commitment to… Continue reading Digital Scrap 5: Promoting Writing for the Web & WRP
Category: Digital Scraps
Digital Scrap 4: Promoting Technical Writing
I like a good flyer. These aren’t particularly good by any stretch, but they’re better than most–at least among those I’ve seen. This spring I’m slated to teach technical writing (which is new for me). Because I’m at a liberal arts institution and because of the nature of the world, I’m developing the course with… Continue reading Digital Scrap 4: Promoting Technical Writing
Digital Scrap 3: Tinkering with Mobile Devices
As a kind of experiment, I wanted to see what kinds of texts I could make with my phone, an iPhone 6 whatever, using the iMovie mobile app and the Vimeo app. Because I live with an amazing subject to film, I ended up making dreamy dog videos backed by one of my favorite bands,… Continue reading Digital Scrap 3: Tinkering with Mobile Devices
Digital Scrap 2: Videomaking as Layered Literacy
I’ve been a fan of Daniel Anderson‘s videos for years. They’re really interesting examples of multiple issues coming together: layered literacy, materiality, performance, making (poesis), rhetoric, and art (techne). As part of my credentialing for become an online teacher, I’m enrolled in a professional development course, and the first assignment in the course was to create… Continue reading Digital Scrap 2: Videomaking as Layered Literacy
Digital Scrap 1: Newhive
I was introduced to NewHive by Jason Luther in his introduction as a DRC Fellow. It’s an interesting platform with many more possibilities than I’ve suggested here through my own composition. I used it (like Jason) as a introductory piece but this time as a ‘meet the new faculty’ section of my departmental newsletter, but I see… Continue reading Digital Scrap 1: Newhive