ENC1102: February 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Article is up for Thursday

I'll just go ahead and post the link here:

For anyone that I scared off from the reading, by the way, it's not that HARD - it's just a bit disjointed :).

And I have a question for you for Thursday:

Why do you think it is that I always refer to articles by the author's last name rather than by the title of the article (unless we have more than one article by the same author)? I have a reason, I promise :)

And now, on multimedia: NPR on the digital divide, specifically how the African American community is attempting to deal with this issue.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Since I think a lot of you are probably having trouble

Coming up with a topic, I wanted to ask you some questions that might help.

What is a writing-related problem? What kinds of problems do we have with digital literacy? Are computers creating any issues with writing?

For example - think about what it's really like to write in college. Does the 5 paragraph essay really work here when you're asked to create a composition on a blog? What kinds of skills do you REALLY need in order to be able to write in college? Both writing and computer skills?

My point with this post is that things are different now, and what we did before doesn't really work all that well. So I'm challenging you, through your research and your writing, to help me find out what really DOES work for you in college. Through your choice of topics, let's explore what writing is like in college in the digital age.

/jm

Thursday, February 18, 2010

For Tuesday, Feb. 23

In this class, you will be interviewing each other to determine what ideas you have for your topic for Core 2. So when you come to class, make sure you have the following:

1) An idea for a topic (so that you will have something to talk about!). You don't have to have this idea fully developed, but you should have a general idea for a research idea as for how you would go about researching this topic.

2) A set of 5 questions (at least) for your partner that addresses what their topic is and how they will research it. They don't have to have concrete answers to your questions, but they should at least know how to find out the answers.

I will see you then - hopefully I'll be over this cold by then!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Homework for Thursday, 2/18

Read the excerpt from Sherry Turkle's Life on the Screen (below on the readings list). Find one online community (this can be a blog or a discussion board) that you might be interested in observing - it can be related to a topic that interests you.

Start thinking about your topic area for Core 2 - on Thursday we will be talking about discourse communities and beginning to discuss research questions.
/JM

Edit: For the Turkle reading, I couldn't find the book! So instead, I found this article:

Cognition and Learning in Massively Multiplayer Online Games by Constance A. Steinjehler. Read pages 1-6 for background, then 14-23.

/JM

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Sometime between now and Friday (2/19)

I'd like you to take the Library's Information Literacy Module on Creating a Search Strategy, located at :

Information Literacy Modules

It takes about 30 minutes to complete, and you will need to get an 80% or better on this. You will need your NID and NID password to login so that I will receive the grades. This will help you learn to develop an effective search strategy so that when you search for articles, you'll find more and better ones!

If you don't pass with an 80%, by the way, you won't fail the course :).
JM

Monday, February 8, 2010

Peer Review for Tuesday, 2/8

Here is the form for the Peer Review. Please print this out and bring it to class with you.

Also, here is a copy of the Grading Rubric that I reference on the peer review - you don't have to print it.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

For Tuesday, February 9

Bring in a draft of your Core I. I would prefer that this be a hard copy, as it is easier to do a peer review. This draft should begin to incorporate sources (the readings from class are a good place to start!) and be as complete as possible. Remember, if you don't have a draft, you will be unable to participate and will receive an absence for the day.

Please also print out a copy of the peer review form (on the post above) and bring it with you. I'll try to bring a few copies but I'm not sure I can get to the printer before class.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Homework for Thursday, February 4, 2010

Find at least 1 scholarly article (using Google scholar) that deals with audience awareness. You may work in small groups if that is helpful - bring in one article per group in that case. Write a 1 paragraph summary for the article that tells me what the author(s) claim is. Use specific examples from the text to support your summary.

Please bring your computers if possible, because in class we will be working with the UCF Library database.

A draft of your Core I assignment is due on February 9 in class. We will be doing a peer review of the Core I assignment in class.

/jm