This is a tentative schedule by week for readings, assignments, and activities. Tentative means I
can vary it as much as seems appropriate. However, plan on sticking very close to this outline
especially on major due dates. I will post all revisions of/additions to the syllabus on this web page.
The updated web version will always override the printable PDF version.
Write a blog post: introduce yourself to the class; note your disciplinary
area or program and where you think it might link up to the course; state what social
software you might follow over the semester and why.
Comment on other blog posts and/or surf for other social networking sites related to
your area of interest and post them to the blog.
Links of Interest:
Technorati – Real-time search engine for user-generated media (including weblogs) by tag or keyword.
Bloglines – web-based aggregator for browsing weblogs and other news sites via syndicated feeds.
Zotero – Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Ning – online service where you can create, customize, and share your own social network for free in seconds.
(also see blog entry connecting Ning to edu)
Or, write an initial one-page, single-spaced abstract of your final paper.
Bring a hard copy to class.
Be prepared to read your paper and to listen to and comment on other papers.
In Class:
Read papers outloud.
Comment orally on content and delivery.
Put together a peer review group.
After Class:
Exchange paper over email or use Google docs.
Follow the basic peer review sheet and write a brief
summary of your essay and distribute it to your group.
Comment on the papers, looking at content, argument, form, language, style, and grammar.
Using the brief summary from the author and your comments on the paper, fill
out the peer review sheet, thinking more broadly about the rhetorical effectiveness of the paper.
Give the paper and review sheet back to the author in the next class.
