Welcome Adventurer!
Below is a running list of all quests, adventures, and raids that are due on your journey through the Rhetorical Inn. The dates listed are when the task is due to be turned in before the game session starts.
Guide for Understanding:
All Text that is in blue, is what we are doing in class that day
All Text (i.e. Read, Do, Compose, etc.) that is BOLD is what is due on that day
All Text that is BOLD and Pink is what digital literacy we will be covering that day
*This list is subject to change so be sure to check back regularly.
Guide for Understanding:
All Text that is in blue, is what we are doing in class that day
All Text (i.e. Read, Do, Compose, etc.) that is BOLD is what is due on that day
All Text that is BOLD and Pink is what digital literacy we will be covering that day
*This list is subject to change so be sure to check back regularly.
Stuart ENGL1030 Spring 18 syllabus | |
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Important Dates:
Raid One Due: January 29
Raid Two Due: February 1
Raid Three Due: February 15
Raid Four Due: March 27
Raid Five (Build) Switch: April 3
Raid Five (Analysis) Due: April 5
Final Journey Log: April 17
Raid Six (Presentations) Due: April 26
Raid One Due: January 29
Raid Two Due: February 1
Raid Three Due: February 15
Raid Four Due: March 27
Raid Five (Build) Switch: April 3
Raid Five (Analysis) Due: April 5
Final Journey Log: April 17
Raid Six (Presentations) Due: April 26
Thursday, Jan 11, 2018
Introduction to Class
Gamification/Game-Based Pedagogy
Course Outcomes and Policies
What is digital creativity?
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018
Habits of Mind
Learning Identity (specializations)
Lecture Notes
Read: “Beginning” and “Paying Attention” PDFs
Read: “Digital Writing” PDF
Do: “My Identity” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, Jan 18, 2018 - Snow Day
Electracy and Digital Identity
(“Are You Living an Insta Lie”)
(“Mindful Readers”)
Adobe Spark
Read: “Introduction: Your (E)Identity” PDF
Read: “Born Digital” PDF
Read: “Exploring” and Reflecting” PDFs
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018
Discipline and Family
Rhetorical Situations
Adobe Spark
Behance
Journey Log 1 (what are you passionate about?)
Optional Listen: “I am a Gamer” [10min]
Optional Read: “Finding Your Way In” PDF
Read: “Backpacks vs. Briefcases” PDF
Install Premiere Pro
Thursday, Jan 25, 2018
Entertainment and History
Video Basics (import, edit, sound, export)
Read: Yes Please introduction PDF
Read: “How to Write a Lives Story” website
Do: “Starting MyStory” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2018
The Konsult
Raid One: MyStory Due
Read: “Lack of Agency” PDF
Journey Log 2 (Day in the Life Of)
Thursday, Feb 01, 2018
Affinity Spaces and digital ecologies
Research Strategies
Raid Two: Proposal Due
Read: “Googlepedia” PDF (linked)
Read: “Analyzing Texts” PDF (linked)
Introduction to Class
Gamification/Game-Based Pedagogy
Course Outcomes and Policies
What is digital creativity?
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018
Habits of Mind
Learning Identity (specializations)
Lecture Notes
Read: “Beginning” and “Paying Attention” PDFs
Read: “Digital Writing” PDF
Do: “My Identity” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, Jan 18, 2018 - Snow Day
Electracy and Digital Identity
(“Are You Living an Insta Lie”)
(“Mindful Readers”)
Adobe Spark
Read: “Introduction: Your (E)Identity” PDF
Read: “Born Digital” PDF
Read: “Exploring” and Reflecting” PDFs
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018
Discipline and Family
Rhetorical Situations
Adobe Spark
Behance
Journey Log 1 (what are you passionate about?)
Optional Listen: “I am a Gamer” [10min]
Optional Read: “Finding Your Way In” PDF
Read: “Backpacks vs. Briefcases” PDF
Install Premiere Pro
Thursday, Jan 25, 2018
Entertainment and History
Video Basics (import, edit, sound, export)
Read: Yes Please introduction PDF
Read: “How to Write a Lives Story” website
Do: “Starting MyStory” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2018
The Konsult
Raid One: MyStory Due
Read: “Lack of Agency” PDF
Journey Log 2 (Day in the Life Of)
Thursday, Feb 01, 2018
Affinity Spaces and digital ecologies
Research Strategies
Raid Two: Proposal Due
Read: “Googlepedia” PDF (linked)
Read: “Analyzing Texts” PDF (linked)
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2018
Library Meeting – Fair Use (go to Cooper 204)
Journey Log 3
Read: “Image Manipulation and Ethics” PDF
Skim: Bound By Law (graphic novel)
Do: “Stylized Reporting” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, Feb 08, 2018
NO CLASS – SWPCA
Worknets Exploration
Reading/Research Strategies
Read: “Planning and Replanning” and “Arguing” PDFs
Read: “Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat” PDF
Read: “Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking” PDF
Do: “For Your Audience” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2018
MLA, Chicago, APA Citations
Citation Game
(Go over citation generators and Purdue Owl)
Plagiarism Discussion
Infographic
“What is Common Knowledge?”
Journey Log 4 (Open Theme)
Read: “Diverging” PDF
Do: “Olive Arguments” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Do: Continue Research on topic
Citation Lecture
Thursday, Feb 15, 2018
Genres and Writing in Digital Environments
Walking through Research
Work Nets
Work on Raid Three: Annotated Bib Due
Lecture on Worknets
Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018
Konsult Formatting
Raid Three: Annotated Bib Due
Journey Log 5 (Specialization shift)
Thursday, Feb 22, 2018
Advanced Video Editing
(Make Movie Trailer)
Read: “Navigating Genres” PDF
Install Camtasia
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018
Using Quotes and proper citations
Using Data
Konsult/Interest Group analysis
Read: “Imagined Kin” and “Lonely Groups of One” from Gee PDF
Journey Log 6 (Shitty Experiences, see Special Quests/Adventures)
Read: “Shitty First Drafts” PDF
Extra Credit: Motivational Video (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Lecture: HERE
Thursday, March 01, 2018
First Peer Review of one section
Peer Review One
Lecture
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Welcome to Minecraft
Journey Log 7
Install Minecraft
Thursday, March 08, 2018
Peer Review Two
Create Rubric for Konsult
Do: “Interest Group Video” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
NO CLASS – 4C’s
Journey Log 8 (Minecraft Reflection) (see Special Quests/Adventure)
Thursday, March 15, 2018
NO CLASS – 4C’s
Peer Review Three/Draft to Instructor
Peer review will be digital. Review in writing groups
ClickHere
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Spring Break
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Spring Break
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Choose Shark Groups
Basic Build Aesthetics
Thursday, March 29, 2018
In-Class build
Raid Four: Konsult Due
Raid Video Reflection Due (Bonus XP)
(2-5 min reflection of what your process was and what you learned from raid)
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Guild Contract
“Shark Tank” Exploration
Raid Five: Build Due
Journey Log 9
Thursday, April 05, 2018
Twine Basics
Raid Five: Analysis Due
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Advanced Twine
Journey Log 10
Do: “Source Code” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, April 12, 2018
InDesign Tutorial
Install InDesign
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Handouts and Using Your Time
Journey Log Final Reflection
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Game Due
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
“Shark Tank” Presentation Prep
Thursday, April 26, 2018
“Shark Tank” Presentations
Raid Six: Shark Presentation
Library Meeting – Fair Use (go to Cooper 204)
Journey Log 3
Read: “Image Manipulation and Ethics” PDF
Skim: Bound By Law (graphic novel)
Do: “Stylized Reporting” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, Feb 08, 2018
NO CLASS – SWPCA
Worknets Exploration
Reading/Research Strategies
Read: “Planning and Replanning” and “Arguing” PDFs
Read: “Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat” PDF
Read: “Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking” PDF
Do: “For Your Audience” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2018
MLA, Chicago, APA Citations
Citation Game
(Go over citation generators and Purdue Owl)
Plagiarism Discussion
Infographic
“What is Common Knowledge?”
Journey Log 4 (Open Theme)
Read: “Diverging” PDF
Do: “Olive Arguments” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Do: Continue Research on topic
Citation Lecture
Thursday, Feb 15, 2018
Genres and Writing in Digital Environments
Walking through Research
Work Nets
Work on Raid Three: Annotated Bib Due
Lecture on Worknets
Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018
Konsult Formatting
Raid Three: Annotated Bib Due
Journey Log 5 (Specialization shift)
Thursday, Feb 22, 2018
Advanced Video Editing
(Make Movie Trailer)
Read: “Navigating Genres” PDF
Install Camtasia
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018
Using Quotes and proper citations
Using Data
Konsult/Interest Group analysis
Read: “Imagined Kin” and “Lonely Groups of One” from Gee PDF
Journey Log 6 (Shitty Experiences, see Special Quests/Adventures)
Read: “Shitty First Drafts” PDF
Extra Credit: Motivational Video (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Lecture: HERE
Thursday, March 01, 2018
First Peer Review of one section
Peer Review One
Lecture
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Welcome to Minecraft
Journey Log 7
Install Minecraft
Thursday, March 08, 2018
Peer Review Two
Create Rubric for Konsult
Do: “Interest Group Video” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
NO CLASS – 4C’s
Journey Log 8 (Minecraft Reflection) (see Special Quests/Adventure)
Thursday, March 15, 2018
NO CLASS – 4C’s
Peer Review Three/Draft to Instructor
Peer review will be digital. Review in writing groups
ClickHere
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Spring Break
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Spring Break
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Choose Shark Groups
Basic Build Aesthetics
Thursday, March 29, 2018
In-Class build
Raid Four: Konsult Due
Raid Video Reflection Due (Bonus XP)
(2-5 min reflection of what your process was and what you learned from raid)
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Guild Contract
“Shark Tank” Exploration
Raid Five: Build Due
Journey Log 9
Thursday, April 05, 2018
Twine Basics
Raid Five: Analysis Due
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Advanced Twine
Journey Log 10
Do: “Source Code” (see Special Quests/Adventures)
Thursday, April 12, 2018
InDesign Tutorial
Install InDesign
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Handouts and Using Your Time
Journey Log Final Reflection
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Game Due
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
“Shark Tank” Presentation Prep
Thursday, April 26, 2018
“Shark Tank” Presentations
Raid Six: Shark Presentation