Communication Arts 200: Introduction to
Digital Communication
Part I: Introduction: Identity in a Digital Age
Week 1
9/8: 2-3 Minute Speeches with formal speech notes turned in to instructor immediately after speech.
9/6: Class #1,"Introduction to Digital Communication" and Introductory Speech Preparation: Interviews (with Dan Banda)
9/8: Class #2, Introductory Speed Speeches (with Dan Banda and Ashley Hinck)
Week 2
9/12: Self-Assessment w/ video link due via forum posting of 50-100 words by 5 PM (Monday)
9/16: Three responses to other student's self assessment of 10-25 words each by 5 PM (Friday)
9/13: Class #3, "The Wealth of Networks" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Benkler, Yochai. 2006. "Chapter 1" in The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms.
9/15: Class #4, "Rethinking the Space 'Inbetween'" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: "Hans Monderman: Supporting Background" and watch: Hans MondermanPart II: Digital Communication Technologies
Week 3
9/20: Class #5, "Alphabet Technology" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Ong, Walter. 1982. “Chapter 4,” in Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word. New York: Methuen. 78-117.
9/22: Class #6, “Converging Belief System and Selection Process” (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Richard Slotkin – Gunfighter Nation, 1992 (segment) “Ideology, Myth, Genre” pp 5-8 and “Trying to Construct an Historical Account of the Development of Meaning”pp. 16-26
Week 4
9/27: Class #7, "The Public Sphere" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Habermas, Jürgen. 1970. "Toward a Theory of Communicative Competence." Inquiry . 13: 49-55.
9/29: Class #8, "Solving Problems with Faceless Audience” (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: "Dispute Resolution in Cyberspace"Week 5
10/4: Class #9, "The Virtual Public Sphere" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Papacharissi, Zizi . 2002. "'The Virtual Public Sphere: The Internet as Public Sphere" New Media & Society. 1:9-27. (Powerpoint Notes)
10/6: Class #10, “Translating Observation to Audience” (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Classroom exercise with video equipment[AFS 12 - 27]
Week 6
10/11: Class #11, "Digital Enclaves" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Sunstein, Cass. 2007. "The Daily Me" and "An Analogy and an Ideal." Republic 2.0. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press..
10/13: Class #12, " “Compare and Contrast Cyber-time with your Perception of Time” (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: "The Coming Crisis in Real-Time Enviornments: A Dromological Analysis"Part III: Describing the Digital Face-to-Face
Week 7
10/18: Class #13, "Making Persuasive Claims Online " (with Ashley Hinck)
Required Reading: TBA
10/20: Class #14, "Topic Formation" (with Ashley Hinck)
Required Reading: Post groups and topics in electronic forum.Week 8
10/24: Post a link due to 3 forums you are considering posting to by 11:59 PM (Monday)
10/25: Bring a draft of your first forum post in hardcopy to class for work shopping (Tuesday).
10/25: Class #15, Draft Peer-review (with Ashley Hinck)
Required Reading: BRING A PRINTED VERSION OF YOUR DRAFT POSTING with your name and the exact URL of the forum on the top.
10/27: Class #16, "Using Digitally Projected Slides" (with Ashley Hinck)
Required Reading: Reynolds, Garr. 2008. "Chapter 6: Presentation Design, Principles and Techniques." Presentation Zen. New York: New Riders. 119-209.Week 9
11/3-11/10: Assignment 2: Speechs with formal speech notes turned in to instructor immediately after speech.
11/1: Class #17, "Using Digital Visuals" (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: TBA
11/3: Class #18, Descriptive Speeches with Digital Media Groups 1 & 2 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on group 1 & 2 speeches in course forum.
Part IV: Advocating Digitally About the Face-to-Face
Week 10
11/3-11/10: Assignment 2: Speechs with formal speech notes turned in to instructor immediately after speech.
11/11: Self-Assessment w/ video link due via forum posting of 50-100 words and (these "words" do not count" links to each of the threads that include your posts by 5 PM (Friday)
11/8: Class #19, Descriptive Speeches with Digital Media Groups 3 & 4 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on group 3 & 4 speeches in course forum.
11/10: Class #20, Descriptive Speeches with Digital Media Groups 5 & 6 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on group 5 & 6 speeches in course forum.[NCA November 17 - 20]
Week 11
11/14: Three responses to other student's self assessment of 25-50 words each words by 5 PM (Monday)
11/15: Class #21, "Topic Formation for Assignment 3 "(with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post Assingment 3 groups and topics in electronic forum.
11/17: Class #22, "Simple Video Editing I " (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: iMovie '11, "Chapter 1: Importing Video" and "Chapter 2: The Lay of the Land"T-Day
November 24 - 27
Week 12
11/22: Class #23, TBA
11/24: T-Day
Part V: Persuasive Video: Vidding, Mashing, and Vernacular Culture
Week 13
11/29-12/6: Assignment 3: Speechs with formal speech notes turned in to instructor immediately after speech.
11/29: Class #24, "Simple Video Editing II " (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: iMovie '11, "Chapter 3: Building the Movie," and "Chapter 4: Video Chunks," and look over the rest of the book for things you might want to use later.
12/1: Class #25, Persuasive Speeches with Digital Media Groups 1 & 2 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on Group 1&2 Speeches.
Week 14
11/29-12/6: Assignment 3: Speechs with formal speech notes turned in to instructor immediately after speech.
12/9 : Self-Assessment w/ video link due via forum posting of 50-100 words by 5 PM (Friday)
12/12: Three responses to other student's self assessment of 25-50 words each words by 5 PM (Monday)
12/6: Class #26, Persuasive Speeches with Digital Media Groups 3 & 4 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on Group 3&4 Speeches.
12/8: Class #27, Persuasive Speeches with Digital Media Group 5 & 6 (with Ashley Hinck and Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Post comments on Group 5&6 Speeches.
Week 15
12/13: Class #28, Video Work shopping. (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Work on Video Speech and Video Editing.
12/15: Class #29, Final Day Reflections and Video Work shopping. (with Dan Banda)
Required Reading: Work on Video Speech and Video Editing.
12/19: Final Persuasive Video Edit Posted on Youtube and URL directly to it posted on class forum by 5 PM (Monday)
12/21: Reflective Posts on three other's student videos due via forum posting (50-100 words each) by 5 PM (Wednesday)
12/23: Final Reflective Post due via forum posting (200 words) by 5 PM (Friday)