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Course Calendar

Note: This calendar is tentative and will almost assuredly change. All major projects and reading assignments are listed, but I might add a short piece or two each week, depending on our schedule and everyone’s interests. The most accurate version of what we’re doing during the coming week will always be found on the homepage.

Week 1 (January 23)

  • Introduction to the course; iPad distribution; screening of Catfish.

Week 2 (January 30)

  • Read: Networked, Part 1 (pp. 1–113); “As We May Think,” by Vannevar Bush
  • Due: Set up Twitter account and Blogs@VT site

Week 3 (February 6)

  • Read: Networked, Part 2 (pp. 115–251)
  • Due: Proposal for Online Identity Analysis

Week 4 (February 13)

  • Read: Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Chapters 1–3 (pp. 1–71)
  • Due: Mini essay for “The Setup” on your personal workflow

Week 5 (February 20)

  • Read: Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Chapters 4–6 (pp. 72–155)
  • Due: Initial findings for Online Identity Analysis

Week 6 (February 27)

  • Read: A Networked Self, Introduction and Part 1 (pp. 1–99)
  • Due: Final draft of Online Identity Analysis
  • Discussion Superheroes: David and Will
  • Tech Demo: Tumblr (KT)

Week 7 (March 6)

  • Read: A Networked Self, Part 2 (pp. 105–82)
  • Due: Assessment of your current professional online identity
  • Discussion Superheroes: Renee and Shelby
  • Tech Demo: Google Scholar (David and Mandy)

SPRING BREAK (No class on March 13)

Week 8 (March 20)

  • Read: A Networked Self, Part 3 (pp. 185–318)
  • Due: Plan of action for Professional Electronic Portfolio
  • Discussion Superheroes: Kelly and Josette
  • Tech Demo: Notability (Tana)

Week 9 (March 27)

  • Read: Digital Literacies for Technical Communication, Part 1 (pp. 1–83)
  • Due: Proposal for Pilot Study and/or Research Design
  • Discussion Superheroes: Tana and Jenny
  • Tech Demo: Google+ (Will)

Week 10 (April 3)

  • Read: Digital Literacies for Technical Communication, Part 2 (pp. 85–143)
  • Due: Early draft of Profesional Electronic Portfolio
  • Discussion Superheroes: Mandy and Sanglin
  • Tech Demo: Delicious (Kelly)

Week 11 (April 10)

  • Read: Digital Literacies for Technical Communication, Part 3 (pp. 147–256)
  • Due April 12: Annotated bibliography for Pilot Study and/or Research Design
  • Discussion Superheroes: Lenny and KT
  • Tech Demo: Evernote (Lenny and Jenny)

Week 12 (April 17)

  • Read: Alone Together, Author’s Note, Introduction, and Part 1 (pp. ix–147)
  • Due April 19: Complete (rough) draft of Professional Electronic Portfolio
  • Tech Demo: Elements/Dropbox (Josette)

Week 13 (April 24)

  • Read: Alone Together, Part 2 (pp. 151–305)
  • Due April 26: Methods section of Pilot Study and/or Research Design
  • Tech Demo: Instagram (Shelby)

Week 14 (May 1)

  • Read: Networked, part 3 (pp. 253–302)
  • Due May 3: Final draft of Professional Electronic Portfolio

Week 15 (May 8)

  • Due: Presentation of Pilot Study and/or Research Design
  • Tech Demo: LinkedIn (Sanglin and Renee)

Finals Week

  • Due: Final draft of Pilot Study and/or Research Design (due no later than Monday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m.)