Instructor
Shannon Bradshaw, Ph.D.
302 Hall of Sciences
973.408.3198
sbradsha at drew dot edu
http://users.drew.edu/sbradsha
Office Hours
Schedule (Subject to change)
Week 1
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Reading (18 Sep @ 9am): Keen pp. 1-9
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Writing (18 Sep @ 9am): Through research on the Web and
in the library, develop and
write a response to the
paragraph in Keen's
Introduction to which you were
assigned. Your response should
be 2-3 pages, single-spaced
using a 12 point font.
Week 2
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No class: Professor Bradshaw will be presenting a paper at Hypertext 2007 in Manchester, England.
Week 3
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Discussion We will discuss a selection of your responses to Keen's introduction.
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Reviewing (25 Sep @ 9am): Review the papers written by other class members whose topic was the same as yours for the first writing assignment. As you review, ask the following three questions:
1) What is the central thesis of the paper? 2) What is the outline of the author's argument? 3) What do I find compelling in each point of this argument? 4) What do I find unconvincing? Send each author and me (sbradsha@drew.edu) an email containing your critique.
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Reading (25 Sep @ 9am): Keen Ch 1
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Writing (20 Sep @ 9am): Dean's Office writing assignment (see Google Docs). Print a copy of your completed assignment and bring it to class.
Week 4
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Discussion Keen Chapter 1; Your participation in a blog discussion.
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Reading (2 Oct @ 9am): Keen Ch 2
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Participation (27 Sep @ 9am): Identify a blog post on a subject of
interest to you. The post should be no more than 1 day old and should have
at least five comments from other readers. Participate in the ongoing
discussion around the post by making at least two comments in response to
the original post or another readers comments. Be prepared to discuss your
topic and the conversation in which you participated. To
find blogs, I recommend using Technorati. Technorati is a search
engine oriented toward blogs. It provides
information on the bloggers, blogs, and individual posts. While there, you
might investigate how Technorati determines "authority scores" for bloggers.
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Research (2 Oct @ 9am): In chapters 1 and 2, Keen argues that blogs
and other forms of "democratized media" are largely inaccurate and
untrustworthy as a source of news. Using the library and publicly available
on-line resources, compile a bibliography to use in researching the question
of reliability with regard to news sources such as blogs.
Week 5
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Discussion: Reviewing and critique of on another's bibliographies due today.
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Discussion: Work on developing a specific topic for your blog
reliability paper.
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Discussion: Keen Ch. 2
Week 6
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Writing: (Due Thu) Develop your thesis statement and outline for your
blog reliability paper.
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Discussion: Keen Ch. 3
Week 7
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Reading:
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Writing: (Due Tue 30 Oct @ 9am) Write your blog reliability paper
building upon the thesis, sources, and outline you developed last week. You
paper must be three pages in a 12 pt. font with one inch margins. Submit your paper via
email to me.
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Discussion: Wikipedia
Week 11
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Reading:
- Read the two general education proposals I handed out in class on 13 Nov.
- Read the front page of the NY Times (on-line is free) Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday of this week.
- Writing: (Due Mon 26 Nov @ 9am) Write a Wikipedia article on a topic
of your choosing. Your article should be at least 1000 words and follow the
guidelines of neutral
point of view, verifiability
(see also examples
of reliable sources,
and no
original research. Your article will be graded largely on your adherence
to these guidelines. Please remember that you are writing a public document
that should be clear to a majority of people and of general interest.
You should review the following before beginning your article:
Week 12
- Reading: Educational Choices General Educational Proposal handed out in
class.
- Discussion:
- How would you respond to such a policy? What choices would you make?
- What are the challenges inherent in such a policy?
- How would it affect the registration process?
- What courses would you choose outside your major/minor program?
Week 13
- Reading: Keen Ch. 4, 5
- Reading: Wikipedia Articles written/edited by other members of
the class:
- Writing: (Due Mon 10 Dec 2007) Following the spirit of the Educational Choices
General Education Proposal, craft a proposal for your course of study for the next three
years at Drew. Your proposal should include the following elements:
- A statement of your objectives for what you want to accomplish and
who you want to be during the next three years and in your life after Drew.
- A coherent outline of the subjects you can address at Drew that will
help you achieve these objectives.
- A coherent set of courses for each of the six semesters
following Spring 2008. You should pay attention to the the frequency with which a given
course is offered as stated in the College
catalog.
- A rationale for each course explaining how it will help you to
achieve one or more of your objectives.
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