Calendar
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WEEK #1:
Thurs 8/21—Introduction to Course, explanation of final project
WEEK#2:
Tues Aug 26—Kurt Vonnegut and How to Read Critically, (Cruz-Diez website, Consumers and Emotion article, and Bootcamp Bootleg). How would we cite these three sources in MLA, APA, and Chicago citation style? How about in-text citations in each of the formats?
Each student should default to the most commonly used citation style in her/his field of interest for use this semester. Try to use the same method all semester.
Thurs Aug 28—Participation in Context: Classroom and Gallery. For today, read: They Say I Say p. 141-143 “I Take Your Point.” and read through the menu heading titled “The Story” and "FAQ" on the Before I Die website: http://beforeidie.cc/site/about/
Begin discussion on Engaging Audience--in-class discussion and exercise
After this discussion, in groups of 3 (ideally, at least one person should have a laptop/tablet) choose a scent sample to order from demeterfragrance.com. This is an initial step toward Project #2 later in the semester. No two groups can have the same scent. In-class research any reviews for your selected scent and note them in your record of observation.
Go over Project #1 information and Week #1 Weekly assignment instructions
WEEK #3
Tues Sept 2nd –In-class, Journey Map your day—see how you can re-arrange the sections to create a different story. Try to do this with a technology timeline. Using the Journey Map model, what moments can you isolate? Which of these is most vivid? This might be a first step for project 2, but it might not. You can choose to start from a different point. p. 19 Bootcamp Bootleg.
Thurs Sept 4th –for today, read Virginia Burke’s 1949 article “Why Not Try Collage?” and Read with “What’s motivating this Writer?” from They Say I Say, p.145.
Public Domain sites and fair use—layering and photoshop applications in relation to Go over public domain handout. Read Project #1 guidelines on Canvas for Tuesday.
WEEK #4
Tues Sept 9th –For today, read Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” in They Say I Say p. 198-205, including the side note (pp. 58-61). How can you contextualize yourself in terms of “Hidden Intellectualism?”
Thurs Sept 11th—For today, read “Entering the Conversation,” pp. 1-15 in They Say I Say. In-class. Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez website: http://www.cruz-diez.com/ Engaging with content and entering the conversation
Organization today in 2nd part of class in groups—introduce yourselves to your new group, and explain your plan for how you are going to order your data points (events) to expand into a final narrative (delivering the the data outcomes to a reader). If you are stuck for ideas of how to proceed, ask your group. Group members will probably differ on where they are in the process, and that is fine—in fact, it is productive.
How do you take notes from a website and use them for future reference or for class discussion? How would you cite these two sources in all three academic writing styles? Using today’s chapter from They Say I Say, respond to one of Cruz-Diez’s exhibitions (pick one of the collections/time periods on the website to explore).
WEEK #5
Tues Sept 16th –form Groups for Project #2, Extended Intro to Project #2. In your groups, you will begin working with the scents you ordered earlier in the semester. In-class writing and discussion.
Thurs Sept 18th –Meet in Design Center
Instruction on using Photoshop/Pixlr. Public Domain and fair use. Explore public domain list I’ve compiled for the class in context of Photoshop and Pixlr—evolving technology has lead to individual users creating blogs and unique collections of public domain material. Organizing and naming files. Most used tools. Q&A.
WEEK #6
PROJECT #1 DUE SUNDAY 9/21 by 5pm in Canvas
Tues Sept 23rd--Meet in Design Center. Work with Mason/Ball Jar .tif file to experiment with transparency and layering. The image of the Mason/Ball Jar will be the UNIFYING element (see "Repetition" on the Elements of Design Infographic) in our pieces, and can be incorporated in any way/shape/form into your Photoshop image. (novice users and experienced users begin on respective project options).
Thurs Sept 25th--Meet in Design Center. Discuss similarities to mobile editing apps. What type of composing do you do on a day-to-day basis? How many of your “Journey Maps” contained instances of interaction with technology?
WEEK #7
Tues Sept 30th— Meet in Design Center. open discussion/reflection/and group peer feedback on images
Thurs Oct 2--Meet in Design Center.
For next Thursday, look at Greco’s case study and thesis, available as a .pdf on Canvas. Read dedication, table of contents, and introduction. Have you encountered this type of writing before? Where? Does the .pdf format of the document seem more navigatable, even though it is not “interactive?” Have you conducted research like this in any capacity (high school or college? If so, discuss the project you were working on.
WEEK #8
**This week, be sure to bring Writing Matters and They Say I Say to class on Tuesday and Thursday
Tues Oct 7th--Workshopping images and logos from Weeks #6 and 7 in class--provide written feedback, discuss revisions and additions you'd like to see in the next round of revision. I will bring your printed images to class, along with our design elements/color theory infographics.
Thurs Oct 9th--wrestling with large, muscular documents: Anna Marie Greco’s thesis and case study, “Participatory Exhibition Design: Memory Jars at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Decoding the Parts of a Study. In-class discussion and activity.
For today, What is her project about? Research tip: Don’t read the entire 81 pages start to finish. Read the table of contents to decide what chapters are relevant to your research interest. For today’s class (in-class), we’ll be examining the conclusions and recommendations chapter.
WEEK #9
Tues Oct 14th— Revisiting Course Goals, Writing a Precis, Amended Project #2, They Say I Say and Mr. Rogers
Thurs Oct 16th— How to Own an Essay (or Article)--managing academic articles in your fields
WEEK #10 (ONLINE)
Tues Oct 21—online class--read for/compose Weekly #8
Thurs Oct 23—online class--read for/compose Weekly #8
WEEK #11
Tues Oct 28th—Chris Bardey, Bookbinding Workshop
Thurs Oct 30th—Chris Bardey Bookbinding Workshop
WEEK #12
Tues Nov 4th—for today, read “social objects” in Chapter 4 of the e-book The Participatory Museum
http://www.participatorymuseum.org/chapter4/ by Nina Simon.
Organize production teams. Project #2 Due in Canvas. Re-visit our plan for the “Before I Die Wall” at WeAd. Organize into teams for Project #3.
Thurs Nov 6th--
FINISH JOURNAL PROJECT (coptic stitch)
WEEK #13
--Before Tuesday, I will have the dimensions of the gallery for the Build Team, as well as hardware needs. I will also have the press release to the Promotion Team, and a file of the finished poster and flyer ready for distribution.
Tues Nov 11th--Design Team meet in Design Center--other class members meet in regular classroom
--Build Team will paint 4x8 boards with chalkboard paint
Thurs Nov 13th—Meet in regular classroom, work in final project groups
WEEK #14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15th--PROJECT #2 DUE in full (please include image #1 and memo #1 and image #2 and memo #2 in one file on Canvas)
Tues Nov 18th –Promotion teams and task planning for Interactive Writing Exhibit
Thurs Nov 20th --TBA
WEST END ART DEPOT VISIT AND 1-PAGE WRITE UP DUE NO LATER THAN Saturday, 11/29
HOLIDAY BREAK!!
Tues Nov 25 and Thurs 27—Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
WEST END ART DEPOT VISIT AND 1-PAGE WRITE UP DUE NO LATER THAN Saturday, 11/29
WEEK #15
In place of classes this week, we will be working on final details for our interactive gallery show. We are able to set up our show at WeAd from Sunday Nov. 30th through Thursday December 4th. I will be available all week to meet with teams and to set up at WeAd.
Sunday, Nov. 30th--8am--Build Team (and Ms.G) meet at WeAd for setup
Tues Dec 2nd--no class--meet in groups or at the West End Art Depot
Thurs Dec 4th—no class (instead attend exhibit opening on Friday, 12/5)
FINAL MEETING/EXAM TIME
December 9th--10:30-12:30, Room 242 O'Donnell Hall
WEEK #1:
Thurs 8/21—Introduction to Course, explanation of final project
WEEK#2:
Tues Aug 26—Kurt Vonnegut and How to Read Critically, (Cruz-Diez website, Consumers and Emotion article, and Bootcamp Bootleg). How would we cite these three sources in MLA, APA, and Chicago citation style? How about in-text citations in each of the formats?
Each student should default to the most commonly used citation style in her/his field of interest for use this semester. Try to use the same method all semester.
Thurs Aug 28—Participation in Context: Classroom and Gallery. For today, read: They Say I Say p. 141-143 “I Take Your Point.” and read through the menu heading titled “The Story” and "FAQ" on the Before I Die website: http://beforeidie.cc/site/about/
Begin discussion on Engaging Audience--in-class discussion and exercise
After this discussion, in groups of 3 (ideally, at least one person should have a laptop/tablet) choose a scent sample to order from demeterfragrance.com. This is an initial step toward Project #2 later in the semester. No two groups can have the same scent. In-class research any reviews for your selected scent and note them in your record of observation.
Go over Project #1 information and Week #1 Weekly assignment instructions
WEEK #3
Tues Sept 2nd –In-class, Journey Map your day—see how you can re-arrange the sections to create a different story. Try to do this with a technology timeline. Using the Journey Map model, what moments can you isolate? Which of these is most vivid? This might be a first step for project 2, but it might not. You can choose to start from a different point. p. 19 Bootcamp Bootleg.
Thurs Sept 4th –for today, read Virginia Burke’s 1949 article “Why Not Try Collage?” and Read with “What’s motivating this Writer?” from They Say I Say, p.145.
Public Domain sites and fair use—layering and photoshop applications in relation to Go over public domain handout. Read Project #1 guidelines on Canvas for Tuesday.
WEEK #4
Tues Sept 9th –For today, read Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” in They Say I Say p. 198-205, including the side note (pp. 58-61). How can you contextualize yourself in terms of “Hidden Intellectualism?”
Thurs Sept 11th—For today, read “Entering the Conversation,” pp. 1-15 in They Say I Say. In-class. Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez website: http://www.cruz-diez.com/ Engaging with content and entering the conversation
Organization today in 2nd part of class in groups—introduce yourselves to your new group, and explain your plan for how you are going to order your data points (events) to expand into a final narrative (delivering the the data outcomes to a reader). If you are stuck for ideas of how to proceed, ask your group. Group members will probably differ on where they are in the process, and that is fine—in fact, it is productive.
How do you take notes from a website and use them for future reference or for class discussion? How would you cite these two sources in all three academic writing styles? Using today’s chapter from They Say I Say, respond to one of Cruz-Diez’s exhibitions (pick one of the collections/time periods on the website to explore).
WEEK #5
Tues Sept 16th –form Groups for Project #2, Extended Intro to Project #2. In your groups, you will begin working with the scents you ordered earlier in the semester. In-class writing and discussion.
Thurs Sept 18th –Meet in Design Center
Instruction on using Photoshop/Pixlr. Public Domain and fair use. Explore public domain list I’ve compiled for the class in context of Photoshop and Pixlr—evolving technology has lead to individual users creating blogs and unique collections of public domain material. Organizing and naming files. Most used tools. Q&A.
WEEK #6
PROJECT #1 DUE SUNDAY 9/21 by 5pm in Canvas
Tues Sept 23rd--Meet in Design Center. Work with Mason/Ball Jar .tif file to experiment with transparency and layering. The image of the Mason/Ball Jar will be the UNIFYING element (see "Repetition" on the Elements of Design Infographic) in our pieces, and can be incorporated in any way/shape/form into your Photoshop image. (novice users and experienced users begin on respective project options).
Thurs Sept 25th--Meet in Design Center. Discuss similarities to mobile editing apps. What type of composing do you do on a day-to-day basis? How many of your “Journey Maps” contained instances of interaction with technology?
WEEK #7
Tues Sept 30th— Meet in Design Center. open discussion/reflection/and group peer feedback on images
Thurs Oct 2--Meet in Design Center.
For next Thursday, look at Greco’s case study and thesis, available as a .pdf on Canvas. Read dedication, table of contents, and introduction. Have you encountered this type of writing before? Where? Does the .pdf format of the document seem more navigatable, even though it is not “interactive?” Have you conducted research like this in any capacity (high school or college? If so, discuss the project you were working on.
WEEK #8
**This week, be sure to bring Writing Matters and They Say I Say to class on Tuesday and Thursday
Tues Oct 7th--Workshopping images and logos from Weeks #6 and 7 in class--provide written feedback, discuss revisions and additions you'd like to see in the next round of revision. I will bring your printed images to class, along with our design elements/color theory infographics.
Thurs Oct 9th--wrestling with large, muscular documents: Anna Marie Greco’s thesis and case study, “Participatory Exhibition Design: Memory Jars at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Decoding the Parts of a Study. In-class discussion and activity.
For today, What is her project about? Research tip: Don’t read the entire 81 pages start to finish. Read the table of contents to decide what chapters are relevant to your research interest. For today’s class (in-class), we’ll be examining the conclusions and recommendations chapter.
WEEK #9
Tues Oct 14th— Revisiting Course Goals, Writing a Precis, Amended Project #2, They Say I Say and Mr. Rogers
Thurs Oct 16th— How to Own an Essay (or Article)--managing academic articles in your fields
WEEK #10 (ONLINE)
Tues Oct 21—online class--read for/compose Weekly #8
Thurs Oct 23—online class--read for/compose Weekly #8
WEEK #11
Tues Oct 28th—Chris Bardey, Bookbinding Workshop
Thurs Oct 30th—Chris Bardey Bookbinding Workshop
WEEK #12
Tues Nov 4th—for today, read “social objects” in Chapter 4 of the e-book The Participatory Museum
http://www.participatorymuseum.org/chapter4/ by Nina Simon.
Organize production teams. Project #2 Due in Canvas. Re-visit our plan for the “Before I Die Wall” at WeAd. Organize into teams for Project #3.
Thurs Nov 6th--
FINISH JOURNAL PROJECT (coptic stitch)
WEEK #13
--Before Tuesday, I will have the dimensions of the gallery for the Build Team, as well as hardware needs. I will also have the press release to the Promotion Team, and a file of the finished poster and flyer ready for distribution.
Tues Nov 11th--Design Team meet in Design Center--other class members meet in regular classroom
--Build Team will paint 4x8 boards with chalkboard paint
Thurs Nov 13th—Meet in regular classroom, work in final project groups
WEEK #14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15th--PROJECT #2 DUE in full (please include image #1 and memo #1 and image #2 and memo #2 in one file on Canvas)
Tues Nov 18th –Promotion teams and task planning for Interactive Writing Exhibit
Thurs Nov 20th --TBA
WEST END ART DEPOT VISIT AND 1-PAGE WRITE UP DUE NO LATER THAN Saturday, 11/29
HOLIDAY BREAK!!
Tues Nov 25 and Thurs 27—Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
WEST END ART DEPOT VISIT AND 1-PAGE WRITE UP DUE NO LATER THAN Saturday, 11/29
WEEK #15
In place of classes this week, we will be working on final details for our interactive gallery show. We are able to set up our show at WeAd from Sunday Nov. 30th through Thursday December 4th. I will be available all week to meet with teams and to set up at WeAd.
Sunday, Nov. 30th--8am--Build Team (and Ms.G) meet at WeAd for setup
Tues Dec 2nd--no class--meet in groups or at the West End Art Depot
Thurs Dec 4th—no class (instead attend exhibit opening on Friday, 12/5)
FINAL MEETING/EXAM TIME
December 9th--10:30-12:30, Room 242 O'Donnell Hall