| Sun
Jan 15: No Class
Writing
Due: Post
your Research Topic brainstorm to
your forum folder (you can type this directly into a message
rather than posting an attachment): Assignment:
Free-write about 3 potential topics that you
might pursue for a research project for this class (minimum
250 words total). Include links to one relevant website/source
for each of the 3 topics and please indicate at the end which
topic is your top choice at this time.
Other:
If you haven't already done so, sign up for
a conference by visiting the Event Sign-Up link on the left
margin of our
main coursework site. Sign up for a conference by using
the "Indicate Preference(s)" link on Event sign-up.
Check your assigned time by using the "view class"
link on Event sign-up. If you have not been assigned a conference
time within two hours of indicating your preferences online,
e-mail me to ensure
there has been no Coursework glitch.
M
Jan 16: No Class: Martin Luther King Day, Jr.,
Day
W
Jan 18: Drafting
proposals; more rhetoric review
Reading
Due: Read Research
Proposal Assignment; Read
Research Proposal Presentation Assignment; Blog
Assignment; Read 3 of the following 5
sample research proposals:
Assignment
Due: Review the different parts of the class
website and add it as a favorite to your browser
F
Jan 20: Starting research
Reading
Due: Meg Hourihan, "What We're Doing
When We Blog," O'Reilly Network, 6/13/02: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/megnut.html;
Suggested further reading (very optional): any
of the articles on blogging assigned for Group
A's blogpost
Writing
Due: Research
Proposal: upload as a .doc file attachment to your Forum
folder by class today; Group
A post on eRhetBlog by class today (if eRhetBlog is not
active, post on the "Blog" space on our courseforum
instead) - to confirm whether or not you are in Group A, click
here.
| OPTIONAL
PowerPoint (basics) Workshop - Friday, 12:20pm in Wallenberg
125. This workshop is strongly recommended
for people who have never used PowerPoint before. Bring
your own lunch (there is a cafe -- Olives -- in the basement
if you want to buy lunch). |
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