Dr. Pete Rorabaugh | English | Kennesaw State
In class: Class time will be reserved for workshop meetings, questions, and individual student check-ins as Audit Teams begin their work on the Content Strategy Report assignment. Audit Teams are required to hold two 30-min meetings per week; these can happen during class time or virtually. Clear notes are required within your team’s channel for […]
Continue ReadingAnnotated Bibliography The Annotated Bibliography assignment should include 10 text-based sources. At least 5 of the sources should be academic (per requirements defined in class). The 10 sources should cover a topic of interest to you and related to either an aspect of digital engagement, specific design elements, or a topic within the discipline of […]
Continue ReadingIn class: We will focus on research in a variety of contexts (academic, journalistic, social media, non profit websites, etc.) in addition to developing client communication and audit protocols (email, interviews, social network analysis, design review, QA). Our reading: Chapter 18 “Digital Rhetoric(s)” in Reading Rhetorical Theory by Hallsby Chapter 1, “The Basics of Social […]
Continue ReadingIn class: We will focus on collaborative practices (communication, roles, encouragement, and accountability). Our reading: Peer WordPress posts (in Discord) Our activity: Collaborate with one or two other students to combine your independent WordPress posts into one collaborative post. Experiment with the following roles: Project Manager (PM), Researcher, Designer. Publish new collaborative post and share […]
Continue ReadingIn class: We will be exploring WordPress post building and preparing for our work with Civic Tech Atlanta’s City Camp event. Our readings: Our activities:
Continue ReadingIn class: We will be discussing how to apply scholarship about non profit organizations and digital community to actual communities that are following. Our reading: Choose one chapter each from two of the books/collections shared in class.All books will be openly available on the web or accessible through logging into the KSU library. Our activities:
Continue ReadingIn class . . . We’ll be building some practical definitions of the following terms for use in this week’s activity. Community | Social media | Stakeholders | Sources | Public good | Digital community | Activism | Benefit corporation | Network analysis | Engagement | Ethos | Accountability | Authenticity | Transparency Our work […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to our first class meeting; I’m using this post to share several resources for our work during the first week. Discord We’ll talk about this during our first class, but I will be using this Discord for a large portion of activities and communication this semester (minus grades and graded-oriented feedback). Please join the […]
Continue ReadingStep One: Compile the following items Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences: Reflect on the following prompts in 150 words: Step Two: Choose Examples Choose five examples that would best help you prove or ground your answers in step one. In choosing examples, use at least one of each: Additional items can […]
Continue ReadingIt’s our final full week of class! We will be meeting for class on both days, and attendence will be a classroom grade. We will not have a mandatory meeting on the university’s official last day of class (Monday, May 4), but I will be available for video calls, phone calls, and DMs on that […]
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