Dr. Pete Rorabaugh | English | Kennesaw State
Students will audit the digital footprint and content strategy of an Atlanta-area non profit organization (NP) and advise on possible improvements or new directions. The work of the audit team will be based on thorough research on the NP’s website, social media accounts, network analysis, and appearance in other media. The assignment will conclude with […]
Continue ReadingIn 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 […]
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