Dr. Pete Rorabaugh | English | Kennesaw State
In 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: Consider the following questions Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences: Reflect on the following prompts in 150 words each: 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 […]
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Photo by Geronimo Giqueaux adapted with permission via Unsplash Here are the steps for choosing an internship and registering for internship course credit in the English Department:
Continue ReadingHere are the guidelines for the activity that you can satisfy with a trip to the Capitol:Experiential Activity, guidelines The building You come into the building from the basement. There’s not much to see or down there, so you should immediately move to the stairs that bring you to the first floor. Here’s a list […]
Continue ReadingStandard Assignments Alternate Assignments You may choose one of the following alternate assignments to substitute for any of those above with the exception of the reflective portfolio (which is required). The submission date of these alternate assignments are flexible depending on the timing of the activity on which they are focused.
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Photo by “My Life Through A Lens” on Unsplash Communication Protocols (on Discord) Collaboration Protocols (during activities)
Continue ReadingThis series of blog posts (Phase One, Phase Two, and Phase Three) describe the writing process that I suggest and, to a small degree, require in ENGL 1102. Be sure that you’ve already closely read the descriptions of the major assignments for this class. Please read these Phase posts as a description of the best process […]
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Image courtesy of sagesolar via Flickr and Creative Commons Ethical image use is important for this class; it provides an important arena for distinguishing between what we can do and what we should do (with further connections to digital citizenship as an engaged practice). We’ll talk about the difference between copyright and the “copyleft” movement […]
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