A reminder, as you may have noticed in our syllabus, that our class the week after next is to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 instead of Thursday, Nov. 24. It’s a school-wide policy that Thursday classes be held in place of the usual Tuesday classes that day, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Make any travel plans accordingly!
Please see the Class Syllabus for updates on assignments under Week Ten (survey results blog post/Google Gadget tutorial, and video pitch,) and Week 13 (video assignment). Also see updates to “Assignment Calendar” for weeks 10-15.
The class syllabus has been updated with details under Week Eight regarding the audio slideshow pitch and under Week Nine regarding the audio slideshow assignment. Remember, audio slideshow pitches are due Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 10 p.m.
Here are further details on the pitch:
The pitch document spells out the following:
Per your suggestion, and at the request of the Career Services Office, I’m adjusting our class schedule on Thursday to allow you to make the most of the school’s Career Fair that day.
Here’s the plan: We’ll have an abbreviated session from 1-2ish, just enough to cover the essentials for your upcoming audio slideshow assignment. The remainder of the session, from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m., will be used for the mid-semester one-on-one meetings that I’d promised for each of you.I’ll also set up an earlier block of time, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m to make sure I can accommodate everyone that day.
To request a time, please check my Google calender to make sure your preferred slot(s) is available, and then email a request for your 1st, 2rd and 3rd choice in either morning or afternoon block. Please use the subject line: MEETING REQUEST, so I’m sure to see it.
At those one-on-one meetings, which will each last 15-20 minutes, we’ll review all graded assignments, thoughts about your upcoming audio slideshow pitch, and any thoughts or suggestions you have for the class going forward.
Questions? Comments?
A couple of folks have asked how to differentiate the photo essay’s lead-in blog post of 200-300 words from the 25-50 word text captions accompanying your 8-10 images.
I’d think of your lead-in post as a stage-setter, helping your audience understand the point of the photo essay to come, and providing them with background and context sufficient to entice them to view the photos that follow. The captions can then help illustrate that story, providing additional context with each image.
It’s okay if the post text and the captions echo each other, sort of like a good overture. Just don’t make them match too closely, or readers will have the uncomfortable feeling of “Haven’t I read this somewhere before?”
Exemplary Student Work
Another student asked for examples of exemplary student work, rather than the stuff the big-shots do. Here are a few:
See Week Three of the class syllabus (and below) for info on the two upcoming assignments, plus an outline of social media skills you should test before the next session. Questions and comments welcome!
If you’re still looking for inspiration for your link blog post, there (belatedly) are now a half-dozen examples in the Blog Examples page under “List Blogging.” Good luck!
Two items of interest:
Questions? Comments?
Per Prof. Greg David, who will join an all-class meeting Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (Rm. 308) to debrief us about reporting on jobless stats, suggests we would benefit from reading Saturday’s NYT or WSJ coverage of the latest unemployment data. Give one of these two a read before then:
Zero Job Growth Latest Bleak Sign for U.S. Economy (Sept. 3, 2011), NYT
Job Growth Grinds to a Halt (Sept. 3, 2011), WSJ
And since we’ll also be looking at New York City-specific stats along the way, also please read:
Jobless Rate Holds at 8.7%, but Many Have Given Up Looking (Aug. 18, 2011), Patrick McGeehan, NYT
Hi, a student had a couple of questions about the curation assignment, and I thought I’d share my responses: