Digital environments have driven our conceptions of writing and written texts to a crucial crossroads. In today’s world, writing goes beyond just words and often necessitates the critical and careful selection of muli-media elements to make meaning. Indeed, according to WIDE (the Writing in Digital Environments Research Center at MSU), in many cases “[w]riting today means weaving text, images, sound, and video — working within and across multiple media, often for delivery within and across digital spaces. And, perhaps now more so than ever before, writing requires a deep attention to context, audience, and meaning-making across the multiple tools and media available to us as writers” (Digirhet.org 2005).
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235 Process Blogs
Process blogs will be an important and integral part of this class. They are where you will do the majority of your "on paper" thinking; you will post reading responses, brainstorm ideas, track project changes and drafts, revise, and, most importantly, reflect on your writing process. While there will be several “homework” assignments that require you to post answers and/or responses to your blog, you are also responsible for updating it on a regular basis with reflective thoughts about the progress of each project: a minimum of 3 reflective posts should accompany each project. Your process blog activity and content will figure into each project grade.
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