English 397 Semester Schedule

 

January 5       

Introduction

 

January 7   

Anton Zuiker, “Blogging 101"

George Siemens, “The Art of Blogging”

Farhad Manjoo, "How to Blog"

Pina Ciotli, "Interview with Chris Holt"

Blogger: Create Your Free Blog

 

January 12   

Michael Conniff, “Just What Is a Blog, Anyway?”

Meg Hourihan, “What We’re Doing When We Blog”

Rebecca Blood, “Weblog Ethics”

Tim O’Reilly, “Draft Blogger’s Code of Conduct”

Wiki for Blogger’s Code of Conduct

 

January 14       

Rettberg Chs. 1-3

Into the Blogosphere (IB) Introduction

 

January 19       

Graham Lampa, “Imagining the Blogosphere” (IB)

Charles Lowe and Terra Williams, “Moving to the Public” (IB)

Irene Ward, “How Democratic Can We Get?: The Internet, the Public Sphere, and Public Discourse” (Handout)

Gerald Hauser, “Civic Conversation and the Reticulate Public Sphere” (Handout)

 

January 21       

Group Project Day

 

January 26       

Workshop A

 

January 28       

Workshop B

 

February 2       

Workshop C

 

February 4       

Workshop D

 

February 9       

Rettberg Ch. 4

Carolyn Wei, “Formation of Norms in a Blogging Community” (IB)

Stacy D. Kramer, “Journos and Bloggers: Can Both Survive?”

Jason Gallo, “Weblog Journalism: Between Infiltration and Integration” (IB)

Steven Johnson, “Use the Blog, Luke”

 

February 11   

Brian Carroll, “Culture Clash” (IB)

Jason Gallo, “Weblog Journalism” (IB)

Blogging Windsor Project Due

 

February 16-18   

Study Week

 

February 23   

Workshop A

 

February 25       

Workshop B

 

March 2       

Workshop C

 

March 4       

Workshop D

 

March 9       

Rettberg Ch. 5

Carolyn Miller and Dawn Shepherd, “Blogging as Social Action” (IB)

Christine Boese, “The Spirit of Paulo Freire in Blogland” (IB)

 

March 11       

Kylie Jarrett, “Battlecat Then, Battlecat Now” (IB)

Nicholas Packwood, “Geography of the Blogosphere” (IB)

 

March 16       

Rettber Chs. 6-7

Blog Analysis Due

 

March 18      

Workshop A   

 

March 23       

Workshop B           

 

March 25       

Workshop C

 

March 30       

Workshop D

 

April 2           

Summary

 

April 6           

Final Portfolios Due