Each group will collaborate on the production of a piece of digital work, choosing from the following options:
• Option One: Generate a mock-up of a new Web page identity for the new
Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. This will
demand research of the people and curricula of the department as well
as its mission statement and public face.
• Option Two: Produce a 5 to 10 minute video about the uses and
abuses of digital technology in the university environment and post
it to Google Video and the class Facebook group by December 1.
• Option Three: Attempt to contribute a new 4000-word entry to
Wikipedia. Account for and explain the edits, changes, and deletions
that the Wikipedia community imposes on your entry. You must document
your contribution by Monday, December 3.
• Option Four: Record, edit, and publish as a podcast (including RSS
feeds) a series of at least four separate audio programs (at least 10
minutes each) exploring the uses and abuses of digital technology in
the university environment.
Each group should submit a one-sentence proposal by September 14.
Each group should submit a seven-sentence proposal (that would reflect a change in
subject or project option) by the week of November 5. The
seven sentences should indicate the scope and subject, the division
of labor, the method of research, steps in production, and the plans
for publication, publicity, and distribution.
Those looking for coding assistance should refer to the lab homepage, the metalab and/or the sidebars to the left and right.
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