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482: Engl Writing Technologies mon/wed 10-10:50 engl bldg 108 fri 10-10:50 in engl bldg 304 instructor: spencer schaffner, assistant professor email: spencers@uiuc.edu im: metaspencer web: metaspencer.com office hours: mon 1-2 / wed 3-4 (engl bldg 300) This course has two main elements: The first involves our efforts to uncover, explore, analyze, and understand a wide range of writing technologies. This will involve some historical work, personal experimentation, and social research. The goal of this first element will be to understand all writing as connected to technologies of production, display, and distribution. The second element of the class involves learning a newer writing technology: the coding and design web documents using html, css, and javascript. No previous experience designing and coding websites is required; students with advanced coding skills are still encouraged to enroll. 1 2 Visit the course website http://www.english.uiuc.edu/Schaffner/teaching/fall2006/482 to view all assignments for the course, the course policies, and download revised copies of this syllabus. Most readings and links are bundled under "482" at the right-hand side of the page at http://del.icio.us/metaspencer Required Text and Materials: 1 book: Ellen Lupton's Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. 1 USB flashdrive (512mb or more recommended) 2 accounts: http://del.icio.us & https://netfiles.uiuc.edu Grade Distribution 20% of your grade: participation and discussion This portion of your grade is based on your contributions to class discussion, active maintenance of a del.icio.us account, collaboration with other students on group projects and efforts, regular and consistent participation (first 2 missed days excused; additional days missed = 2% off final grade). 80% of your grade: writing and projects 20% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% reading response papers (graded - + and averaged together; lowest dropped) writing on clay project campus handwriting project (EUTO) typewriting research project (EOTU) design your own typeface project major site revision project on campus online writing (EOTU) Policies: Policies in this course regarding diversity, academic integrity, late work, participation, missed classes, and much more can be found by clicking on "policies" from the course website or going directly to http://www.english.uiuc.edu/Schaffner/teaching/policies.html You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with these stated policies and responding with a quick email letting me know that you have read them. Please see me immediately if you have any trouble fulfilling your obligations in this course. Course Calendar If a reading is listed as available at "/history.482.," locate it at http://del.icio.us/metaspencer/ history.482. Please print readings (when possible and manageable) and bring the paper version(s) with you to class. Week 1: Introductions Wed Aug 23 Friday Aug 25 introductions; overview of the course assignment given: set up your del.icio.us and netfiles.uiuc.edu accounts for Friday meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) overview of our web work the basic architecture of the web, how it works, how we'll be using it explanation of scripting software, how it works, how it differs from what we'll be doing the dynamics of code and display working with directories organizing your directories in /482 organizing your bookmarks on del.icio.us due today: email spencers@uiuc.edu with your netfiles and del.icio.us account names. They should read "https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/NETID/482 and http://del.icio.us/USERNAME Week 2: Writing on Clay Mon Aug 28 read for today: Dennis Baron's "From Pencils to Pixels: The Stages of Literacy Technology" (/history.482) due today: reading response paper for "From Pencils to Pixels" (bring paper copy to class and store .doc on your flash drive); see reading-response assignment sheet for details assigned today: "writing on clay" project and website due today: parts 1 and 2 of "writing on clay" assignment Wed Aug 30 Friday Sept 1 meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) introduction to html resizing your images (if necessary) two part structure of an html web page (head and body) the fundamental parts of a page (html, head, body) index pages /images folders how tags control text and objects basic tags to know online resources for coding in html controlling text with inline tags (font, size, color, attributes) links Due by the end of class: a simple index.html page in /482 with growing list of assignments by due date (most recent at top) Week 3: Handwriting, Pens, and Pencils Mon Sept 4 Wed Sept 6 no class -- Labor Day due today: part 3 of "writing on clay" assignment come to class prepared to discuss your project read for today: Wilson, Shari "The Surprising Process of Writing" and comments from readers at the bottom of the page (/handwriting.482) read for today: Eugene Hsu's homepage (/handwriting.482) assignment given: "campus handwriting" (EOTU) due today: handwritten reading response paper to Wilson's article (bring paper copy to class and store digital .jpg or .gif on your flash drive) meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) introduction to html continued different kinds of links (internal; external; same page targets) images (hosted, resized, "stolen" bandwidth) embedded objects of other kinds (vids, sounds, gifs) background colors background sounds redirects iframes and the architecture of syndication Friday Sept 8 Week 4: Handwriting, Pens, and Pencils cont. Mon Sept 11 read for today: Daniel Chandler's "The Phenomenology of Writing By Hand" (/handwriting.482) read for today: Susan Snyder's "Penmanship: A lost pursuit for students" and Seema Mehtah's "Remember Penmanship" (/handwriting.482) due today: handwritten reflective response to "The Phenomenology of Writing By Hand" two and penmanship articles (bring paper copy to class and store scan or digital image of response on your flash drive) due today: part I of "campus handwriting" Wed Sept 13 Friday meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) Sept 15 introduction to tables several ways to control text (divs, javascript, css) elements of a table Week 5: Handwriting, Pens, and Pencils cont. Mon Sept 18 Wed Sept 20 Friday Sept 22 due today: part II of "campus handwriting" (sent as .doc attachment to Spencer) peruse for today: histories of the pencil & images of handwriting on flickr (/pencils.482 & /handwriting.482, /graffiti) meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) pages and sites designing and building a functional, stylin' page designing and building a functional, stylin' site menus and navigation due today: "campus handwriting" part III Week 6: The Typewriter Mon Sept 25 read for today: Wendell Berry's "Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer" and Nate Cougill's "Why I Bought a Typewriter on eBay" (/typewriters.482) due today: typed (on a typewriter) reading response to Berry and Cougill assigned today: research on the typewriter (findings presented at http://typewriters.pbwiki.com/; password "engl482"; to receive credit, log on using a unique name or screen name) typewriter composition in-class activity Wed Sept 27 Friday Sept 29 meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) basic css embedded style sheets (controlling typefaces and typography) external style sheets (.css files in directories) Week 7: The Typewriter cont. Mon Oct 2 read for today: Auster and Messer's The Story of My Typewriter (1 copy on reserve at the Undergraduate Library; 1 copy in Spencer's office) due today: typed (on a typewriter; several can be found in the undergraduate library) reading response text to Auster and Messer's book (remember to store a .jpg or .gif of your response on your flash drive) Wed Oct 4 Friday Oct 6 due today: typewriter research at http://typewriters.pbwiki.com discussion of findings (come prepared to present on your sections of the wiki) class does not meet today Spencer out of town for a conference Week 8: Thinking With Type Mon Oct 9 read for today: "Letter" section of Ellen Lupton's Thinking With Type (note the book's companion website at http://www.thinkingwithtype.com) due today: reading response to "Letter" section of Thinking With Type utilizing some of what you've read in designing your response assigned today: "invent your own typeface" assignment examine for today: links at /type.482 come to class prepared to discuss what you examined and read meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) more advanced css css menus controlling tables, <p>s, and other elements animated .css Wed Oct 11 Friday Oct 13 Week 9: Thinking With Type cont. Mon Oct 16 read for today: "Text" section of Thinking With Type due today: reading response to "Text" section of Thinking With Type utilize some of what you've read in designing your response assigned today: major revision of site #1 or #2 (clay or handwriting) examine for today: sites linked to from /artsy.sites482 paying particular attention to type, text, and overall design (in terms of visual language) come prepared to discuss what you examined and read meet in the computer lab today (EB 304) image maps working with images that matter locating intuitive links on an image manipulating images to make them work with image maps Wed Oct 18 Friday Oct 20 Week 10: Thinking With Type cont. Mon Oct 23 read for to...

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