Category: Class Notes

Talk Like a Multimodal Pirate

This be t’ post for t’ September 19, 2014 class meetin’ It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. Get started by brainstorming some thoughts about WordPress.Com on Padlet. Once everyone has had a chance to have a say, we will move…

Getting Started on Project 2

This is the post for the September 17, 2014 class meeting. Project 2 Overview Today we’ll begin work on Project 2. You will be looking at an web-based tool as an example of a digital, multimodal text in a web…

Submitting Project 1

This is the post for the September 15, 2014 class meeting. Today, we will go over how to submit your web portals using Scholar and how to write the reflection memo. You will have time to work on your project…

WordPress How-To’s

This is the post for the September 12, 2014 class meeting. Today, we’ll go over a few more how-to’s and tips for your WordPress sites, and then you’ll have the rest of the class period to continue work on your…

Peer Review for Project 1

This is the post for the September 10, 2014 class meeting. Today is peer review day for the first project. By sharing the draft of your first project, you will have the opportunity to get some feedback on your work…

Examples for Project 1

This is the post for the September 8, 2014 class meeting. Today you will have most of the class session to work on your WordPress site for Project 1. My goal is to move around the classroom and visit with…

Multimodal Dig

This is the post for the September 5, 2014 class meeting. Today’s activity explores the multimodal texts that you interact with every day. The short-term goal is for you to familiarize yourself with identifying the modes of communication. The long-term…

Hear Kristin Arola on Friday

On Friday, September 5, Kristin Arola, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Technology and Director of the Digital Technology and Culture Program at Washington State University, will be giving a talk as part of the CATH’s Digital Discussions in the…

Customizing Web Portals

This is the post for the September 2, 2014 class meeting. Today we will talk about the five modes of expression, continue going over WordPress tools, and end with another blog post. What Are Multimodal Projects? I asked you to…

Getting Started on Web Portals

This is the post for the September 1, 2014 class meeting. Today we’re diving into WordPress and learning about all the features built into the tool. By the end of today’s session, you have created a WordPress blog and done…