Meeting schedule for the rest of the Semester

We will NOT meet Nov. 29, but WILL meet Dec. 6. Final postings are due no later than Dec. 13.

--Brad

Some final thoughts

We've cruised through the semester, doing some interesting - even unexpected - things. At this point, I'd like you to begin reflecting on your experience with writing for electronic media, and how you will apply it as you continue your education or advance in your career.

Some of the compelling questions are:

• How do regional preferences affect both the presentation and the interpretation of information on the web? Remember your experience with the newpaper front pages. How might this be applied in another class (say, Humanities) or on the job?

• Reflect on the experience with the Lunch Counter Lady at soundportaits.org. How did the experience of hearing in the person's own words affect your understanding and empathy? Go back to soundportaits.org and find another person's story to listen to and read about, and write a summary. Also, if you could create your own sound portrait, who would you choose and why? Do you think it is actually possible to do so, and if so, do you think you might someday?

• How does the knowledge that your posts to your blog are open to anyone with a web browser affect your writing? Does it make you write better, or be more thoughtful, or is the anonymity of the audience make it not an issue? Consider the opportunity for feedback on a blog. Did you get feedback? Did you find it useful? Do you yourself offer feedback to other writers on on the web? How does the electronic media facilitate the feedback process, as compared to traditional media?

Answer these questions in your blogs, and email me when you have posted them. Consider this to be your "final project," and they are due no later than Dec. 13 - earlier, if possible. Create a separate blog entry for each of the three questions.

Email me if you have any questions.

--Brad