DTC 355: Multimedia Authoring, Exploring the New Rhetorics

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Schedule

In the schedule, you will find the readings due for the day, links to readings, and due dates for assignments and homework. ND refers to your textbook (The Non-Designer's Design Book). 24hrs refers to your textbook (Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 hours).

Make sure you check the schedule frequently cause I'll change it.

 
Date

Reading/Activity
Due
8/23 Introductions

 
8/25 Read: Foss, Foss, and Trapp

1. Blog #1
Email me blog address
by
midnight
Wed. (8/24)

8/30 Read: ND Chpts. 1 and 2
Read: McCloud

1. Quiz #1
9/1 Read: ND Chpts. 3 and 4
Read: Birdsell and Groarke

1. Sign up for Lynda.com
9/6 Watch: Photoshop-Watch all of Intro, 1, 2, 7, and 8.
Read: ND Chpts. 5, 6, and 7
Comics and ComicLife

1. Blog #2
9/8 Watch: Photoshop-Watch all of 9 and 10
Read: ND Chpt. 8

1. Quiz #2
2. PHOTOSHOP HW #1 (DUE: Saturday (9/10) by 11:59pm)
9/13 Watch: Photoshop-Watch all of 11 and 12
Read: Hill
Read: ND Chpt. 9

1. Blog #3
2. In Class activity
9/15 Watch: Photoshop-Watch all of 13 and 14
Read: Goffman
Read: ND Chpt. 10

 
9/20 Watch: Photoshop 15, 16, and 17
Read: Keedy (27-31) and Solomon
Read: ND Chpt. 11

1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #1
Ehlers and Watson
2. Blog #4
9/22 Watch: Photoshop 18 and 19
Read: 24hrs Chpts 1, 2 and 3

1. Quiz #3
2. Photoshop HW #2
Due: Sunday by 11:59pm (email me)

9/27 Watch: Photoshop 20 and 21
Read: Burbules
Read: 24hrs Chpts 4 and 5

1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #2
2. Blog #5 (Gomez and Dela Cruz)

InClassActivity

9/29


1. Assignment #1

10/4 Read: Lanham
Read: 24hrs Chpts 6 & 9
1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #3 (Nogales and Best)
2. Blog #6

3. Sign up for your web hosting service and domain name.

10/6 Watch: Dreamweaver: Introduction, 1 and 2
Read: 24hrs Chpts. 11 and 14

1. Comic Write Up Due!
10/11 Make two of these: Photoshop (Due Friday by 11:59 pm)
Watch: Dreamweaver CS5 Essential Training: 3 and 4
Read: 24hrs Chpts. 16 and 17

1. Quiz #4
10/13 Watch: Dreamweaver CS5 Essential Training: 5 and 6
Read: 24hrs Chpts. 23

Class Cancelled!
10/18 Watch: Dreamweaver CS5 Essential Training: 10
Read: 24hrs Chpts. 15 and 19

 
10/20 Watch: Dreamweaver: 7 and 8
After presentation, work on Assignment #2
1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #4 (CSS3-Hubbard and Henriksen)


10/25 Watch: Dreamweaver: 9
Brief lecture and work on Assignment #2


10/27 Watch: Dreamweaver: 14 and 15


1. Assignment #2 (Due Saturday-10/29- by 11:59pm)
2. Final quiz and second to last HW

11/1 Watch: iMovie 1

 
11/3 Watch: iMovie 2
Read: Hampe
1. Blog #7
2. Rhetoric Card Presentation #5 (Betsy and Jenna)


11/8 Watch: iMovie 3, 4, 5, 6
Read: Hampe


11/10 Watch: iMovie 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Read: NEW BLOCK
!. Rhetoric Card Presentation #7 (Sours and Maher)

11/15 Watch: iMovie 12, 13, 14
Work Day

1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #8 (HTML 5-Olson and Pitman)
11/17 Watch: iMovie
Work Day

1. Assignment #3 (Due Saturday 11/20 by 11:59pm) Link it to your portal page.


2. Rhetoric Card Presentation #8 (HTML 5-Olson and Pitman)
THANKSGIVING BREAK!

11/29 Work Day

1. Rhetoric Card Presentation #6 (Lazor and Simpson)
2. Blog #8
12/1 Work Day

 
12/6 Work Day

 
12/8 Work Day and maybe pizza

1. Assignment #4 due before class!
Have a great break!