Monday, January 28

Homework

Continue to work on your copyrights/fair use handouts

In Class

Copyrights/fair use groupwork.
Introduction of Key concepts handout (if time)

Wednesday, January 30

Homework

Read "The difference between an online and paper presentation": http://www.sun.com/980713/webwriting/wftw1.html

And User-Centered Design (PDF): http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp08/driscoll1/node/93

In Class

Short quiz on copyrights/fair use
User-Centered Design and the interrelated nature of web content:

http://www.soulwax.com/

http://www.cspinet.org/

http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/

http://www.ucsusa.org/

http://www.popledesignconstruction.com/

http://www.sandisk.com/sansa/

http://www.aboutcabbagesoupdiet.com/

Key concepts handout introduction

Class Exercise: What works? What Doesn't? Content vs. form: http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp08/driscoll1/node/94

Friday, February 1

Homework

How users read on the web (an old study, but still relevant):
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html

Read on Consiseness/Paramedic Method: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/01/
and http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/635/01/

Read on Scannability: http://www.sun.com/980713/webwriting/wftw3.html

In Class

Technical Talks - Open Source Software - Janice and Jennifer

Uploading your podcasts- questions?

Writing Concisely. Writing Scannable text.

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