1

Jan 12, 14, & 16

Course introduction

Syllabus; BCS computer articles

Email list workshop

2

Jan 21 & 23 (MLK day 1/19)

Grammatology; creating web pages

Baron, “From Pencils to Pixels”; HTML handout

Web page production workshop

3

Jan 26, 28, & 30

Culture, computers, & technology

Gibson, “Burning Chrome”; Revisit “Pencils to Pixels”; Duguid, “Material Matters,” group work handout

Minigroup: Summaries; Group work introduction workshop

4

Feb 2, 4, & 6

What are media?

McLuhan, Understanding Media Part I (media theory); MOO guide

McLuhan’s theory of media; MOO introduction workshop

5

Feb 9, 11, & 13

What are new media?

Manovich, Intro & Ch. 1 (nature of new media); Web design guide

GW 1: Manovich’s five principles of new media; Second web page production workshop
Project one prospectus due 2/9

6

Feb 16, 18 & 20

Orality

Ong, Ch. 1 & 3 (speech & orality)

GW 2: Ong on orality;
Project one draft due 2/20

7

Feb 23, 25, & 27

Literacy

Ong, Ch. 4 & 5(writing & literacy)

Project one peer review due 2/27

8

Mar 1, 3, & 5

Electracy

Ulmer selections (tbd)

Home page draft & Project one final due 3/5

9

Mar 15, 17 & 19

New media: interfaces

Manovich, Ch. 2 (interface); Ulmer selections (tbd)

Midterm course evaluations

10

Mar 22, 24, & 26

New media: operations

Manovich, Ch. 3 (operations)

GW 3: The future of new media

11

Mar 29 & 31; Apr 2

New media: illusions

Manovich, Ch. 4 (illusions)

12

Apr 5, 7, & 9

New media: forms

Manovich, Ch. 5 (forms): 213-33; Review of group work

GW 4: Oppositions & definitions

13

Apr 12, 14, & 16

“Older” new media

Ulmer, Ch. 2;
McLuhan, ch. 19, 24, 31-33

14

Apr 19,21, & 23

Retrospection

Manovich Ch 5: 244-73

Project two draft due 4/19

15

Apr 26, 28, & 30

Studio week

n/a

In-class studio work
Project two peer review due 4/30