Look for hyperlinks to readings on the web for each class date below.

August 29: Introduction to each other, the NWR, the syllabus, and to electronic writing.

September 5: Hypertext theory, part 1.History of CMC and hypertext.

Read NA 3-48, Lemay 1-167. 

Online Reading:

Vannevar Bush: "As We May Think" (skip to Number 6 and finish the article if you find the first part boring!)

"Living Internet" sections on Internet and World Wide Web

Project Gutenberg

Project Xanadu

September 12: Hypertext theory, part 2. Asynchronous CMC. Survey Paper Assigned

Read NA49-91, Lemay 171-387. 

Online Reading:

"Living Internet" sections on Electronic Mail, Mailing Lists, and Usenet Newsgroups

E-mail Dependency Article from National Teaching and Learning Forum

Writing in the Matrix: Students Tapping the Living Database on the Computer Network

September 19: Hypertext theory, part 3. Synchronous CMC.

Introduction to MOOing.  View and/or print out the handout HERE.

A visit to the Tuesday Cafe, a meeting place for writing teachers sponsored by The Netoric Project.  The organizers have graciously allowed us to make our class concerns the heart of the discussion.

MOO session with Kathleen Ely in Helena, Montana.  Kathleen has a professional Web design business, Internet Navigating.

Read NA 92-134. Lemay 392-573.

Online Reading:

"Living Internet" sections on Internet Relay Chat and Multi-User Dimensions

Howard Rheingold's Chapter on MUD from The Virtual Community

Kairos Coverweb on Using the MOO in Writing Classes

Excerpts from "Creating a Virtual Academic Community"

"The Network-Based Writing Classroom: The ENFI Idea"

September 26: Hypertext theory, part 4. 

Read NA 135-173, Lemay 575-692.

Introduce yourself on DaMOO (see the revised handout) to Janet Cross' Intermediate Composition Class at California State University (home of DaMOO).

Survey paper due. Survey presentations.

October 3: Hypertext theory, part 5.

Read NA 175-242.

Survey presentations.

MOO session with Kathleen Ely's class in Helena, Montana.  Kathleen has a professional Web design business, Internet Navigating.  See the revised handout.

October 10: Final Project brainstorming and discussion. 

Read IA 1-98.

Online Reading:

"The Ideology of Ease" by Bradley Dilger

"Web of Deterioration" by John Dvorak

Survey presentations.

October 17: Project proposal due.

Read IA 99-176.

Online Reading:

"Fear and Loathing in Paradise: Making use of Dissensus, Disorientation, and Discouragement on the MOO" by Michael Day

If you have time and see this before class, check out the Research Buzz site.  Great info about search engines and searching!

Moo session with Janet Cross' Intermediate Composition Class at California State University (home of DaMOO).

October 24:  

Guest Speaker: Christine Abbott and a panel of tech comm professionals.  Note: meets in DuSable 176!

Read Lynch 1-78.

October 31: Case study or analysis paper due. Case study or analysis presentations.

Online Reading:

The UCLA Center for Communications Policy Internet Survey Report (good for demographics research!)

Talking Structure (Jeffrey Zeldman's "HTMHell" Column)

Read Lynch 79-151.

November 7: Finish case study or analysis presentations.

Progress report due. 

Guest Speaker: Becky Hall on Online Documentation.

Online Reading:

Look at Keith Stanger's bogus web site examples!

Read Siegel, pages TBA.

November 14: Work sessions in class.

Guest Speaker: Jan Knudsen on RoboHelp.

Read Siegel, part II, chapters 2, 6, and 8.

November 21: Work sessions in class.

November 28: Final presentations.

December 5: Final presentations. Final project and final report due.