Please come prepared with technology and your digital storyboard.  See you at 10:40. **If I am late due to weather related traffic, please break up into groups of 4-5 and share your digital storyboards and tools. See you soon!Filed under: … Continue reading →

Alas–more snow!  I am planning to be in class, but please check here in the morning in case we have a lot of snowfall up where I live (in CT). If I can’t make it to campus, I will let … Continue reading →

Originally posted on True Blood: American Literature and the Gothic:
Non-Profit & Government Career Fair to be held on March 19, 2015 at 12-3pm in Taffner.   This year’s career fair will be very exciting and will have the following…

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Blue Jasmine / Amazon.com Two years ago, 2 a.m., another heart-felt conversation about the latest drama, with the nearest party available. I was fueled by the liquid courage typical of vodka cranberries and the feeling that it had just not been my year. Of course on paper it would probably go…

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This list was formulated through scientific research and compiled on an accurate scale of whose closet I’d most like to raid — because really, what is friendship without the clothes stealing and outfit envy? 1. Leighton Meester. s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Unlike her Gossip Girl alter ego, Leighton Meester is a…

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. We will be talking about digital stories.  Please come prepared with one short (less than 3 minute) story that you enjoyed and would like to share.  We’ll talk about what makes a good … Continue reading →

Originally, we were going to start presentations of digital stories right after the break.  Now, we will continue our work on digital stories after the break and start presentations a week later. The syllabus has been updated to reflect this … Continue reading →

Here is what I would like you to do (for February 19th): View materials about digital stories and post about your favorite and what makes it compelling (was due for today and we will still talk about it on the … Continue reading →

If we don’t meet in person, I will post an assignment here tomorrow.  I hope to see you in person, fingers crossed!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: assignments, class meeting

With articles that may be of interest: FusionFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: digital publishing

It’s snowing here in CT but I am on my way to campus.  In the unlikely event that I am delayed because of weather/traffic, please stay and work on your readings for Monday, prepare your presentation/share, etc. I will be … Continue reading →

Does Social Media Affect Human Interaction?Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: link

Please don’t forget to come prepared with your daily creates, tool exploration, and passage/question in class (scroll down on our homepage for the assignments). See you then!Filed under: class meeting, English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: assignments

Cartoons on Digital Natives and Immigrants. via Cartoons on Digital Natives and Immigrants.Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Hi Everyone: I won’t be able to get to campus by 10:40 because of the snow and ice up here in CT. Here is what I would like you to do for Thursday (in addition to the readings and daily … Continue reading →

The weather forecast looks ominous, especially north of the city (where I live). So, please check back Monday morning (and subscribe to the blog so you get email updates). If we don’t have class, I will have an assignment to … Continue reading →

Galaxy Zoo Help identify galaxies in the night sky! What other crowdsourced sites have you discovered?  Post them to your blog or comment here :) Have a great weekend!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: crowdsourcing

Outside my office door in SJH B40-1. Have a great weekend!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Our class has been moved to SJH 304B.  See you there!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Please don’t forget that we are doing the assignments/readings/discussions  for this past Monday and Thursday in tomorrow’s class. Please be prepared with the readings for Monday and Thursday as well as the daily creates for both days. If your blog is … Continue reading →

Since my last post (scarcely 5 minutes ago) St. John’s has decided, wisely, to close campus tomorrow and Tuesday. So, still send me your blog links, still be prepared with all the readings M & TH for our Thursday class, … Continue reading →

Well–you have probably heard that there is going to be a blizzard tomorrow night into Tuesday.  The CT schools are already deciding to close tomorrow (one of my sons has a 5 hour early dismissal Monday–meaning he goes to school … Continue reading →

Re: Humanities Moore and Poetry Salem Witch Trials Site Transcribe Bentham About Google NgramsFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age Tagged: call for papers

Hi All: Please send me your blog links and when you email me please put English 3880 in the subject line.  I also have students creating blog posts in another class, and I realized that I may mistakenly post blogs … Continue reading →

Send me the link (via email) to your blog so I can post them to our site.  Have a great weekend!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Find it here:Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

This blog will be our meeting place outside of class.  Here we will share work (on our own blogs) and I will make announcements relating to the course and assignments. Most of our readings are linked in our syllabus.  The … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday again!  I would like to start reading our book as early as tomorrow, so please make sure your contribution is up and ready.  I will send private comments to everyone individually too. What did we say? 48 hours? … Continue reading →

Hi all, We finally posted our “finished,” or not so finished, pieces to CommentPress. Because our site is not open for public view quite yet, I’d like to share my piece–my subchapter–titled “The Unfinished Text: Writing Digitally” here. I hope you enjoy it and, please, let me know your thoughts! The Unfinished Text: Writing Digitally […]

Last time I posted Elizabeth Dillon came to our university to discuss the Early Caribbean Digital Archive of which she is a co-creator. It was very enlightening to listen to her talk about creating the archive and the different plans she and her partners have for the archive in the future. It made me realize […]