Please be prepared to introduce your project and to answer questions about it. Audience:  Please note one or two observations or questions:  what did I like best? What did I want to see more of?  What surprised me? What confused … Continue reading →

Looking forward to hearing and seeing what you have been working on! NYC Event: SJU poets/students will be opening the Astor Poetry Jam this weekend. The event is on Saturday April 21 from 1-7, and students (Tom Hill, Danielle Rouse, and … Continue reading →

Individual work on your stories today.  No in class meeting. Have a wonderful Easter break!!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Workshop today on careers, digital media, and more! Keep working on your digital stories :)  Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Please let me know if you have any questions about the upcoming project.  As I said today, I will hand out the formal assignment with evaluation rubric and deadlines on Thursday. I will also hand back evaluations for the map work. … Continue reading →

Prayers do not cost anything, yet are still very valuable! Please pray for me! With a clean heart and should because Allah abhors haters!!!! LOL. Before beginning and after finishing each prayer, please recite the following. I’ve provided translations for my loves of other faiths, and for Moslems the Arabic and the transliterations are available. […]

Please find and view a short digital story (less than 5 minutes) and discuss what works, what doesn’t, why you like it, and so on.  We’ll discuss digital storytelling beginning tomorrow!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Looking forward to seeing what you’ve done! Please also remember that your individual blog post “introductions” are also due.  These can be posted to your individual blogs. I also would like each group to send me the link to their … Continue reading →

Just a reminder, we will be doing our map project workshop.  It is important that you come prepared so you can work with your group… See you then!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Sparkers will present :) Interview PBS interviewFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Apologies, but I’ve been up all night with a stomach bug!  We’ll push things back a class: Finish Super Sad for Monday 3/20 (sparkers on that day) Map workshop: 3/23 Map Presentations: 3/27 From there we can catch up with … Continue reading →

Please bring your stinky book (or etext)! Why We Can’t Look Away from Our ScreensFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Bring your books!  Hope everyone had a great break! Interview with Shteyngart (starts at 4:30 minute) Shteyngart at the Strand Another video clip for the film featuring Paul GiamattiFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

We have our map seminar with librarian, Kathryn Shaughnessy.  You’ll need your laptops! Start reading Super Sad…1-71 for tomorrow… See you then!Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Just a reminder we are reading “A Man Like Him” from The New Yorker (linked in our syllabus), and educating ourselves about doxxing.  I have an article up from The Daily Beast and another article which is promotional (for a … Continue reading →

Melissa Broder reads I want to Be a Whole Person but Really Thin–Poets and Writers Vanity Fair article on Melissa Broder and Twitter Fame Why Melissa Broder is sosadtoday in Elle Interview in The Guardian Interview in New York Magazine … Continue reading →

Ok–so I’m calling it–the forecast keeps getting more apocalyptic every time I check.  We’ll use our digital skills and take it online. Please write a blog post about @so sad today, the Twitter, essays, or on  Vice So Sad Today … Continue reading →

I see predictions for snow on Thursday which may make it difficult or impossible for me to get to campus.  Please check this site before you head to class. If we don’t meet in person, I will ask everyone to … Continue reading →

Hi–I forgot that I rearranged the syllabus a bit due to my conference, and the sparkers are sparking on Feb 13th–not next Thursday. For next Thursday (no class on Monday–I will be away–but you should be reading), look at @sosadtoday and … Continue reading →

Check out blog posts and read articles by our sparkers: Michelle, Israel, Paul, and Samantha… For 2/6-2/9–check out the Twitter handle @sosadtoday  and pick up her essays that developed from those 140 character tweets, So Sad Today.Filed under: English 3880 English … Continue reading →

Dylan Roof and Council of Concerned CitizensFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Official Trailer 1984 Apple’s first advertisement (with reference to Orwell’s 1984) From George Orwell’s classic 1984: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” “It’s a beautiful thing, the Destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in … Continue reading →

Rhetoric of Disney Choose Beauty Campaign Film–You are More Beautiful Than You ThinkFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Thanks everyone for sharing your daily creates on Monday!  I’ve posted everyone’s names on the syllabus according to his/her selected spark date.  Please let me know if your name doesn’t appear and I will make sure you are added to the … Continue reading →

Send me your blog so I can post it to the site.  Your first daily create is due (technology and you!)…Please come prepared to share! More on this topic if you are interested: Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology, and … Continue reading →

Great to meet everyone!  Here is a media theorist who opposes the types of ideas that Bauerlin espouses.  Looking forward to your thoughts.  Email me with any questions :) Ted TalkFiled under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age

Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation…? Interview  Filed under: English 3880 English Studies in the Digital Age