introduction for course online publishing

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Online Publishing

prof. Frederik Truyen

Sara Roegiers

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Online Publishing:

• Faculty of Arts & Literature, • MA Cultural Studies, • 6 ECTS, • 1 semester, • 45 students

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Web Design & New Media theory

the Web is the Learning Environment

• hands-on:– blog software, wiki, web authoring tools,

image software

• theory– critical reflection on the affordances of

digital media

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Digital Literacy?

Henry Jenkins:

The new literacies involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking.

These skills build on the foundation of traditional literacy, research skills, technical skills, and critical analysis skills.

Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education for the 21st century. Building the new field of digital media and learning.H Jenkins e.a.

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New skills

• Play – problem-solving through experimentation

• Appropriation– meaningfully sample and remix media content

• Collective intelligence– pool knowledge and compare notes

• Transmedia Navigation– follow stories and information accross multiple

modalitiesConfronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education for the 21st century. Building the new field of digital media and learning.H Jenkins e.a.

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Technology

• Campus-wide Virtual Learning Environment “Toledo”– class hours – digital drop box

• Course web site: www.maerlant.be/opsite

– schedule, resources, assignments

• Blog: blog.kuleuven.be/sararoegiers

– communication– student portfolio’s

• Ning:– social software

• Wiki: wiki.kuleuven.be/onlinepublishing

– assignment: analyse a web site

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Course “administration”

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Web Site

http://www.maerlant.be/opsite/schedule.html

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Blog

http://blog.kuleuven.be/sararoegiers/

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Wiki

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Ning

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Books

• Henry Jenkins, Convergence Culture

• David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous

• Williams & Tollet, The Non-Designer's Web Book

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You

• are comfortable with English manuals and academic language

• are curious, critical and willing to go find the information you need accross different media

• avoid cliché and complete assignments in interesting and unusual ways

• are willing to share your skills and research outcomes with the group

• RTM (Read The Manual)

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FAQ

• Can I join this course later in the semester? (ask)

• Can I make my site in Flash? (no)

• Can I work with other web design software than DW? (yes)

• Can I do the group assignment on my own? (no)

• Can I submit a Word doc even though you asked a PDF / wiki page / blog post? (no)

• Can I skip class? (ask)

• Can I miss a deadline? (no)

• Can I do that assignment in a way that fits my research interests? (yes please)