This is the post for the Wednesday, December 9, 2015 class meeting, our last day

For Fun

Shakespearean Carols—Shakespearean plots + Christmas carol melodies

Presentations

10:10 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 10:15: Kaite
• 10:22: Jess H
• 10:29: Jessica V
• 10:36: Michael

11:15 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 11:20: Aidan
• 11:27: Paul (video)
• 11:34: Ali
• 11:41: Alexis

Complete a Short Survey

Please complete this 4-question survey to help me make decisions about how to teach the class in the future. You may need to login with your vt.edu email address and password. Your answers will not effect your grade in the course.

Remaining To-Do’s

1. Complete the SPOT survey if you haven’t yet.

2. Submit your remix by 11:55 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (end of grace period), following the instructions posted on November 30.

3. Take the final exam. The rubric for the final has been posted in Canvas. If your work is not submitted by noon on Wednesday, December 16 (end of grace period), you will receive a zero.

4. Watch your email for two announcements next week:
   • One will tell you when I have all the remixes graded.
   • The other will tell you when the course grades are finalized.
5. Remember that  I do not round grades and that I do not provide extra credit. The grade scale is on the syllabus.

Presentations

10:10 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 10:15: Morgan
• 10:22: Laura
• 10:29: Gregory (Fakebook page)
• 10:36: Jessica S.
• 10:43: Chris
• 10:50: Chase

11:15 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 11:20: Rachael
• 11:27: Maddy
• 11:34: Josh
• 11:41: Tim
• 11:48: Alex
• 11:55: Nicole

Remaining To-Do’s

1. If you are presenting Wednesday, submit the link to your presentation in the "Remix Presentation" assignment in Canvas by 9 PM on Tuesday, 12/8.

2. Complete the SPOT survey if you haven’t yet. The Department uses your feedback to make decisions about teaching methods, course content, and faculty promotion. Written comments help me decide what to keep or change the next time I teach the course.

3. Submit your remix by 11:55 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (end of grace period), following the instructions posted Monday.

4. Take the final exam. The rubric for the final has been posted in Canvas. If your work is not submitted by noon on Wednesday, December 16 (end of grace period), you will receive a zero.

Presentations

10:10 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 10:15: Amy
• 10:22: Caroline
• 10:29: Betty
• 10:36: Annie
• 10:43: open
• 10:50: Eric

11:15 class presentations will be from these folks:

• 11:20: Corrin
• 11:27: Hilary
• 11:34: Jess (alternate link)
• 11:41: Colleen
• 11:48: Erin
• 11:55: Matt (video)

Remaining To-Do’s

1. If you are presenting Monday, submit the link to your presentation in the "Remix Presentation" assignment in Canvas by 9 PM on Sunday, 12/6.

2. Complete the SPOT survey if you haven’t yet. The Department uses your feedback to make decisions about teaching methods, course content, and faculty promotion. Written comments help me decide what to keep or change the next time I teach the course.

3. Submit your remix by 11:55 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (end of grace period), following the instructions posted Monday.

4. Take the final exam. If your work is not submitted by noon on Wednesday, December 16 (end of grace period), you will receive a zero.

Today’s post covers your presentations, submitting your remix, and taking the final exam. Today is the last day you will have to work on Project 4 in class. After today, class sessions will be devoted to presentations of Project 4. I will not hold office hours today, so that I can go to the doctor.

PSAs

• Cringefest, Th, 12/3 at 7 PM. Newman Library, 1st floor Multipurpose Room
• English Dept Undergraduate Symposium, submissions open for Spring 2016

Presentations

Preparing Your Presentation

In-class presentations of Project 4 will take place from Wednesday, 12/2 through Wednesday, 12/9. The presentation page includes details on what you need to include.

You may prepare a slideshow about your project and/or show the project itself. The remote control clicker usually works with PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Prezi. Unfortunately, however, PowerPoint sometimes crashes on the Mac teacher station. Use Google Slides if you can.

Use what you know about multimodal composing to create a strong presentation. An average presentation would include screens full of text and lots of reading off of the screen or your notes.  A stronger presentation would use  the 1/1/5 organizational strategy (using no more than 15 slides to fit into the 5 minute timeframe). 

The Night Before Your Presentation

Submit the link to your presentation in the "Remix Presentation" assignment in Canvas by 9 PM the night before your presentation time slot, so that I can set up the post for the day’s class. There is no grace period for presentations, and there are no make-up presentations.

During Presentations

Please be polite and pay attention to your classmates. Provide positive and/or constructive feedback.If you are absent or not being respectful, you will lower your presentation grade.

Submitting Project 4

Follow these instructions to upload your work, add the reflection comments, and submit your work. The grace period for the project ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 9 (the last day of class).

1. Go to our course in Canvas.
2. Choose Assignments from the left sidebar.
3. Choose "Project 4: Remix a Story."
4. Click the big Submit Assignment button on the upper right. You’ll see this submission form:
   
5. Paste the URL to your remix in the Website URL box.
6. Type your reflection comments in the Comments…box (indicated by the orange arrow):
   • Tell me what grade you aimed for (e.g., I aimed for a B+ by including headings and …..).
   • Explain how you incorporated risk into the project.
   • Share anything else you want me to know before I grade your project.
7. Click the Submit Assignment button, and your work will be turned in.

Final Exam

Submission Dates

Official due dates:

• 10:10 course: Due by 9:45 AM on Wednesday, 12/16
• 11:15 course: Due by 5:25 PM on Monday, 12/14

End of Grace Period: If you need additional time, submit your final by noon on Wednesday, 12/16. If your work is not in by noon, you will receive a zero. Because I have to turn in course grades, I cannot extend the grace period beyond noon on the 12/16 unless you have a letter from the Dean of Students indicating extenuating circumstances.

Assignment

Your exam is a take-home, and it will consist of creating a revision and sustainability plan for your online portfolio site.

Presentation Requirements

In your presentation, you will present your project, talking about what you did and why you did it. See "Reporting on Your Final Project" (pp. 132–133) of Writer/Designer for more information. It’s okay if your project isn’t quite finished on your presentation day. You will present whatever you have.

Your presentation should show off your project as you explain the following information:

• your rhetorical choices
• your design choices
• your modal choices
• how you took advantages of affordances
• how you worked around any constraints

Your presentation should be 5 to 6 minutes long. The time slots are 7 minutes, to allow for switching between presenters and presentation materials.

Preparing Your Presentation

You can show your presentation in whatever way makes sense for the genre you have chosen. Some people play their remix in completion. Others show only particular sections. You may choose particular sections and embed them in a presentation tool (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi) if you like.

Turning In Your Presentation Link

The day before your in-class presentation, submit the link to your presentation in the "Remix Presentation" assignment in Canvas by 9 PM the night before your presentation. I will use that link to prepare the post for the class session. Late submission will lower your presentation grade.

During Presentations

Please be polite and pay attention to your classmates. During presentations, you should not be fiddling around on your phone or computer. If you are, you will lower your presentation grade.

Likewise, you should be in class and show support and respect for your classmates. If you are absent or not being respectful, you will lower your presentation grade.

Project 1 Rubric

I updated the numbers, and I think they may work. We’ll find out when I start grading this weekend. Remember that the standards won’t change, but the rubric’s appearance and numbers may.

Project 1 Presentations

You will have about two minutes each to introduce yourself to the class and say a few words about your image. We’ll follow the order in the Discussions thread.

• Relax! You’re just talking to friends.
• Make eye contact with your classmates (Don’t stare at me).
• Tell us who you are.
• Explain what your image depicts (if it’s not obvious).
• Say a few words about why/how it represents you.
• Make sure I give you a "Like" on your image. That’s how I’ll track who has presented.

Homework

For Monday (9/7), have a pleasant day off. Be safe! Go Hokies!

For Wednesday’s session (9/9), do the following before class:

• If you haven’t submitted Project 1, please use the grace period to finish by 11:59 PM. Follow the submission instructions.
• Go to one of the Lynda.com tutorials linked below and watch a minimum of three videos of your choice (not all three courses):
  • Design Aesthetics for Web Design with Sue Jenkins
  • Writing for the Web with Chris Nodder
  • Before & After: Things Every Designer Should Know with John McWade
• Look for advice on what makes a webpage/site work, and be ready to discuss what you found in class. Focus on general principles rather than any specific details on how to code something.