Posts Tagged ‘career’

Heuretics

Schedule / Update, Theory / Method | Posted by Gary Hink
Apr 18 2010

 
 
M 19-Apr          “Studio” Workshop — from emblem to refashioning concept (in electracy).

    » Tuning / Warm-up (checkpoint):

  • emblem: selections finalized (one’s “ingredients” for “recipe”);
    “sketches” in progress (online) and/or finalized.
  • tentative topic for project — Career or Community dimensions
  • Praxis: more direct/explicit than last week, implicit in our review of Chapters 9-11.
    cf. Chp. 1-2, “General Project,” “Attunement,” “Stimmung” etc.; plus “Mystory” (Chp 3).
  • examples below.

 
Due:          Extra Credit Response (optional Exercise)

 
 
W 21-Apr (last class)          “Studio” Praxis: poetics for final project (design)

    » Soundcheck (checkpoint):

  • emblem revised (if necessary); final version online
  • topic (“target” concept) revised / finalized (post in brief blog entry)
  • “raw materials” (sources) selected; refine during/after class
  • poetics / “blueprint” for assemblage; refine during/after class.

 
» Blog Entry (optional / e.c.):

      Spring term “Playlist” or “Mash-up” (multimedia suggested; perhaps also test Tagxedo?)

     
     
    R 22-Apr          No Class—Complete Project 3

     
    F 23-Apr          Due: Project 3 Progress checkpoint/update (website shows “work in progress” )

     
    S 24-Apr          Update:    Due: Project 3 (11pm deadline)

     
     
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    Praxis: Invention

    Schedule / Update | Posted by Gary Hink
    Feb 13 2010
      » note: “Inventory” pages fully updated (late / “overdue”) — required for group work.
       
      » over weekend, collaborate with group (online).

     
     
    M 15-Feb read: Strickland & Lawson: Slipping Glimpse

        Presentations: Groups 1 & 2

       
      W 17-Feb read: Strickland & Lawson: Vniverse

          Presentations: Groups 3 & 4
           
          Weekly Blog Entry: optional / extra credit
          » suggest: entry about Strickland (as relay); or Exercise: “Micro Scenes” (p.92)

         
         
        R 18-Feb “Studio”: Workshop (praxis, “tech-support”)—Project 1

         
         
        F 19-Feb “Studio”: Composition Work (independent)

            Note: necessary to show progress (“in progress”) this afternoon,
            in place of today’s class (otherwise, no Att/Part. credit).

           

          S 20-Feb          » Due:  Project 1

            update: (posted by/on “Saturday night” — no deadline time now,
            but I will check pages on Sunday morning.)
             
            — deadline for email to guarantee reply: 8pm
            (I will certainly read and try to reply afterward;
            definitely send any “emergency notifications” regardless.)

           
           
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          Beginning the (My)Story

          Schedule / Update | Posted by Gary Hink
          Jan 10 2010

           
           
          M 11-Jan read (for class): Internet Invention Chp 1 (18-42): “Mystory”

                Discuss: Part One “Career Discourse” (Popcycle, Humanities)

               
              W 13-Jan read: Bobby Rabyd, Sunshine ’69 (1996) Discuss: New Media / Hypertext

                    * Note: I still need to see everyone’s introductions on their blogs — specifically: grade, major/minor, technical skills and web/creative experience, and enrollment rationale.
                    (I need this info in order to arrange groups. Please post ASAP.)
                     
                    note: weekly blog entries normally due Wednesday evening;
                    suggest writing / posting first entry before Thurs class (when you have time).

                   
                  R 14-Jan Screening:

                      Y tu mamá también (Dir. Cuarón, 2001; 105 min.)

                     
                    F 15-Jan Discuss: all assigned material to date, including blog entries.
                                        (quiz? Take notes while reading…)

                        Discuss: Method: Films & Project 1 (1st Component)
                            Due: First Blog Entry

                           
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