Week 1, Day 2
Written on 18.6.09 by Six
DAY 2 tasks:
Introduction to course
Brief introduction to final task
Start Live Journals
Memo Revisions
1. Introduction to course: Welcome! First, let’s review some information about the WIRED section of ESL 505. We will also go over the course syllabus in my Netfiles account. I try to do my bit for the environment, so you will very rarely receive anything on paper. You will be able to access course handouts on my Netfiles.
Learn more about where you and your classmates are starting by viewing a selection of the survey results from Day 1. Click on the image below to zoom.
2. Brief introduction to final task: We will be talking more about the main task on Friday, but today please sign and return the second page of the waiver form.
3. We'll also begin the Live Journals assignment today. Information from the syllabus on journals is also available on this blog. After we review the requirements, watch a YouTube video by commoncraft on both twitter and blogs and review their websites. Blogger also has a great video tutorial on getting started with Blogger. Decide which you will use and set up your account! If you decide to make your blog private, you will need to invite me to view it at six2nd@gmail.com. Similarly, if you decide to make your Twitter feed private, you will need to invite me as 6edu. IMPORTANT! You must include a profile photo.
4. On Day 3 we will work on revising your diagnostic exams. Most memos fall into one of three categories: informative (positive), negative (bad news), or persuasive. The diagnostic memo falls into the "bad news" category. Let's review the situation and begin thinking about our revisions. First, look at the revision assignment on Netfiles.
Next, do a little research of your own. Begin by watching this short video by Jennifer Maxwell Parkinson, an image consultant who explains how to focus on the positive. There's also a summative article, "Etiquette: A Dress Code for Success" on Businessweek's website. See if you can find another source of your own, too.
Finally, for next class, type up your diagnostic. You will have to return the original to me on Day 3!
Homework Summary: Start your blog or twitter account, add a profile photo, and begin writing right away. You are expected to do the full journal assignment every week by Sunday at noon even if I don't remind you (oh, but I WILL!).
Type up your diagnostic and bring the original back to me next class. Review the revision assignment and begin brainstorming. The final, graded draft will be due on Day 6.
