SEMN 499-01 Digital Passages: Personal & Public Narratives—Schedule

Kalamazoo College, Fall 2017; Richard Koenig, Professor

 

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Introduction, Syllabus and schedule

Look at my samples of visual works

Assign reading one

Assign one digital story to find and share

 

Discuss reading one

View your examples of a digital story

Assign reading two

Assign exercise one (still sequence)

2

Teach for America (five-minute spiel)

Discuss reading two

Still sequence PPTX

Download our images and create a still sequence in ÒPhotosÓ program

Quick working critique if we have time

Assign reading three

 

Discuss reading three

Tweak and finalize still sequence

Final viewing and export

Assign exercise two (audio piece)

Assign reading four

Photoshop demonstration for those who need it

 

3

Work time for audio piece using Garage Band

 

Discuss reading four

Small amount of work time on sound piece

Critique exercise two (audio piece)

Assign exercise three (video one)

Assign reading five

 

4

Discuss reading five

iMovie demonstration

Work time for exercise three (video one)

Assign reflection for CCPD visit

 

Work time for exercise three (video one)

CCPD visits class 1:10 to 2:00 PM

 

5

Work time for exercise three (video one)

Plant a seed: assign exercise four (video two: Past/Present/Future)

Heads up: you will turn in all works as well as mid-term journal next Thursday

 

No class, IÕm out of town

Use this time to finesse all projects done thus farÉ

I will collect all of this work on a drive this coming Thursday

 

6

Critique of exercise three (video one)

Work time to allow for tweaking of video one

 

Richard collects works 1, 2, 3 on a portable drive

Turn in Journal by this class period (via e-mail)

Begin work on exercise four (video two: P/P/F)

 

7

Work time for P/P/F

 

Working critique of exercise four (video two: P/P/F)

Assign reading six (interviewing)

 

8

Discuss reading six/break into groups to come up with interview questions

Reconvene to synthesize and edit interview script

Conduct interviews in pairs

Assign reflection and outline for final project

 

Project your outlines—workshop for final project

Assign reading seven—Crafting the Personal Essay

 

9

Discuss reading seven

Work time for visual narrative

 

Work time for visual narrative

 

10

Course evaluation

Collect P/P/F on drive

Working critique of final project for whomever wants feedback

 

Working critique of final project for whomever wants feedback

Collect P/P/F on drive

Conclusion

 

Please send me your journal and link to your final (on Vimeo or YouTube) by the end of Monday, 20 November

 

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