*Schedule is subject to change*
Monday 8-24-2020
IN CLASS
- Introductions
- Student Bill of Rights
- Syllabus Review
Digital Self
Wednesday 8-26-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Digital Bryn Mawr. “Set Up: Choosing Your Domain Name.” A Domain of One’s Own Support, http://digital.brynmawr.edu/docs/.
- Sydney Bufkin. “Setting Up Your Website.” WRIT 100. Writing in Public, http://writ100.recursivewriting.com/technical-resource/setting-up-your-website/.
- Wolf, Maryanne. “Skim Reading Is the New Normal. The Effect on Society Is Profound.” The Guardian, 25 Aug. 2018. www.theguardian.com, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf.
- Wortham, Jenna. “‘Black Mirror’ and the Horrors and Delights of Technology.” The New York Times, 30 Jan. 2015. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/magazine/black-mirror-and-the-horrors-and-delights-of-technology.html.
IN CLASS
- Share domain names
- Discussion
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 8-28-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Jodie Foster. Arkangel. 2017. www.imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5709250/.
- Prushinskaya, Anna. “The Quantified Baby.” The Atlantic, Apr. 2015. The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/the-quantified-baby/389009/.
- Social Media and Emergency Preparedness | FEMA.Gov. https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1407173301119-681da8403a46a88a6ad692d29dd02eef/Social_Media_and_Emergency_Preparedness.pdf
- Tantanasi, Ioanna, and Paul Reilly. “Social Media’s Not All Bad – It’s Saving Lives in Disaster Zones.” The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/social-medias-not-all-bad-its-saving-lives-in-disaster-zones-101915.
IN CLASS
- COPPA
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m. and
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 8-31-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Gilliard, Chris. “Digital Redlining, Access, and Privacy.” Common Sense Education, 24 May 2016, https://www.commonsense.org/education/privacy/blog/digital-redlining-access-privacy.
- Washington and Lee University’s Computing Resources, Network, Website and Email Use Policy (2018)
IN CLASS
- Wayback Machine
- History of the Internet
WORK DUE
Wednesday 9-2-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Weinberger, David. “Too Much Science.” Too Big to Know, Basic Books, 2011, pp. 121–58. (Book Chapter on Canvas)
- Pariser, Eli. “The You Loop.” The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think, Penguin Books, 2012, pp. 109–35. (book chapter on Canvas)
IN CLASS
- The Web v. The Internet
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 9-4-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- O’Neil, Cathy. “Propaganda Machine: Online Advertising.” Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, Crown, 2016, pp. 68–83. https://wlu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991010460823804161&context=L&vid=01WLU_INST:01WLU&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&lang=en
- Sheninger, Eric. “Your Digital Footprint Matters.” Huffington Post, 8 Jan. 2016, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-sheninger/your-digital-footprint-ma_b_8930874.html.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Connor
WORK DUE
- Set up WordPress (you may need to come to office hours!)
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 9-7-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
Wednesday 9-9-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Hated in the Nation. www.imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5709236/.
- Phillips, Whitney. “Defining Terms: The Origins and Evolution of Subcultural Trolling.” This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Mapping the Relationship Between Online Trolling and Mainstream Culture, MIT Press, 2015, pp. 15–26.
- —. “The Only Reason to Do Anything: Lulz, Play, and the Mask of Trolling.” This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Mapping the Relationship Between Online Trolling and Mainstream Culture, MIT Press, 2015, pp. 27–36.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Hanna
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 9-11-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Hopkins, P. D. “Transhumanism.” Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition), edited by Ruth Chadwick, Academic Press, 1 Jan. 2012, pp. 414–22. (from link navigate to article on Transhumanism)
- Men Against Fire. www.imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5709234/.
Lenoir, Timothy. “From Battlezone to America’s Army : The Defense Department and the Game Industry.” The Military-Entertainment Complex, Harvard University Press, 2018, pp. 48–81. (book chapter on Canvas)
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
- Sign Up for Student Conference 1 (Doodle)
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Digital Consumer
Monday 9-14-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Beck, Estee. “Breaking up with Facebook: Untethering from the Ideological Freight of Online Surveillance.” Hybrid Pedagogy, June 2014, http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/hybridped/breaking-facebook-untethering-ideological-freight-online-surveillance/.
- Kramer, Adam D. I., et al. “Experimental Evidence of Massive-Scale Emotional Contagion through Social Networks.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, no. 24, June 2014, pp. 8788–90.
- Levin, Sam. “Facebook Told Advertisers It Can Identify Teens Feeling ‘insecure’ and ‘Worthless.’” The Guardian, 1 May 2017. www.theguardian.com, http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/01/facebook-advertising-data-insecure-teens.
- Wright, Joe. Nosedive. 2016. www.imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5497778/.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Amanda
WORK DUE
- Blog Post 2: Stalk Your Professor
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 9-16-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Briquelet, Kate. Fitbit Could Prove a Man’s Innocence. Google Could Send Another to Prison for Murder. 27 Feb. 2018. www.thedailybeast.com, https://www.thedailybeast.com/fitbit-could-prove-a-mans-innocence-google-could-send-another-to-prison-for-murder.
- Marr, Bernard. “The Sharing Economy – What It Is, Examples, And How Big Data, Platforms And Algorithms Fuel It.” Forbes, Oct. 2016, https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/10/21/the-sharing-economy-what-it-is-examples-and-how-big-data-platforms-and-algorithms-fuel/.
- Tiffany, Kaitlyn. “Who Are Period-Tracking Apps Really Built For?” Vox, 13 Nov. 2018, https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/13/18079458/menstrual-tracking-surveillance-glow-clue-apple-health.
- Welsh, Brian. The Entire History of You. 2011. www.imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2089050/.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Carter
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 1
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 9-18-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Simon, Phil. “Big Data: Big Issues and Big Problems.” To Big to Ignore: The Business Case for Big Data, Wiley, 2013, pp. 183–96, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wlu/reader.action?docID=1144069&ppg=209.
- Watters, Audrey. “Education Technology and Data Insecurity.” Hack Education, 17 Dec. 2016, http://hackeducation.com/2016/12/17/top-ed-tech-trends-infosec.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Alex
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 1
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 9-21-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Eggers, Dave. The Circle. 1st edition, Vintage Books, 2014. (Book 1)
- Rikard, Andrew. “Do I Own My Domain If You Grade It?” EdSurge, 10 Aug. 2015, https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-08-10-do-i-own-my-domain-if-you-grade-it.
- Watters, Audrey. “The Web We Need to Give Students.” Hack Education, 19 Oct. 2015, http://hackeducation.com/2015/10/19/domains.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Deuce
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 1
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 9-23-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Funk, McKenzie. “Cambridge Analytica and the Secret Agenda of a Facebook Quiz.” The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2018. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/cambridge-analytica-facebook-quiz.html.
- Krogerus, Mikael, and Hannes Grassegger. “The Data That Turned the World Upside Down.” Motherboard, Jan. 2017, https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mg9vvn/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win.
- Lenoir, Timothy. “From Battlezone to America’s Army : The Defense Department and the Game Industry.” The Military-Entertainment Complex, Harvard University Press, 2018, pp. 48–81. (book chapter on Canvas)
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 9-25-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Times, The New York. “Mark Zuckerberg Testimony: Senators Question Facebook’s Commitment to Privacy.” The New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/us/politics/mark-zuckerberg-testimony.html.
- Tufekci, Zeynep. “Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial.” The New York Times, 15 Nov. 2016. www.nytimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-is-in-denial.html.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Ian
- Watch clip of Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress
- Update on Facebook post-Cambridge Analytica (Feiner, Lauren, “Warren attacks Facebook for ‘quietly’ changing its political ad policy after Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump.” CNBC., October 8, 2019.)
- Facebook & Data Privacy
- Facebook & Cambridge Analytica in 2019
- Facebook & FaceApp
- Facebook & Antitrust Legislation
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 9-28-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Will
- Assign Current Event Topics
WORK DUE
- Sign Up for Student Conference 2 (Doodle)
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 9-30-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Hamilton, Caitlin. “World Politics 2.0: An Introduction.” Understanding Popular Culture and World Politics in the Digital Age, Routledge, 2016, pp. 3–13.
- McKee, Heidi A. “Policy Matters Now and in the Future: Net Neutrality, Corporate Data Mining, and Government Surveillance.” Computers and Composition, vol. 28, no. 4, Dec. 2011, pp. 276–91.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Justin
- LastWeekTonight. Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. (HBO) YouTube
- Find the most up-to-date information on Net Neutrality. Share with the class.
WORK DUE
- Sign Up for Student Conference 2 (Doodle)
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 10-2-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Bai, Stephany. “Why the First Amendment Doesn’t Really Apply to Social Media.” Teen Vogue, https://www.teenvogue.com/story/first-amendment-social-media.
- Derakhshan, Hossein. “How Social Media Endangers Knowledge.” WIRED, Oct. 2017, https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedias-fate-shows-how-the-web-endangers-knowledge/.
- mikecaulfield. “Facebook Broke Democracy, but the Fix Is Harder Than People Realize.” Hapgood, 11 Nov. 2016, https://hapgood.us/2016/11/10/facebook-broke-democracy-but-the-fix-is-harder-than-people-realize/.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Lawson
- HTML Basics
WORK DUE
- Blog Post 3: Privacy
- Sign Up for Student Conference 2 (Doodle)
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 10-5-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Eggers, Dave. The Circle. 1st edition, Vintage Books, 2014. (Books 2 & 3)
- Film adaption of The Circle
- Alexander, Larry, and Michael Moore. “Deontological Ethics.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016. plato.stanford.edu, https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/ethics-deontological/.
- Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. “Consequentialism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016. plato.stanford.edu, https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/consequentialism/.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Kate
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 10-7-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Shaban, Hamza. “Why Blocked Twitter Users Are Suing President Trump.” Washington Post, 12 July 2017. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/07/12/why-blocked-twitter-users-are-suing-president-trump/.
- Savage, Charlie. “White House Unblocks Twitter Users Who Sued Trump, but Appeals Ruling.” The New York Times, 6 June 2018. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/us/politics/trump-twitter-account-lawsuit.html.
- Moynihan, Colin. “If Trump Can Legally Block Critics on Twitter, Your Local Politician May Do It, Too.” The New York Times, 4 April 2019. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/nyregion/trump-twitter-block-lawsuit.html.
- Shepardson, David. “Trump challenges court ruling barring him from blocking Twitter users.” Reuters, 23 August 2019 https://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-twitter/trump-challenges-court-ruling-barring-him-from-blocking-twitter-users-idUSKCN1VD2DY .
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Adam
- Update on Trump Twitter court ruling
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Digital Creator
Friday 10-9-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Barnhisel, Greg, and Marcia Rapchak. “Wikipedia and the Wisdom of Crowds: A Student Project.” Communications in Information Literacy, vol. 8, no. 1, July 2014, pp. 145–59.
- Walker, Leila. “Beyond Academic Twitter: Social Media and the Evolution of Scholarly Publication.” Hybrid Pedagogy, July 2016, https://hybridpedagogy.org/beyond-academic-twitter/.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Taylor
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 10-12-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Murphy, Susanne. “Plagiarism Is Dead; Long Live the Retweet: Unpacking an Identity Crisis in Digital Content.” Hybrid Pedagogy, Feb. 2016, https://hybridpedagogy.org/plagiarism-is-dead-long-live-the-retweet/.
- Stewart, Bonnie. “In Public: The Shifting Consequences of Twitter Scholarship.” Hybrid Pedagogy, Apr. 2015, https://hybridpedagogy.org/in-public-the-shifting-consequences-of-twitter-scholarship/.
- Watters, Audrey. “Un-Annotated.” Audrey Watters, 26 Apr. 2017, http://audreywatters.com/2017/04/26/no-annotations-thanks-bye.
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 2
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 10-14-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Leonard, David. “In Defense of Public Writing.” Chronicle Vitae, Nov. 2014, https://chroniclevitae.com/news/797-in-defense-of-public-writing.
- Mannella, L. “Science and Social Media: How to Avoid Feeding the Troll and Save Your Time.” Acta Horticulturae, vol. 1144, 2016, pp. 1–5. (article on Canvas)
- “Open Sesame.” The Economist, Apr. 2012. The Economist, http://www.economist.com/node/21552574.
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 2
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 10-16-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Brennan, Timothy. “The Digital-Humanities Bust.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 2017. The Chronicle of Higher Education, http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Digital-Humanities-Bust/241424.
- Cassuto, Leonard. “The Job-Market Moment of Digital Humanities.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr. 2017. The Chronicle of Higher Education, https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Job-Market-Moment-of/239698.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Colleen
- Compare Professor Teaff and Professor Abdoney’s tenure files
WORK DUE
- Student Conference 2
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 10-19-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Brennan, Timothy. “The Digital-Humanities Bust.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 2017. The Chronicle of Higher Education, http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Digital-Humanities-Bust/241424.
- Cassuto, Leonard. “The Job-Market Moment of Digital Humanities.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr. 2017. The Chronicle of Higher Education, https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Job-Market-Moment-of/239698.
“About Eating Disorders.” Instagram Help Center, https://help.instagram.com/252214974954612/?helpref=hc_fnav&bc[0]=Instagram%20Help&bc[1]=Privacy%20and%20Safety%20Center.Noble, Safiya Umoja. Algorithms of Oppression : How Search Engines Reinforce Racism . New York: New York University Press, 2018. Searching for Black Girls (pp. 64-109)Shepherd, Laura J. “Aesthetics, Ethics, and Visual Research in the Digital Age: ‘Undone in the Face of the Otter.’” Millennium, vol. 45, no. 2, Jan. 2017, pp. 214–22.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Fraley
WORK DUE
- Blog Post 4: Historical Remix
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 10-21-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- “About Eating Disorders.” Instagram Help Center, https://help.instagram.com/252214974954612/?helpref=hc_fnav&bc[0]=Instagram%20Help&bc[1]=Privacy%20and%20Safety%20Center.
- Noble, Safiya Umoja. Algorithms of Oppression : How Search Engines Reinforce Racism . New York: New York University Press, 2018. Searching for Black Girls (pp. 64-109)
- Shepherd, Laura J. “Aesthetics, Ethics, and Visual Research in the Digital Age: ‘Undone in the Face of the Otter.’” Millennium, vol. 45, no. 2, Jan. 2017, pp. 214–22.
IN CLASS
- Student Led Discussion: Cannon
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Friday 10-23-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Alper, Meryl. “War on Instagram: Framing Conflict Photojournalism with Mobile Photography Apps.” New Media & Society, vol. 16, no. 8, Dec. 2014, pp. 1233–48.
- Rossner, Mike, and Kenneth M. Yamada. “What’s in a Picture? The Temptation of Image Manipulation.” J Cell Biol, vol. 166, no. 1, July 2004, pp. 11–15.
IN CLASS
- View Slideshow on historical photo tampering: https://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/photo-tampering-throughout-history/
- Deepfake Technology
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
- Reading Reflection Worksheet due at the start of Friday classes (submitted as email attachment)
Monday 10-26-2020
CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION
- Farid, Hany. “Digital Forensics: How Experts Uncover Doctored Images.” Scientific American, vol. 298, no. 6, June 2008.
- Wheeler, Thomas H. “Old-Fashioned Fakery: Photo Manipulation in the Pre-Digital Era.” Phototruth Or Photofiction?: Ethics and Media Imagery in the Digital Age, Routledge, 2005. pp. 15-23.
- Mittell, Jason. “Wikis and Participatory Fandom.” The Participatory Cultures Handbook, Routledge, 2012, pp. 35–42.
IN CLASS
WORK DUE
- Discussion Questions due on Padlet by 9 a.m.
Wednesday 10-28-2020
IN CLASS
- Current Events Presentations
WORK DUE
- Blog Post 5: Choose Your Own Adventure
Friday 10-30-2020
IN CLASS
- Current Events Presentations
Monday 11-2-2020
IN CLASS
- Current Events Presentations
Wednesday 11-4-2020
IN CLASS
- Current Events Presentations
Friday 11-6-2020
IN CLASS
- Current Events Presentations
Monday 11-9-2020 through Friday 11-13-2020
IN CLASS
- Work on Multimedia Narratives
- Present Multimedia Narratives
