Day

Date

Reading for Class

In Class

Wednesday Sept. 6   Introduction
Friday September 8 Definitions of Reading, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom, Thinking, Hypermedia--through open discussion Discussion
Monday September 11 Background on Book History; Chronology of Book History site Discussion
Wednesday September 13 History of the Book from the c13th to the c16th site Do we need narrative?
Friday September 15 Compare & contrast the two sites studied for this week Comparison & contrast as a tool for thought
Monday September 18 Evaluation of web-based resources Discussion & instruction
Wednesday September 20 Beyond the web – other ways to turn information into knowledge Discussion & instruction
Friday September 22 Compare & contrast Gutenberg site & William Caxton entry at Britainunlimited site Discussion
Monday September 25 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Wednesday September 27 Commenius & Moxon & what a person should know about print culture Discussion & argument
Friday September 29 On copyright, attribution, fair dealing, etc. Discussion & argument
Monday October 2 Phaedrus Discussion
Wednesday October 4 Chapter 3 of Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Discussion on form, content, truth, science, rhetoric
Friday October 6 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Monday - Friday October 9 - 13 No class  
Monday October 16 Review of Oct. 2 & 4; Rockwell & Mactavish’s “Multimedia Discussion
Wednesday October 18 Metadata Discussion & instruction
  October 20 Hayles’ Writing Machines Discussion
Monday October 23 Hayles’ Writing Machines Discussion
Wednesday October 25 Hayles’ Writing Machines Discussion
  October 27 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Monday October 30 Introducing Cyberculture Discussion
Wednesday November 1 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Friday November 3 McCarty’s “What is Humanities Computing? Discussion
Monday November 6 McCarty’s “Humanities Computing as Interdiscipline Discussion
Wednesday November 8 Picturing Texts, Introduction Discussion
Friday November 10 Picturing Texts, “Picturing Texts” Discussion
Monday November 13 Remembrance Day No class
Wednesday November 15 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Friday November 17 Picturing Texts, “Picturing Texts” cont’d; Picturing Texts, “Looking Closer” Discussion
Monday November 20 Hypermedia instruction Participatory instruction
Wednesday November 22 Lessons for the Future of the Internet Discussion
Friday November 24 Censorship Discussion
Monday November 27 Presentations Be prepared to critique & offer constructive suggestions
Wednesday November 29 Presentations Be prepared to critique & offer constructive suggestions
Friday December 1 Presentations Be prepared to critique & offer constructive suggestions
Monday December 4   Wrap-up / Review / Evaluations