Thursday, October 22, 2009

Assignments, syllabi, rubrics, etc.

Wordle: BYU MCTF


First off, check out the Google Docs folder with a selection of rubrics and assignment sheets:

Secondly, I've complied a list of relevant sites. Some of them contain assignments, some rubrics, and others just basic descriptions and instructions. Enjoy!


UT Austin:

A few multimodal assignments collected here
http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/20

List of assignments
http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/2

Description of Graphic Design
http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/386

Assignment sheet: narrated slideshow
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/main/research/narrated-slideshow

Examples
 
A multimodal essay
http://www.marielagunn.org/cwrl/fall03/yumiko/index.html

Persuasive brochure using InDesign
http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/387

Purdue

Purdue's multimedia writing basics:
http://www.digitalparlor.org/pwenglish/419

An example syllabus based on those instructions:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mcsantos/419/syllabus.htm

Three sample multimedia assignments:
(especially check out the "Expectations" under the second assignment)
http://www.digitalparlor.org/courses/soderlund2/projects

David Blakesley's Professional Writing club page (no syllabi or course assignments, but good proof that digital composition is for real)
http://www.digitalparlor.org/pwenglish/

Another online syllabus--be sure to check out "grading procedures" about three sections down.
http://www.digitalparlor.org/courses/reitmeyer2/projects 


Kent State

http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10027

Helps for multimedia compositions:
http://www.library.kent.edu/page/14040


University of Houston

An interesting multimedia storytelling site (potential multimodal project idea?)

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/


Other resources

Probably the best online multimodal bible
http://www.thebricktestament.com/

Creative multimodal video presentations
http://stuffmadesimple.com/

Scott McCloud's blog on cartoons
http://scottmccloud.com/

Interesting site about visual persuasion
http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/

A book of possible interest
http://www.amazon.com/Non-discursive-Rhetoric-Affect-Multimodal-Composition/dp/0791476758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256216008&sr=8-1

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