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ENG 301 1.R: Questions, Coding

Today’s Plan: Questions Coding Homework Questions So many good questions! What would be your advice for an English Major trying to get a job? What can we do to raise our chances when we leave college and start looking for … Continue reading

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ENG 328 1.W: Syllabus, Sharing Engaging Design

Today’s Plan: Syllabus Review Quick Reading Review Sharing Designs Friday’s Class: Photoshop Fundamentals Homework Syllabus Review Hopefully this won’t take too long. Quick Reading Review A few points that stood out to me: The idea that, unlike the fine arts, … Continue reading

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ENG 225 1.W: Sicart and the Criteria for a “Good” Ethical Game

Today’s Plan: Tutorial Services Request Syllabus Review Sicart on Ethical Gaming Homework for Friday Tutorial Services Request Hi all. Tutorial Services is looking for someone in this class to serve as a note-taker. Since I publish class notes, you’d be … Continue reading

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ENG 301 1.T: Welcome / Job Ads

Today’s Plan: Syllabus Ross 1240 Computer Lab Project One Overview Email Assignment Brumberger and Lauer Assignment Syllabus Review Yeah, sure, starting with the syllabus is cliche. Ross 1240 Computer Lab Starting next week, we’ll be meeting every Thursday in the … Continue reading

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ENG 328 1.M: Introduction and Some Basic C.R.A.P

Today’s Plan: Welcome Visual Rhetoric and Design The Basic C.R.A.P. Homework Welcome Name, rank, and last TV show you finished. A Quick Intro: Why Learn First, a little bit about me. My undergraduate degree is in British Literature, and my … Continue reading

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ENG 225 1.M: Ethics, Trolley Problems, and Games

Today’s Plan: Course Introduction An Intro to Ethics Let’s Talk Trolley Problem Attendance and Intros Homework: Read Sicart, “Moral Dilemmas in Computer Games” and complete the Canvas Quiz (not really a quiz) Homework: Purchase/Download The Walking Dead Introduction to Ethics … Continue reading

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Labor-Based Grading

This post was originally delivered as a conference presentation, later edited and presented at an English department summer retreat. I am in the process of revising it for an article submission. The article highlights three interrelated tenets of antiracist writing … Continue reading

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ENG 319 14.M: Misinformation Review / Mini TED Talks / Project Check Ins

Today’s Plan: Work Log Assignments [1&2 closed; 3&4 open] Misinformation Review Next Week’s Mini TED Talks Presentation Sign Ups For Next Class Work Log Assignments I’ve caught up in the gradebook and noticed that quite a few people have failed … Continue reading

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ENG 225 13: Lit Review, Methodology Sections

Today’s Plan: Timeline Review Paper Arrangement Overview Drafting Your Lit Review Drafting Your Methodology Timeline Review April 6/8: Ideally you would finish your preliminary research, with 4-5 research annotations completed by next week April 13/15: You would spend 8-10 hours … Continue reading

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ENG 225 Week 12: Doing Research

Today’s Plan: Whoa are We Behind Reviewing Proposals Methods/Practice Reading a Scholarly Article Homework Whoa Are We Behind Let’s take a look at our remaining schedule: April 6/8: Ideally you would finish your preliminary research, with 4-5 research annotations completed … Continue reading

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