Schedule

Abbreviations

In the list of readings below, I will use the following abbreviations for the course texts.

Date

Schedule/Readings

Assignments

Week 1
1/8-10
Readings:

Complete the tasks for this week listed here
1/14 Last day to register, add new courses, make section changes, change pass/fail, and audit
Week 2
1/13-17
Discussion forum prompt: Write a post on the weekly discussion forum introducing yourself and explaining what you hope to get out of the course. There is no DL for this week, and no replies are required.
Readings:

  • WP24
    • III.7, Working with the Text Editor
    • III.8, Laying out Text
    • III.10, Adding a New Page
Complete the tasks for this week listed here
1/20 Martin Luther King’s Birthday Recess: university closed
Week 3
1/21-24
Readings:

  • B2B: Preface and Ch. 1, Digital Explosion
  • PROG: Introduction and Ch. 1, Time
  • WP24
    • IV.11, The Basics of Handling Media Files
    • IV.12, The Upload/Insert Window Tabs
    • IV.13, Image Options in Detail
The about page, along with the portfolio and credits pages for your personal websites should be added before 5 p.m. on 1/24
Week 4
1/27-31
Readings:

  • PROG: Ch. 2, Place
  • WP24
    • IV.16, Adding Video and Audio
    • VI.23: Managing Comments
    • VIII.30, Optimizing Your Content
  • Video Tutorials
Your post to the “Issue/Cause Website” forum explaining in detail your plans for your issue/cause website is due before 9 a.m. on 2/3
Week 5
2/3-7
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 2, Naked in the Sunlight
  • Golombisky and Hagen, White Space is Not Your Enemy, chs. 11, 13
Week 6
2/10-14
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 3, Ghosts in the Machine
  • PROG: Ch. 3, Choice
  • WP24
    • V.18, Managing Posts and Pages
    • V.20, Managing Post Categories and Tags
    • V.21, Managing Widgets and Menus
Week 7
2/17-21
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 4, Needles in the Haystack
  • PROG: Ch. 4, Complexity
  • WP24
    • VIII.31, Optimizing Your Site as a Whole
    • VII.27, Overview of WordPress Themes
    • VII.28, Creating a Child Theme
    • VII.29, Basic Customization of Your Design
Week 8
2/24-28
Discussion forum prompt: There is no DL or discussion for this week.
Readings:

  • Golombisky and Hagen, White Space is Not Your Enemy, ch. 12
  • Your first five blog posts are due before 5 p.m. on 2/28
  • Your post to the “Book chapter remix” forum explaining in detail your plans for your chapter remix video is due before 9 a.m. on 3/3
2/28 Mid-semester
Week 9
3/3-7
Readings:

  • PROG: Ch. 5, Scale
  • PROG: Ch. 6, Identity
3/7 Last day to drop a class
3/10-14 Spring recess
Week 10
3/17-21
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 5, Secret Bits
  • Golombisky and Hagen, White Space is Not Your Enemy, ch. 12
Week 11
3/24-28
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 6, Balance Toppled
The final version of your issue/cause website is due before 9 a.m. on 3/31
Week 12
3/31-4/4
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 7, You Can’t Say That on the Internet
  • PROG: Ch. 7, Social
Week 13
4/7-11
Readings:

  • B2B: Ch. 8, Bits in the Air and Conclusion
  • PROG: Ch. 8, Fact
Week 14
4/14-17
Readings:

  • PROG: Ch. 9, Openness
  • PROG: Ch. 10, Purpose
4/18 Friday Before Easter Recess: university closed
Week 15
4/21-25
Readings: NA: There is no Weekly Forum post due this week.