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instructor: John Jones
CRN: 11216
location: G06, Colson Hall
times: TT 2:30-3:45
office hours: Info-
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Examples of presentation styles
Dick Hardt, “Identity 2.0″ Lawrence Lessig, “Free Culture” Rob Irion, “Bits of Elsewhere”
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Organization and visualization
Here are two infographics we will discuss today: Giants of the Ocean (there is an English version on pp. 178-179 of TFA) Brazil’s Demographic Opportunity (TFA, pp. 164-165) Here is the selection from HTW on visualizations and organization (pdf).
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UPDATE: CRAAP Test worksheet and creating graphs in Excel, assignment for 3/27
For Thursday, 3/27, please complete the following assignment and bring it to class. Compile a preliminary bibliography of at least 5 items for your data visualization controversy project. As with all of your sources for this project, these should be high-quality … Continue reading
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Managing styles in Word documents
Today, we are going to go through this tutorial on creating styles to more easily manage the look of your design. Image via: office.microsoft.com
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Fracking infographics examples
Here are the fracking infographics from our last meeting, for easy access: Hydraulic Fracturing – Its Growth and Risks What is Fracking? Don’t Drink and Drill! Going a Mile below: Understanding Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus
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Links for 2/18: Information literacy and creating a line drawing from a photograph
Image via: Photoshop Buzz Read through this infographic on olive oil. See the post here on how to convert a photograph to a line drawing.
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Page layout workshop
image via: Quinn Dombrowski In this workshop, we will cover some basic tools for page design that will be useful not only for your instructions project, but also for your upcoming infographic and poster projects. (All of the examples today will … Continue reading
Class cancelled on 1/21; check the schedule for changes
Due to the weather, I have cancelled class for Tuesday, Jan. 21. I have pushed the due date for your first submissions of the instructions back to Tuesday, Jan. 28. Check the course schedule for other changes to readings and … Continue reading
Tasks to complete during the first two weeks of class
The following is a list of tasks and assignments that you must complete during the first two weeks of class: Before Tuesday, January 14 Purchase the course texts and complete the assigned readings Create a Twitter account that contains your … Continue reading
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