Please see below for your weekly assignments:
Monday, 3/4
Reading
- Tech Writing 101 – Chapter 7 – Writing Task-Oriented Information (pp. 109-126)
Writing:
- Create a blog post that provides step-by-step instructions (with images, notes, etc.) to one of the following:
- a very simple procedure (ie., tying your shoelaces)
- a task you love
- something cool that more people should know about
- a productivity tip (think Lifehacker)
- Add your name/photo to the class list doc in our group if you haven’t done so already
Wednesday, 3/6 – NOTE: class will meet at the CUNY Graduate Center (34th/5th Avenue) in room 4108. If you can’t make the session, please email Prof. Gold
Reading
- Too Big to Know: Chapter 4, “The Expertise of Crowds” (pp. 47-68)
Writing
- Write a short blog post speculating how you might reconceive of your step-by-step instructions if you were writing them for a crowd or to take advantage of crowd-based knowledge
