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Notes from today, and readings/assignment for Wednesday, September 21

Posted on September 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

I appreciated everyone’s comments and examples about the positives and negatives about the production and distribution of non-text media. I’m glad we identified credibility of non-text media as a major issue; it’s something we’ll explore throughout the semester. How do you know if information is credible, trustworthy, reliable, up-to-date, and complete, regardless of its medium? We barely had a chance to discuss cashmusic.org, the open source software development project to help musicians, so take a look if you get a chance. Do you know of other similar projects?

On Wednesday we’ll be discussing Web 2.0 and participatory media. Please read Nicholson Baker, The Charms of Wikipedia and watch two short videos from Common Craft: Social Media in Plain English and Social Networking in Plain English. Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post.

Slides from today are available here.

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The Problem with Music

Posted on September 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

Here is a link to the Steve Albini article I mentioned in class, originally published in the zine Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll. Though it’s quite dated, and highly critical of record labels, it provides vivid examples of some of the issues we discussed in class today.

Enjoy! And please let us all know what you think in the Comments below.
~Prof. L

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About the course schedule, and readings & assignment for Monday, September 19

Posted on September 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

I revised dates on the course schedule to reflect December 14 now being a class meeting. Next week we’ll be discussing non-text media and social media. For Monday, September 19 please read the Pavlik, pp. 79-84 (distributed in class; preview also available in Google Books), Malitz, “Radiohead’s ‘Rainbows’: Is free release a potential pot of gold?” and Elton, “Love for Labels.”

Your assignment is to write one reading response blog post on the readings for Monday AND comment on at least one blog post on these readings.

Slides for today are here.

Have a good weekend! ~Prof. L

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Notes from today, and readings/assignments for Wednesday, September 14

Posted on September 12, 2011 | 1 comment

Reflecting on today’s discussion about media ownership, I wanted to find out about ownership of the publishing companies that publish many textbooks. McGraw-Hill, for example, owns financial services company Standard and Poor’s, as well as market research firm JD Power and Associates.
If you get a chance to research ownership of a media outlet that you use often, let us all know what you find in the comments.

On Wednesday, we’ll be discussing alternative media: print (zines, pamphlets, etc.) and electronic (blogs, wikis, etc.).
Please read the following 3 articles:
Eland, Critical Thinking, Deviant Knowledge, and the Alternative Press

Zine World, Zines 101: a Quick Guide to Zines., and

Wright, The History and Characteristics of Zines, (Part I only)
Your blogging assignment is to comment on at least one but no more than 3 blog posts–your classmates’ or mine.

Slides from today’s class are here.

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It’s official – we will hold class on Wednesday, December 14

Posted on September 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

Wednesday, December 14 is now officially a class day for us. Stay tuned for the updated syllabus…

Have a good weekend!

~Prof. Leonard

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How to forward your City Tech email to another email account

Posted on September 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

A student and a professor in the Entertainment Technology shared these instructions for forwarding your City Tech email messages to another email account. If you try it, let us all know how it works in the comments!

  1. Go to Live.com
  2. Login with your City Tech email username and password
  3. Click the Options tab
  4. Click See All Options…
  5. Click Organize Email
  6. Click New Inbox Rule
  7. Select Apply To All Messages & Redirect Message To
  8. Enter your preferred email address, click OK and Save

Hope this helps!

~Prof. L

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Updates to Research Strategies

Posted on September 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

In addition to the abridged version I mentioned earlier, updates to the 4th edition (2011) of our text are available. If you like Research Strategies on Facebook you can stay informed about updates and news.
~Prof. L.

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Notes for Monday, September 12

Posted on September 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

For Monday, September 12, please read Pavlik pp, 1-7 (distributed in class). Also read Harrington and Meade pp. 6-9 (the Executive Summary, parts 1.1 through 1.10) and view two short videos: Blogs in Plain English and  Wikis in Plain English. Your writing assignment is one 100-word reading (or viewing) response blog post.

Remember that the OpenLab is on the open web for anyone to see, and you do not need to log in to read the latest blog posts. You will need to log in to post your own blog posts, of course.

We are a day behind the printed syllabus I distributed on the first day of class. When I get word about how the college plans to make up Monday classes that were canceled, I’ll update the syllabus and make a PDF available to download here.

I’ll get in touch with the OpenLab tech support folks and keep you updated. Do not hesitate to get in touch, either by email or by leaving a comment here, if you have questions about course readings, blogging assignments, etc.

~Prof. Leonard

 

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Notes for Wednesday, September 7

Posted on September 6, 2011 | 1 comment

How is your sign-up for City Tech email going? Remember, you have to use City Tech email to set up your OpenLab account. You should have gotten an invitation from me to join the OpenLab and request membership in LIB 1201 a few days ago, but there are 1 or 2 .aol email accounts that keep bouncing my messages back. You can change your default email in your profile once you have set up your account. As soon as you have created and confirmed your OpenLab account, be sure to request membership in LIB 1201.

There is an abridged version of the textbook online. It is by no means a substitute for the hard copy or e-reader version. We may use it in class discussions.

~Prof. Leonard

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Navigating to the Dashboard and creating a new blog post

Posted on September 1, 2011 | Leave a comment

Once you have created your OpenLab account and are ready to start blogging, you’ll need to get to the Dashboard to create a new post. After you log in, go to to My Sites > LIB 1201 Fall 2011 > Dashboard, and then click on Posts> New Posts. You can also try this: go to My Sites > LIB 1201 Fall 2011 > New Post. Hope this is helpful! ~Prof. Leonard

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