Khemraj Persaud’s Profile
My Courses
Digital Storytelling (Fall 2023)
“The fundamental aspects of narrative in digital environments. Students will learn to identify common elements of digital stories and analyze how story creators utilize digital tools, platforms, and interfaces to add interactivity to their narratives. Hands-on introductions to a range of freely available digital storytelling tools to create narratives in a variety of interactive formats.” *Photo Credit: Jill Belli, personal photograph. The Sky. El Malpais National Monument. May 29, 2021.
ENG 4700, “Special Topics in PTW,” explores the real-world technical and collaborative skills needed for success in the professional and technical writing workplace. It is an advanced course in theories and practice of communication, especially for new media. This iteration of ENG 4700 will use the formation of a PTW Student Club to simulate work situations and create media artifacts that can be featured in a professional portfolio.
This is an online asynchronous course facilitated by Dr. Shauna Chung. The course involves the following: Students complete a 120-hour internship. Class activities provide an opportunity for discussions and electronic portfolio development to enrich the learning experience. Students write weekly status reports, and supervision is by both the faculty and the job supervisor.
ENGL2720 Writing with New Media, Spring 2023
This is Professor Shauna Chung’s course site for ENG 2720, “Writing with New Media.” In this class, students will learn how to leverage the affordances and constraints of new media through critical analysis of texts and online phenomena, hands-on creative production, and collaborative research projects. Students will also use this OpenLab site to share their work and develop an online presence throughout the semester.
ENG2730 Professional Editing and Revising, Spring 2023
Students will learn to identify audiences and choose appropriate language, tone, and style in order to write, edit, and revise a variety of communiqués in various workplace scenarios. Revision documents may be internally created or externally appropriated, depending on the instructor’s discretion. Instruction in the protocols of revising, editing, proofreading, and associated tasks. An emphasis on the ability to rethink and adapt to ever-present writing exigencies.
My Projects
36th Semi-Annual Dr. Janet Liou-Mark Honors and Undergraduate Research Scholars Poster Presentation
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My Clubs
The PTW Club aims to foster academic, social, and professional growth for students interested and invested in professional and technical writing. By nurturing a welcoming and engaged community, the club seeks to uphold a high standard of professionalism through internal and external communication excellence at City Tech and beyond.
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