Jerz: Media Lab (EL200) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/ Dennis G. Jerz -- Spring 2007 -- Seton Hill University en Copyright 2007 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:41:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Portfolio 1 news writing.) 2) Update on podcasting exercises (5pts) Update what you wrote for Ex 2, so that it includes your experience with the "Recording & Editing Practice" that would have been due last week if the snow hadn't canceled class. (Length: one or two paragraphs.) 3) Ideas for your own podcast (2pts) Length: A sentence or two is enough. 4) Ideas for your work on one of the class projects (the high school journalism judging, or continued work with the online handouts that we started creating last term). (2pts) Length: A sentence or two is enough. ]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../019623.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../019623.php due_dates Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:41:58 -0500 Ex 2: Audio Editing Practice
  • Download and install Audacity Portable.
  • You may need to to go through a few additional steps to configure Audacity to export MP3s.
  • Complete the Audacity 2.1 Tutorial, and export your finished file as "I://bart-edited.wav" (on your I drive, where you will be able to show it to me).
  • Following the general instructions on pages 110-120, edit this short audio clip of me reading part of a poem (your task it to remove coughs and false starts, leaving smoother speech), and layer these ambient sounds underneath the recitation.
  • Following the same process you carried out for the Audacity 1.2 Tutorial (above), export a file called "ode-edited.wav". It will be a relatively large file, so to make sure it was complete, you should test it out by playing the exported file (clicking on the icon).]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../019039.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../019039.php due_dates Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:57:03 -0500 Geoghegan and Klass, Podcasting Solutions
  • a brief statement of what you learned
  • Two or three ideas for podcasts. (If you plan to include music, see especially pages 43-052)
      ]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018761.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018761.php readings Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:45:07 -0500 Ex 1: Media Comparison In a brief essay of about 500 words, write about what you concluded after comparing the different media you sampled yesterday. Rather than provide a long list of interesting but unconnected thoughts, focus on a single main idea, and develop it with examples. Have an electronic version of your essay available during class. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018754.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018754.php due_dates Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:10:00 -0500 Class Project Orientation Our two class projects will be to create content for the New Media Journalism website, and to organize a journalism contest for local high school students. Today we will divide up some of the tasks and set deadlines for future milestones. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018753.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018753.php in_class Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:05:00 -0500 News Comparison Assignment (Monday, Jan 29)
    1. Watch a half-hour national TV news program.
    2. Listen to any 5-minute segment of any talk radio show
    3. Listen to a current podcast on any subject you like (see the directory at podcast.net)
      4. ]]>       http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018751.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018751.php due_dates Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:00:00 -0500       Journalism Lab Reports Setonian, and/or assisted in the timely development of the Setonian Online? Write a third-person news article on your achievements. The primary audience for this article will be your instructor, but understand that exerpts from your work may be discussed in class. Writing an article or taking a picture certainly contribute to the content of the paper, but this lab report should focus on the work you did that asssisted the production of the paper. Did you edit someone else's story? Type in headlines? Resize an advertiser's graphic? Train someone else to use the production software? Sell an ad? If you wrote an article or took photos, I'll already have seen them, so they'll be old news. I want instead to read about the contributions I don't already know about.]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018750.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018750.php faq Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:23:35 -0500 6. Assignments
    4. Exercises (200 pts) -- Homework assignments, due about once a month.
    5. Portfolios (100 pts) -- A lab report, richly-linked blog entry, and "action item" (showing your contributions to the class projects). Due normally on the Tuesday after each issue of the paper appears, except that I won't be in town on the Tuesday after issue 6, and classes end a few days after issue 8 comes out. Accordingly, the four portfolio due dates are scheduled for
      • Feb 20
      • Mar 27
      • Apr 10
      • May 7 (Monday, the last day of classes)
    6. Term Project (100 pts) -- Ongoing projects include a high school journalism contest and content for the new media journalism website. There is no final exam; however, the an informal oral report and the final term project submissions are due during the final exam time slot.]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018749.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018749.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:53:44 -0500 5.5. Important Statements Disability Statement If you have a disability that requires instructor consideration please contact the Director of Disability Services at 724-838-4295. It is recommended that this be accomplished by the second week of class. If you need accommodations for successful participation in class activities prior to your appointment at the Disability Services Office, you should offer information in writing that includes suggestions for assistance in participating in and completing class assignments. It is not necessary to disclose the nature of your disability. Academic Honesty and Ethical Conduct Seton Hill University expects that all its students will practice academic honesty and ethical conduct. The University regards plagiarism, cheating on examinations, falsification of papers, non-sanctioned collaboration, and misuse of library material, computer material, or any other material, published or unpublished, as violations of academic honesty. Violators of the code may expect disciplinary sanctions, which are discussed in the Seton Hill University Catalog, page 30, Code of Academic Conduct. Many of your college assignments will involve quoting from or responding to other people's words and ideas. However, using those words or ideas without properly citing them, or resubmitting your own work for a different class, constitutes plagiarism. Paraphrasing the thoughts or written work of another without reference -- even with permission from the source -- is also plagiarism. Helpful information is available at What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It. Any plagiarism or other form of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for that assignment. Any plagiarism or other form of academic dishonesty on a draft will result in a zero for the final grade on that assignment. All academic dishonesty will be reported to the dean's office.]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018748.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018748.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:40:00 -0500 5.4 Texts (I will accept slightly older editions of the AP Stylebook.)]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018747.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018747.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:35:26 -0500 5.3 Late Penalties Note: If you ever feel you want more rapid or more detailed feedback on an assignment, make an appointment with me during my office hours, and I will go over the work with you in detail, regardless of whether it was late or on time. Getting Credit for Late Work Most assignments will be submitted electronically -- by e-mail, on your blog, or via turnitin.com. If your assignment is not in the proper place by the deadline (usually a half hour before class starts), I will record a zero for that assignment. In order to remove that zero, and get partial credit for your late work, follow this two-step process.
      1. Submit an online copy of your assignment (or, if the assignment asked you to post it online, submit a brief note with the URL). Give your work a meaningful title, including your name and the assignment title ("Smith Ex 7a" or "Smith Term Paper Draft").
      2. Send me an e-mail that tells me I should look for your work in the appropriate slot. That e-mail should include a subject line with your last name, the course name, the assignment name, and the word "Late". Example:
        "Smith EL150 Ex 1-2 Late"
      (There's no need to make an extra trip to slip a printout under my office door.) All Late Work For all late work, contact me to tell me what I should find in the online drop box -- otherwise I may never see it, and won't know that I should change the recorded zero. If you are asking that I waive the late penalty, send me a copy of your completed Absence Form, with a file name that follows this pattern: "Smith EL150 Ex 1-2 Absence Form". Unless I grant you an extension in advance, all other assignments are penalized one letter grade for each day they are late (including Saturdays, but not counting Sundays or holidays when the university does not offer classes). Special Cases If your work is completed before midnight on the day it was due, it will only lose a third of a letter grade. RRRR Items: These time-sensitive assignments (see the RRRR section of the FAQ page) earn no credit if they are late. (You should still complete any items you missed in order to get full credit for your class portfolio.) Class Participation: The way to get credit for a missed in-class activity is to contribute substantially to the online discussion. Towards the end of the semester, when there will be fewer readings and more workshops, it will be harder for me to come up with alternate assignments. Still, you may demonstrate your desire to re-engage by posting thoughtful comments on the course website, your peers' websites, and/or your own blog. (To make sure that I see and record credit for this alternative work, please call it to my attention by collecting all the relevant URLs and submitting them along with your request.)]]>       http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018746.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018746.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:28:10 -0500       5.2 Participation Students are expected to contribute actively to a positive classroom environment, both in person and online. Students who dislike public speaking may wish to invest more effort in their online writing, and vice-versa. Common sense and common courtesy dictates that absences, late arrivals and early departures, use of telephones or headphones, lack of preparation, inattentiveness or disruptive behavior will impact your participation grade. Those who participate above and beyond the call of duty will receive a bonus. If a student's final grade falls near an edge, I consider classroom participation in order to decide whether to bump a grade up, leave it where it is, or bump it down. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018745.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018745.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:06:21 -0500 5.1 Attendance any reason are still responsible for the material covered during the absence. An excused absence does not automatically grant an extension for any work collected or assigned that day. Because there are so few class meetings, even a few absences can leave you far behind. If you are absent from class without a legitimate excuse on a day when a major assignment is due -- perhaps because you stayed up all night working on a project and are too tired to attend class -- the assignment will be counted an extra day late. (You might as well go to bed without finishing the project, come to class so you don't fall farther behind, and then turn in the paper the next morning.) 5.1.1. Emergency Absences
      Those who miss class due to an unplanned emergency should submit an “Absence Form,” with proper documentation, as soon as possible.
      For each class that you miss, download the word processor version of my “Absence Form” (available at http://jerz.setonhill.edu/teaching/AbsenceForm.doc). After you initiate this contact, we will start working out whether or what kind of assignments would be appropriate. (I ask that you resist the impulse to ask me to e-mail you a summary of what you missed. I welcome the chance to help you get caught up, but please consult the syllabus and a classmate's notes first, and then bring any specific questions to me.) For some classroom activities, such as listening to peer oral presentations, there may be no appropriate make-up assignment. (See 5.2 Participation.)

      5.1.2. Scheduled Absences
      Those who miss class due to a scheduled activity must plan to complete all make-up assignments before the missed class. This means that you must submit an acceptable “Absence Form” (see above) at least 3 class periods before the missed class. If there is insufficient time for us to agree upon an acceptable suggestion for making up missed work, or if an approved make-up assignment is late or unsatisfactory, then I may record the absence as unexcused.]]>       http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018744.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018744.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:56:00 -0500       5. Course Requirements Setonian (or the Setonian Online) may be eligible for work-study funding. If the work you get paid to do also helps meet your EL 200 requirements, that's fine with me. I will often send out bulk e-mails to the address on file for you in the J-Web system. If you check a different address more regularly, please use SHU's e-mail forwarding service so that you don't miss important updates. Unless the homework assignment specifically mentions a printout, you should assume that I don't want a hard copy.]]> http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018743.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018743.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:33:46 -0500 4. Course Objectives The course is designed to give those students who are interested in working on The Setonian additional skills and leadership training. This term, the course content will focus on podcasting (the production and distribution of audio files). http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018742.php http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL200/2007/../018742.php syllabus Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:05:53 -0500