Video Gaming (EL 250) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/ Dennis G. Jerz -- J-Term 2006 -- Seton Hill University]]> 2006-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 Term Paper (Final) 10pg minimum http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013541.php Submit your final version of the paper (10 pages minimum).

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 Portfolio 3 (Final) (20pts) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013540.php The only assigned texts this week were your peer online presentations, but for the portfolio I'm asking you to look back over the term, reflect on how your understanding of key course concepts has changed, and reflect on what you have learned (in a coherent essay that incorporates links to online material).

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-20T08:00:00-05:00 Ex 8: Peer Reviews (40pts) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013539.php Write one-page responses to assigned peer rough drafts. 20pts for each response.

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-20T00:00:00-05:00 Read and respond to assigned peer presentations. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013538.php readings Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-19T07:00:00-05:00 Term Paper (Draft; 6-8pg) 50pts http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013537.php Due to time constraints, I won't be able to give you detailed written feedback on the drafts before J-Term ends.

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-19T05:00:00-05:00 Online Presentations, cont. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013535.php See notes on the first Online Presentations page.

]]> class_discussion Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-18T07:00:00-05:00 Read and respond to assigned peer presentations. http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013536.php readings Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-18T07:00:00-05:00 Telephone Conference w/ Instructor (40pts) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013533.php Schedule it for Wednesday or Thursday afternoon, on the day you've signed up to give your online presentation.

During our telephone conversation, I will give you feedback on your term paper progress and help you on your term paper. More details as the date approaches.

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-18T06:00:00-05:00 Leslie Rodriquez: Who Wears the Pants in Lara Croft's House? http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013826.php Roamer's Zone: Online Presentation

Obviously there was something offensive about Croft and it wasn't just her appearance, it was her whole package, guns and all. For my paper I am focusing on the feminist critique of Croft and its validity based on feminist idealism.
]]> readings Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T16:26:05-05:00 Evan Reynolds on IF http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013825.php Color in a Lurid World: Presentation on Visualization and IF Part 1

Why do you think the latest Harry Potter book sold more than 2 million copies opening day, but IF titles could barely scrape 100,000 in 1985?
]]> readings Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T16:24:39-05:00 Daily Update http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013824.php I'm continuing to work through the assignments you have recently deposited to J-Web. It has been a pleasure watching your ideas develop so quickly.

Homework for tomorrow: Read and respond to Leslie's presentation on Lara Croft, and Evan's presentation on interactive fiction.

Note that adding a simple "Good job!" comment after you've scanned through their hard work is not really going to be all that helpful.

Since there is no other assigned reading for tomorrow, I ask that you collect your thoughts and post a detailed response on your own blog, and leave a comment directing readers to your in-depth response.

Engaging intellectually with your peers certainly includes disagreement (when backed up with evidence, such as a quotation from an assigned reading), but nobody wants to be bashed in public. If you found a typo or you think your peer made a careless mistake, e-mail your peer privately. If somebody from outside the class posts an uncivil comment, don't overreact.

]]> news Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T16:07:37-05:00 Discussion About Online Presentations (40pts) http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013534.php Sign up for Wednesday or Thursday. Please do not simply post the full text of your term paper, or break it up into chunks with "Click here to continue" at the bottom. Nobody will want to read it online, and you'll get few useful comments for your trouble.

Your online presentation can be personal, creative, satirical, full of images and links, a podcast, a Choose Your Own Adventure story, etc. Make the kind of online presentation that you yourself would find useful and engaging. It should be ready first thing in the morning, so that the class has had the chance to view it and comment on it by midafternoon.

I should specify -- while I consider the homework (reading and responding to peer online presentatoins) to be important, it's the online presentation itself that's worth 40pts. The discussion of those presentations is worth no more than any other assigned reading.

]]> class_discussion Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T08:00:00-05:00 Ex 7: Thesis & Works Cited http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013532.php Your thesis paragraph (20pts) and Works Cited list (20pts), in proper MLA format, for your term paper.

Include a Presubmission Note (10pts) explaining how your ideas have developed since Ex 4 (your proposal).

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T05:00:00-05:00 Ex 5c: Close Playing 2 (Expansion) 20pts http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013531.php Revise your "close playing" to incorporate readings from the syllabus and the academic article that was the subject of Exercise 7. (600 words, 20 points.)

]]> due_dates Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-17T00:00:00-05:00 MLK Holiday http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL250/2006/../013530.php news Dennis G. Jerz 2006-01-16T00:00:00-05:00