Here is an excellent question from Jimmy about the writing process buried in some comments, and I am just reproducing my answer here (slightly edited) so people don’t overlook it. Just curious…when you write, do you make a clear distinction between pre-writing and writing? Do you say, “ok, i’m done with prewriting..let’s start writing.” I…
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This is a response to Andy’s post, in which he asks some thoughtful, tough questions about writing and prewriting. I responded at length, and I didn’t want people to miss it, so I am reposting here. * * * * * * Excellent post with some thoughtful questions (the best kind!). Let me respond to…
Read more Questions About Writing–Answered!
While we are on the subject of visual languages, I thought some of you might be interested to see that IU has visual identity guidelines: http://visualidentity.iu.edu/index.shtml Interestingly, under the new media category, there are a bunch of PowerPoint templates. I’m hoping they’ll replace the whiteboard in our classroom with a redboard, so my lectures can…
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Something interesting happened today: some random stranger submitted a comment to one of our posts (either that, or a classmate posted a comment using a false name). It’s in my moderation queue, and I’m not sure what to do with it, so I thought I would ask the class. Your choices are: (a) Keep the…
Read more Open or Closed Blog?
OK, I’m just back from the UK and see I have a lot of posts to catch up on. I see Hyewon is picking on me, but I’m ready for it. 🙂 A few notes about this week’s readings: The Barnard reading is not online because you should have the book! Let me know ASAP…
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