Author Archives: Amy G.

STUDENT SAMPLE – Gender and Sexuality Roles in the Top 3 Rated HBO Hour Long Dramas

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Research Report by Nicolette (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION For better or for worse, television is an integral part of American society. Drawing in millions of Americans day and …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Crisis of Masculinity in Superbowl Commercials

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Original Research by Teila (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males get together once a year and share the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Crisis of Masculinity in Superbowl Commercials

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Original Research by Teila (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males get together once a year and share the …

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HOW TO – Make a Digital Storytelling Project in iMovie '11

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

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I used the slides below in a workshop I delivered at a conference for K-12 educators. The slides walk you through the process of making a CDS-Style digital story in …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes in Glee

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Research Report by Sean (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) PERPETUATING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN GLEE INTRODUCTION For the majority of Americans, this economic recession indicates a time when adults and parents …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Defining Gender and Sexuality

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Educational Presentations & Web Sites, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Kaitlin and Katie (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2010)

STUDENT SAMPLE – Differences Between Sex and Gender

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Multimedia Commentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

Explainer Video by Audrey (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) My video is about the difference between sex and gender. I interviewed fellow classmates and got their opinion on what they …

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HOW TO – Locate All Your Class Blog Posts

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use the Class Blog (Wordpress)

If you want to edit one of your blog posts but are having a hard time finding it on the Posts page on the Dashboard try sorting the list to …

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GUIDE – Approach to Digital Storytelling (From Fall 2012 Syllabus)

CATEGORIES: RESOURCES: Digital Storytelling

NOTE: The material below is from a syllabus page for my Fall 2012 digital storytelling class. Our primary goal across all projects is to explore contemporary ways of engaging in …

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GUIDE – The Elements of Digital Storytelling

CATEGORIES: RESOURCES: Digital Storytelling

Below are some of the many notes I’ve taken and passages I’ve saved in the process of doing web research on digital storytelling. Most of the wording and all of …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Weddings: What's the big deal?

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Jacqui composed this comic strip for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read her rhetorical analysis on the class blog.

STUDENT SAMPLE – Boy? Girl? Lesbian? A Confusing Path to Self-Discovery

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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(Sample Student Project) A Confusing Path to Self Discovery AMY’S NOTE: Joanie composed the project using Comic Life, a downloadable app for both Mac and Windows that has a free …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Staying True to Your Roots

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - CDS-Style Digital Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Personal Narrative by Sara (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) Ever wonder what it was like to be a girl growing up in between two brothers? Let me tell you, you …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Love Always

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - CDS-Style Digital Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Pitch: Natalie’s pursuit to be different points her in the direction of tattoos, but before getting one she first talks with friends to get their views on the matter. Personal …

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STUDENT SAMPLE: Knowing Me, Knowing You

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - CDS-Style Digital Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Digital Story by Sheridan (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) I wanted to target college students and the purpose of my digital storytelling essay is to advocate the notion that everyone …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – I Can Paint My Nails, You Can Play Baseball

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Educational Presentations & Web Sites, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Cierra (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) My project, titled PING, is directed toward anyone who has ever questioned somebody else’s sexual orientation; that just because somebody’s physical appearance …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Masculinity in America: Men Judging Men

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Educational Presentations & Web Sites, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Presentation by Tammy (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) Tammy’s presentation is based on Michael Kimmel’s article, “Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity.”

STUDENT SAMPLE – Heterosexual Men and Pornography

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Mini-Documentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Mini-Doc by Stephanie and Orphea (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) Stephanie and I made a minidocumentary about CU Heterosexual Males and Pornography. We wanted to explore what heterosexual males thought …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Gender in the Education System

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Mini-Documentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Mini-Doc by Caitlin and Alyssa (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) Our project focuses on the idea that gender roles are quickly changing within our society and our education system needs …

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GUIDE – General Tips for Writing & Revising

CATEGORIES: PLANNING & DRAFTING New Media Projects

This presentation isn’t about digital writing, per se, but it does show students how they might use some common digital tools to revise and improve their writing. General Tips for …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Google Search Words Matter!

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Multimedia Commentary, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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http://vimeo.com/82162476 (video seems to be missing — will check with student) Video project by Taylor (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) Do you know what the common Google searches are? Do …

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GUIDE – Writing Instruction and the Changing Nature of Literacy

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

The nature of literacy — of what it means to “read” and to “write” — have fundamentally changed in response to the emergence of digital tools and environments, which provide …

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LEARNING GOAL – Rhetorical Awareness

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

WRTG 3020 LEARNING GOALS MENU Rhetorical Awareness Digital Literacies Composing Processes [ About my Learning Goals ] A KEY GOAL Developing rhetorical awareness is a learning goal for this class …

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LEARNING GOAL – Composing Processes

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

WRTG 3020 LEARNING GOALS MENU Rhetorical Awareness Digital Literacies Composing Processes [ About my Learning Goals ] WRITING AS A PROCESS The third major area of learning goals for our …

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LEARNING GOAL – Digital Literacies

CATEGORIES: TEACHING DIGITAL WRITING

WRTG 3020 LEARNING GOALS MENU Rhetorical Awareness Digital Literacies Composing Processes [ About my Learning Goals ] A GOAL FOR ALL STUDENTS One of CU Boulder’s goals, as outlined in …

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HOW TO – Take a Screen Shot on a Mac

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Find & Edit Images, TECH TIPS

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A screen shot is an image of what appears on your computer screen. You can capture the whole screen or just a small portion of it. Below are instructions on …

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TIPS – Composing Strategies for CDS-Style Digital Stories

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The following tips and strategies apply specifically to CDS-Style digital stories created in video editing apps like iMovie and MovieMaker. For instructions on how to apply the effects described below, …

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HOW TO – Using GarageBand '11 to Record an Audio Voiceover

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Record & Edit Audio

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This help page has step by step instructions on using GarageBand ’11 to record an audio voiceover, using the podcast option. For a screencast version, see mine: How to make …

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HOW TO – Reduce the size of a PowerPoint file

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If you make a PowerPoint presentation that contains a lot of images, the file might end up being quite large in size, particularly if the images you used were very …

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HOW TO – Easy ways to make a test audio recording

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Making a voiceover recording of your own story or essay takes a lot of practice, as few people find just the right pace and style of delivery on the first …

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DEMO STOP MOTION – While I'm Away

CATEGORIES: INSPIRATIONS & FYI'S

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An Experiment in Stop Motion by Amy Goodloe Approach: This was my first attempt at doing stop motion video (in 2012), using dog toys as an easy source of objects …

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HOW TO – Making a CDS-Style Digital Story in iMovie '11: Getting Started

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use iMovie

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This screencast shows you how to create a new project, add photos, adjust the display time, and apply photo effects like Ken Burns or cropping. The screencast features iMovie ’11 …

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WEB RESOURCES – Designing for the Web: A Tutorial

CATEGORIES: RHETORIC OF DESIGN

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Here’s a helpful resource for learning how to write effectively for web audiences: Designing for the Web: A Tutorial by Mike Markel

STUDENT SAMPLE – The Fashionable (but "No Homo") Man: Masculinity and Sexuality in Hip Hop Sub-Culture

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Researched Analysis by Ben (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2010) The Fashionable (but “No Homo”) Man: Masculinity and Sexuality in Hip Hop Sub-Culture Introduction Many linguistic phrases delineate identities into categories …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Fashionable (but "No Homo") Man: Masculinity and Sexuality in Hip Hop Sub-Culture

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Pop Culture Artifact Analyses, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Researched Analysis by Ben (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2010) The Fashionable (but “No Homo”) Man: Masculinity and Sexuality in Hip Hop Sub-Culture Introduction Many linguistic phrases delineate identities into categories …

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HOW TO – Add Title Cards and Transitions in iMovie '11

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This screencast is part of a series on how to create a CDS-style digital story using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to use …

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GUIDE – Hardware and Equipment for Working with New Media

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Amy’s WRTG classes require students to compose projects using a variety of digital media, which means that students should have access to the following hardware equipment: If you’re a student …

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WEB APPS for Planning Visual Projects

CATEGORIES: RESOURCES: Apps for Creating New Media Projects

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You can find lots of planning tools, particularly storyboard tools, with a little Google searching. I found the one below on this page of Digital Storytelling Tools and thought it …

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HOW TO – Change your YouTube video settings to "Unlisted"

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Capture & Edit Video, TECH TIPS

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If you want to make a video you posted on YouTube visible only to people who have the URL (like our class), you can change the Privacy setting from Public …

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HOW TO – Use Scribd to embed content

CATEGORIES: HOW TO: Use the Class Blog (Wordpress), TECH TIPS

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An easy way to embed PDFs and presentations into blog posts and other web pages is to use a free hosting site like Scribd.com (1) Sign up for an account …

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