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Digital environments have fundamentally changed the way people read and communicate. So why are we teaching students to write to audiences that won’t exist in the future, using mediums that are relics of the pre-digital world?
To communicate successfully in digital environments and with digital media, students need training in the core principles of digital rhetoric. The handouts on site are a step in the direction of offering that training.
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Category Archives: Approaches & Strategies
Approaches to digital composition and digital storytelling
The options on this page are subject to further development. Under some approaches I’ve included links to samples from previous students in my WRTG 3020 classes. Current students should keep …
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A few notes on the importance of using planning strategies
(I wrote this handout to address the value of planning a written project, but the the principles apply equally well to the value of planning a digital composition project.) Sometimes …
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Planning a digital composition project
If you’re planning to develop a project that conveys a message visually, whether it has an audio narration or not, the traditional method of outlining may not be sufficient for …
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Planning an audio essay
STEP 1: ROUGH DRAFT If you’d like to produce an audio essay, the first step is to write a rough draft the same way you would for any other kind …
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Strategies for composing photo essays
The following tips and strategies apply specifically to photo essays created in video editing apps like iMovie and MovieMaker. For instructions on how to apply the effects described below, browse …
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Storyboarding resources
Developing your storyboard Storyboarding from Video 101 Making Movie Storyboards Storyboards (samples with stick figures) Digital Storytelling Storyboard Templates (PDF file) Storyboard Templates (save as PDF, can convert into Word …
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