https://canvas.umw.edu/courses/1030023/announcements201508_FSEM_100M7_07: Beyond Selfie:Digital Identies Announcements Feed2024-03-28T16:09:49+00:00Announcement: Presentation Remindertag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-29:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29934042016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-29T17:42:34-05:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I'm writing to remind you that your FSEM, "Beyond the Selfie," will be requiring presentations this coming Tuesday and/or Thursday. (We will probably get through them all on Tuesday, so don't count on waiting until Thursday.)</p>
<p>I've added a lot of detail to the <a id="" class="" title="Final Project Presentation" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944222">Final Project Presentation</a> assignment that I hope will help you put things together. Please make sure to review all those instructions, and please ask if you have any questions. I also recommend seeking out the assistance of the <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://academics.umw.edu/speaking/speaking-center/" target="">Speaking Center</a> to practice your speech or get feedback on your preparation.</p>
<p>Finally, the Presentation assignment instructions now include an order of speakers, which we will follow. If you're not ready to give your presentation when it's your turn then you'll fail this assignment. </p>
<p>See you Tuesday!</p>
<p>ZW</p>
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<p> </p>Announcement: Reminders, Instructions, Etc.tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-20:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29865972016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-20T11:20:22-05:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Several of you were out yesterday and/or Tuesday, so since we're nearing the end of the semester, I thought it would help to remind you all about what remains.</p>
<p>First, there's one more "end-of-the-week" post due today at 5:00. It's based on <a id="" class="" title="Week 13 Activity + Final Post" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944216" target="">something</a> we did in class yesterday, but you can do it on your own as well.</p>
<p>This coming Tuesday, November 24th, your <a id="" class="" title="Digital Project" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944221">Digital Project</a> is due at 5:00. To turn it in, create a blog post where you link to, embed, attach, or in some way share your project, and then submit that blog entry here in Canvas.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, we can still look at and tweak your projects as needed, but you should work this weekend to finish your edits. Some general advice: make sure your research is evident! You need to have at least seven quality sources, but you can't just list them at the end: they must be <em>used</em> in your project to support the claims in your argument. </p>
<p>On Tuesday, we can also talk about your presentations, which you'll be delivering on the following Tuesday, December 1. </p>
<p>If you have any questions, let me know.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: Citizenfourtag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-10:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29670952016-09-08T20:27:09-04:002015-11-10T09:21:50-05:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>For class on Thursday, we'll be discussing the real-world dystopia scenario of the US Government's surveillance program, specifically the way that scenario is presented in the documentary, <em>Citizenfour</em>.</p>
<p>I found a website where you can watch the whole thing for free:</p>
<p><a href="https://thoughtmaybe.com/citizenfour/">https://thoughtmaybe.com/citizenfour/</a></p>
<p>Please view at least the first 20 minutes so that we can talk about the specifics of the NSA's surveillance program and its implications for all of us. As you watch, pay attention to the documentary's tone and the arguments it embeds in its presentation of these events and programs.</p>
<p>Ask yourself, who are the "bad guys" here, and what have they done to earn that status? Who are the heroes? How does the film try and motivate you?</p>
<p>We will discuss these things on Thursday. Also, don't forget to do the module on <a id="" class="" title="Effective Visual Aids" href="/courses/1030023/modules/1270244">Effective Visual Aids</a> by Wednesday night, and please keep working on your projects.</p>
<p>Best,<br>ZW</p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Thursday's Classtag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-03:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29572232016-09-08T20:27:09-04:002015-11-03T17:01:08-05:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Just wanted to make sure you all see the assigned activity for Thursday. This will replace your usual Friday reflection post, it just requires some preparation on your part.</p>
<p>Check the instructions on the<a id="" class="" title="Week 11 Other Activity" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944212" target=""> assignment page.</a></p>
<p>Review the assigned reading material from today, and also read or listen to <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/13/422620195/on-college-campuses-suicide-intervention-via-anonymous-app" target="">this piece from NPR</a> for more potential evidence on the "pro" side of the debate we'll conduct on Thursday.</p>
<p>Good luck registering tomorrow! And have a nice evening.</p>
<p>zw</p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Class Activity 10/27/15tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-27:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29444322016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-27T07:27:42-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Good Morning,</p>
<p>I want to start class today with a warmup activity on something called "algorithmic bias". This activity has several steps, so I'm communicating them here as an announcement to make it easy for you all to have the instructions.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>1. You'll work together with others at your table. Each table has a <strong>keyword</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Table 1 = "CEO"</li>
<li>Table 2 = "Professor"</li>
<li>Table 3 = "Programmer"</li>
<li>Table 4 = "Hands"</li>
</ul><p>2. Do a google image <strong>search</strong> for your keyword<br>3. <strong>Survey</strong> the first 30 image results that include real people in them.<br>4. <strong>Record</strong> (using a spreadsheet, for example) the demographics you see represented in that 30. Use very broad categories like, "White male", "White female", "Black male", etc.<br>5. <strong>Analyze</strong> how far apart, statistically, are the most common category and the second most common demographic category? How far into the results do you have to go to see something other than that most common category?<br>6. <strong>Reflect</strong>. What does this mean? What do your findings reveal about algorithmic bias? Does algorithmic bias exist in your example, and if so, why? What are the algorithms that determined the result you found?<br>7. <strong>Respond</strong> by finding or creating a reaction GIF that encapsulates your feelings about your research and sharing it on one of your blogs.<br><br></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 9 Initial Posttag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-19:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29315632016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-19T13:38:41-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I've updated the instructions for Week 9's initial post assignment: <a href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944207">https://canvas.umw.edu/courses/1030023/assignments/4944207</a></p>
<p>I realize this is somewhat belated, so I've scaled back from what we initially planned. We'll spend time in class talking about digital identity after you're dead, but we'll also need to do some work on your project Scripts which are due Friday (and which many of you need to do <em>a lot </em>of work on.)</p>
<p>So do your best with the Week 9 initial post, and please keep working on your scripts.</p>
<p>See you tomorrow.</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: Today's Workshoptag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-15:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29255902016-09-08T20:27:06-04:002015-10-15T08:46:26-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I'm still out of town, obviously, but I just heard from Gwen about the revising workshop who reported that it didn't go well. Apparently, you all told her that you just had outlines and no scripts or essays to work on, which is frustrating to me because you are supposed to have scripts. That is the point.</p>
<p>Many of you received Ds or Fs on the first draft of your script because you wrote it as an outline and not an actual script. Perhaps I wasn't clear in the videos, but if you just have an outline at this point, you're not doing well on this project. If you received a D or lower, there's a good chance of you receiving a similar grade on the project and on the class because you aren't doing the necessary steps at this stage to make your project successful in later stages.</p>
<p>Most of you need a massive triage, in other words; it's disappointing to me that you dismissed that opportunity to do that today.</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: Thursday's Class (tomorrow)tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-14:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29235992016-09-08T20:27:06-04:002015-10-14T09:45:20-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Welcome back! By now, hopefully you've seen the grade that I've assigned your first drafts, and hopefully you've viewed the video I uploaded to give you some general feedback. About those drafts, many of you have received grades that you may not be happy with. In many cases, that's because the main part of your script, the "content", was incomplete, and in the videos I've created for each of you, I try and describe some next steps for you to start making that complete.</p>
<p>Part of that process is revising the work you've already completed to make it stronger, so for this purpose, tomorrow's class will be a <strong>revision workshop</strong>.</p>
<p>To prepare for this, <strong>print out and bring with you two copies</strong> of your script. If you've made additions or improvements since you submitted in last week, bring in the most current version.</p>
<p>Tomorrow's workshop will be led by Gwen Hale, director of the writing center, who will guide you all in reviewing and revising your work and each other's work. </p>
<p>Dr. Hale will be leading class entirely since, unfortunately, I have to be out of town for the rest of the week. I'll be in touch shortly about what to do to prepare for next week and for advising.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Best,<br>ZW</p>Announcement: Linkedin Etc.tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-07:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29128062016-09-08T20:27:06-04:002015-10-07T12:13:27-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Sorry I was so incoherent yesterday morning. My little girl had a better night last night, so hopefully she's figuring out how to actually go to sleep on her own. It's hard.</p>
<p>Anyway, tomorrow I want to try again to talk about building your professional identity online. This can have a few different components to it, of course, but I want to get you working on two things:</p>
<p>1. A LinkedIn profile, and </p>
<p>2. A better webpage for yourself</p>
<p>To prepare, please review the following resources about how and why to have a web presence through linkedin:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">“Facebook vs. LinkedIn - What's the Difference?” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forbes</span></i> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2012/05/21/facebook-vs-linkedin-whats-the-difference/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2012/05/21/facebook-vs-linkedin-whats-the-difference/</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">“Building a Great Student Profile” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn University</span></i> <a href="https://university.linkedin.com/content/dam/university/global/en_US/site/pdf/TipSheet_BuildingaGreatProfile.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://university.linkedin.com/content/dam/university/global/en_US/site/pdf/TipSheet_BuildingaGreatProfile.pdf</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">“8 Steps to Creating a Powerful LinkedIn Profiles” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business Insider</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/8-steps-to-creating-a-powerful-linkedin-profile-2013-12">http://www.businessinsider.com/8-steps-to-creating-a-powerful-linkedin-profile-2013-12</a><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/8-steps-to-creating-a-powerful-linkedin-profile-2013-12"></a></span>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/8-steps-to-creating-a-powerful-linkedin-profile-2013-12"></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“How to Create the Ideal LinkedIn Profile” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forbes</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/10/20/how-to-create-the-ideal-linkedin-profile/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/10/20/how-to-create-the-ideal-linkedin-profile/</a><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/10/20/how-to-create-the-ideal-linkedin-profile/"></a></span>
</li>
</ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See you tomorrow.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ZW</span></p>Announcement: Project Formatstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-24:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28909772016-09-08T20:27:05-04:002015-09-24T07:27:02-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Hopefully you're at the point in your project where you've done some research and started honing your argument. As you look ahead (not that far ahead) to preparing your script, you should start considering your options for the format of your project. Many of you, when we've talked, have been pretty vague about what your project will look like, and that's understandable at this point. So my colleagues and I have prepared a resource to help you come up with some more specific ideas. It's a <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uIDnE85Q-sNcf8zGTAb2ed80RIIhk3Po_b3Xhfio3Zg/edit?usp=sharing" target="">Google Doc </a>containing project categories and linking you to tools and resources that will help you complete work with those various categories.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Best,<br>ZW</p>Announcement: Change of plans for tomorrow, September 24tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-23:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28891462016-09-08T20:27:05-04:002015-09-23T09:48:18-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I'm writing with some new instructions for class tomorrow. We're going to be joined by a guest, Brian Strecker, who will be talking with you about and helping you work through some processes related to your Spring registration. I'm your academic advisor, and I'll be meeting with you all individually as you get ready to register, but Mr. Stecker is a "Student Success Coordinator" -- basically a "super advisor" -- who can help with more complex questions that may come up.</p>
<p>Tomorrow, we're going to teach you how to run your degree evaluation and show you how to use that to plan your classes for the Spring. To prepare for that, please:</p>
<h3>1. Plan to bring a laptop</h3>
<p>The computers in the room are of course available, but since the degree evaluation will include confidential information about your academic record, I don't want you to display that on those monitors.</p>
<h3>2. Run a degree evaluation yourself</h3>
<p>You can find this in Banner and from the registrar's webpage (academics.umw.edu/registrar/).</p>
<h3>3. Pick up and bring with you a copy of the 2015-16 course catalog</h3>
<p>These are free. You can find them in Lee Hall and probably a few other places as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In other news, I've updated the instructions for the <a id="" class="" title="First Draft" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944219" target="">first draft of your project script</a>. Please read that and start working. After the advising session tomorrow, I'll use the remaining time to meet with as many of you as I can about your projects and what I think you need to be focusing on as you prepare your script.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>ZW</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: This Week's topic and Moduletag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-20:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28844962016-09-08T20:27:05-04:002015-09-20T19:52:06-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Just writing with a note about the week ahead. We're going to be looking at digital identity in a global context, so read the essay described in this week's <a id="" class="" title="Week 5 Initial Post" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944201">Initial Post</a> to learn more about "Grass Mud Horses" and what they have to do with censorship in China.</p>
<p>Also, this week's module is <a id="" class="" title="The Writing Process" href="/courses/1030023/modules/1270241">The Writing Process</a>, so complete that module's quiz by midnight on Wednesday. We'll continue talking about your projects this week, and we'll have a visit from a Student Success Coordinator to give you some information about planning ahead for Spring 2016 classes.</p>
<p>Hope you've had a good weekend!</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: MOOtag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-16:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28783012016-09-08T20:27:04-04:002015-09-16T12:02:27-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Folks,</p>
<p>Yesterday in class, we attempt to talk about a wide range of topics intersecting on gender as it relates to identity online. I expressed some disappointment that few, if any of you, had really prepared for that discussion by reading all of the material. So for tomorrow, I really want to focus on that first essay in the list, <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://www.juliandibbell.com/articles/a-rape-in-cyberspace/" target="">"A Rape in Cyberspace," by Julian Dibbell.</a></p>
<p>This is a different kind of article than what we've been reading lately, so be patient with it. It's written in a sort of quirky way, and the topic it's discussing is fairly disturbing. Still, there's a crucial question at the heart of the article that we need to grapple with. Your job in reading it is to figure out what that Big Question is, and decide what you think about it.</p>
<p>We also need to talk about and do a few other things, of course, but mainly, to prepare for tomorrow, bring your notes, comments and questions about Dibbell's piece so we can discuss it.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: Week 4 Materials and Activitiestag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-11:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28699482016-09-08T20:27:04-04:002015-09-11T10:37:16-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Thanks for your work this week. I don't know if we really got to the bottom of anything in terms of race online, but I think we had some good conversations. Next week, we'll continue with another important but potentially difficult inquiry into gender and online identity. Your readings are listed in the <a id="" class="" title="Week 3 Initial Post" href="/courses/1030023/assignments/4944197" target="">Week 4 Initial Post</a> assignment along with some instructions, but I'll list them below as well for your convenience. None of these are quite as long or as dense as either of the two articles from last week, but I want you to give them the same critical attention so that we can at least start our discussion from the standpoint of what these articles are talking about.</p>
<ul>
<li>Dibbell, Julian. “A Rape in Cyberspace.” Scribble, Scribble, Scribble. Originally published in <i>The Village Voice,</i> December 23, 1993. <a class="external" href="http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/bungle_vv.html" target="_blank">http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/bungle_vv.html<span class="screenreader-only"> </span></a>
</li>
<li>Johanna Blakley, “Social media and the End of Gender,” 2010, <a class="external" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_social_media_and_the_end_of_gender?language=en" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_social_media_and_the_end_of_gender?language=en<span class="screenreader-only"> </span></a>
</li>
<li>Lee Mokobe, On being transgender, 2015, <a class="external" href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/lee-mokobe-south-african-slam-poet-transgender-ted-women/" target="_blank">http://www.okayafrica.com/news/lee-mokobe-south-african-slam-poet-transgender-ted-women/</a>
</li>
<li>Game of Fear, <a class="external" href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2015/04/28/gamergate/" target="_blank">http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2015/04/28/gamergate/</a>
</li>
<li>Audrey Watters, “Men Explain Ed-Tech to Me,” 2014, <a href="http://hackeducation.com/2014/11/18/gender-and-ed-tech/">http://hackeducation.com/2014/11/18/gender-and-ed-tech/</a><a class="external" href="http://hackeducation.com/2014/11/18/gender-and-ed-tech/" target="_blank"></a>
</li>
</ul><p>Also, don't forget your topic ideas are due by 5:00 today. I look forward to seeing what you've come up with.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>ZW</p>Announcement: Domain Verification (this is important!)tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-09-07:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_28616792016-09-08T20:27:04-04:002015-09-07T11:41:35-04:00Zach Whalen<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Tomorrow we'll be meeting at the usual time and doing our usual thing as we get into the topics around Race and identity online.</p>
<p>Before that, however, there's something you need to do absolutely as soon as possible. <strong>This is very important.</strong></p>
<p>When you signed up for your domain name, you were supposed to get an email from Enom asking you to verify your domain name. For some reason, many of those emails didn't come through, and if they did, they may have gone into your Junk folder.</p>
<p>This verification is crucial, however, because your account will be suspended by the end of the week if it's not verified. <strong>Please</strong> take a minute and check your email for an message from a company called "Enom". You can search for the keyword "verification" in your inbox or your junk folder and it should come up. There's just a link you click on, and it is <strong>essential that you click on this link.</strong></p>
<p>Please do this right now. If you can't find it or have other problems verifying, please let me know ASAP.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>ZW</p>