Last week in class, we performed in the mode of "hyper attention" and inhabited the new mediascape in terms of the election (link to Amanda's real-time notes, here). So many connections, so little time! This week, we will acknowledge the need to balance any direct inquiry into infodynamics with collective rhetorical analysis steeped in "deep attention." We need 3 volunteers, each of whom will present a brief (15 minutes) but in-depth report on a specific article or book chapter instrumental to your project. This exercise will preview the Spotlight Feature that will structure our meetings for the rest of the semester. Beginning next week, 3 volunteers will script the first 90 minutes of class with presentations sharing findings and soliciting secondary investigative work.
Pat Fried and I were brainstorming on this grant application yesterday and wanted to open things up to the whole class. We were imagining a workshop in class, where we could work on all manner of projects, letting the connections cluster, but perhaps focusing on Knight News Nov 1 deadline (see below) as a focus exercise. Maybe I should throw this out there as a question, then. I can also imagine a scenario where those who were interested could join in, and Pat could lead that group, while I could orchestrate another in-class writing project (or projects).Post your sense of this right here on this page: are we interested in doing something like this in class? Or should this be something that happens on the wiki?
Here's the Knight News Challenge cfp, from the website:
We’re giving away around $5 million in 2009 for the development and distribution of neighborhood and community-focused projects, services, and programs.
If you have a great idea that will improve local online news, deepen community engagement, bring Web 2.0 tools to local neighborhoods, develop publishing platforms and standards to support local conversations or innovate how we visualize, experience or interact with information, we’d like to see it! You have the opportunity to win funding for your project and support within a vibrant community of media, tech, and community-oriented people who want to improve the world.
There are three rules to follow to apply to the 2008-09 Knight News Challenge:
1. Use or create digital, open-source technology as the code base.
2. Serve the public interest.
3. Benefit one or more specific geographic communities.
Get support for your application before you submit: The brand-new News Challenge Garage is a coaching and mentoring site for prospective applicants to talk with mentors and peers, check out previous winners’ applications and improve your application before you submit.
Applications for the 2008-09 cycle will be taken starting September 2, 2008 and close on November 1, 2008.
Proposal Memos
Don't think of this as an assignment to fear; rather, understand this prompt is an opportunity to customize and calendar-ize the rest of the semester. I'm giving two options, which I hope will give each of you an opportunity to speak from where you are in your itinerary.
1. Mission Statement
2. Proposal Memo
Patti's Proposal Memo
Spotlight Feature: sign up here
Kim 10-29-2008
The "spotlight function" guarantees that all eyes will fall upon the projects holding the spotlight that week. This will give us a common "bass-line" for discussions, feedback, and the formation of groups geared towards specific outcomes. This short article about giving presentations offers a perspective on how to best manage time and attention during a presentation.
Three per day:
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