This semester we will be working on three major assignments, with continuous blog writing throughout.

Provocations and responses: We’ll continue the practice of having several students act as motivators and write provocations on the blog on the reading/subject of the week, and carrying on a conversation on the blog in advance of class. Since class meets on Mondays, please post your provocations by the end of the day Saturday so that discussion can start Sunday. Several of the provocation assignments will scaffold towards the three larger assignments below.

Project Abstracts/Short Proposals: Your midterm assignment is to create at least two different project proposals that each have at least two scope variations: one full and a reduced version. Details on the full assignment will be given February 8th and the assignment is due March 21st.

Collaboration and Wikipedia: Your Wikipedia assignment this semester is to work in teams to create a Wikipedia assignment plan for an undergraduate course. We’ll discuss the details in class on February 29th, and the assignment plan is due on April 11th.

Final Project Proposal and Proof of Concept: Your final project is to turn in a proposal for a larger project, that includes a proof of concept. Your goal is to convince us that your proposal is relevant and productive AND that you can actually pull it off. The details will be discussed on March 21st. We will have three days of presentations at the end of the semester, and the written proposal will be due during finals period.