The class meets weekly on Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. The following schedule is subject to change; please check the class web site for updates on topics and assigned readings.

Classes will begin each evening in Room TBA; lab time will be in Room TBA.

Part 1: Overview

Week 1 : 29 March

* Introduction, review syllabus and expectations
* What are stories? What makes a good story?
* In-class lab: Set up Blogger accounts

Part 2: Storytelling

Week 2 : 6 April

* History
* Verbal and visual storytelling
* Components of good writing

Week 3 : 13 April

* Rhetoric and the Web
* Inverted pyramid

Week 4 : 20 April

* Story telling with moving pictures and sound

Part 3: Hypertext Theory

Week 5 : 27 April

* History, definitions
* Impact on storytelling

Week 6 : 4 May

* Comparative analysis

Part 4: Readability and Meaning

Week 7 : 11 May

* Visual communication on screen
* Elements of animation and sound

Week 8 : 18 May

* Chunking, web style

Part 5 : Applicable Technologies

Week 9 : 25 May

* Content management - tools, process
* RSS Syndication

Part 6 : Team Presentations

Week 10 : 1 June

* Presentations
* Final Projects Due 9 June

Readings and other assignments TBD.

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Syllabus

Course Overview
Course Structure and Teaching Strategies
Evaluation
Schedule
Course Policies