Sunday, October 02, 2005

Thinking about the Wiki assignment

On Tuesday, October 4, we will go over the assignment sheet for the wiki. For this project, you and your group will define, explore, and create linked discussions of a focused set of concepts important to online writing.

Several of you mentioned you might like to incorporate some aspect of gaming into your focus. The following links give an indication of what literacy researchers have been writing about games, learning, and creating "texts."

topics related to gaming and literacy

games+learning+society

I also overheard a buzz about fan fiction and about ethics/regulation/ownership issues.

(Matt I am still working on a good page with many references on virtual realities which is going to connect to *writing*)

For those of you who are still thinking in general terms, Virginia Montecino at George Mason University has put together a very useful cyberography of online resources for a range of issues. Montecino

As we go over the assignment sheet, we will talk about how you can narrow these huge conceptual areas to a list of concepts you and your group will define and discuss in your wiki.

3 comments:

Soo said...

Will definitely check those links out..danke :)

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