http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/index.htm cleslie@poly.edu cleslie@poly.edu This is the web site for Polytechnic University Instructor Chris Leslie Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT en-us Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/dm7043/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/dm7043/index.htm Syllabus and schedule for Digital Media Studies 2, a course about contemporary media and art. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/wfnm/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/wfnm/index.htm New syllabus and schedule for Writing for New Media (JW 7193/TC 3324), a course about hypertext for the Technical Communication program at Polytechnic University. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/la1024/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/la1024/index.htm New syllabus and schedule for Computers, Technology, and Values (LA 1024), a course about networked computers. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/internship.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/internship.htm Temple University in Philadelphia offers three summer programs for media students. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/projects/declamat.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/projects/declamat.htm The summit of rhetorical training in ancient Greece and classical Rome is the exercise known as declamatio, or declamation: students present an argument to settle a controversy before an imaginary audience. Modern memory of this practice emphasises the fantastic nature of the situations (pirates and poisons) or the surface assessment of the exercise (poise and diction). However, recent research suggests that the declamation may be revived as part of a technical communication or critical writing pedagogy because it foregrounds issues of audience and purpose and demands that situations be considered from diverse points of view. In this paper, the author extends this suggestion, using the declamation to engage ethical issues in a course that studies the interaction of computers and society. In small groups, students create themes based on course materials. Then, they research positions in the controversies they have created and prepare presentations. This process allows for a diversity of opinion to find its way into the course. Furthermore, students are encouraged to consider many points of view, providing a chance for an issue's various stakeholders to be heard. With these initial benefits in mind, modifications to the exercise for the future are examined. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/index.htm It's time for the future---all new pages will be XHTML-compliant, I promise. Wed, 03 May 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/jw6074/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/jw6074/index.htm This course considers how hypertext is different from traditional text, and how that difference impacts project design. We investigate how new media affect readers, writers, artists, and communities, studying how to assess these effects and what measures must be taken in the new media environment. Additionally, we evaluate new media's potential as a form of mass media (including and beyond the worldwide web), and what possibilities exist for it as a micromedia. Course requirements include website reviews, an original website, online participation, quizzes and exams. Mon, 23 Apr 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/tc3404/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/index.htm I've uploaded the PDF of the Hypermedia flyer. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/tc3404/index.htm http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/tc3404/index.htm In order to understand where we're not going, let's look at where we've been: Hypermedia's virtues have been well documented. We know that hypermedia allows for an unprecedented amount of user choice, that it permits an associative rather than a hierarchical structure, and that is provides a mechanism for efficient retrieval of information. However, many of these features have long been part of the cultural landscape. In order to understand what is truly new with new media, then, we need a firm grounding in the features of old media. Throughout the semester, we will look at trios of historical and contemporary phenomena to consider today's manifestation of hypermedia in its historical and cultural context. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, we will draw from history, art, literature, and media studies in order to derive at a comprehensive understanding of new media.