Welcome to UHM!
Rapid changes in technology, media, and culture are constantly introducing new modes of communication and demanding new perceptual and critical aptitudes. To thrive in this environment, you will need to master a sophisticated complex of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills necessary to recognize, interpret, and respond to an enormous multiplicity of verbal, visual, and electronic texts and their contexts.
A main focus of this course will be on the evolution of writing technologies and their impact on cognition. Another focus will be to consider and assess the most pressing social and technological issues facing us today, which you will develop into research paper topics.
Major Assignments
Weekly 500-word Blogs
Weekly Forum Discussions
Three Formal Papers:
· Personal Essay (3-4 pp)
· Visual Analysis Essay (4-5 pp)
· Research Paper (5-6 pp)
Homework, quizzes, tutorials, etc.
No texts are required to be purchased for this course, but you will need to have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and an up-to-date Firefox browser (recommended for Laulima). This course will have a focus on internet technology and will entail working and collaborating in an online environment.