Submit script here by end of the day Friday, 11/22

For the script, please type out the exact script of your voice overs.  You’re free to change this later, but I wanted a check-in before break to ensure you’re making progress on this.  You don’t need to do a full storyboard (a shot-by-shot description) but I would also like you to include any thoughts you have about including external videos (like interviews), on screen text, times when you’ll show things but not be speaking, or some other sort of external narration.

Submission is the same as for the work plan: put a link in the comments to an externally hosted document, such as a Google Doc or file on Dropbox.  Make sure permissions are set so that anyone with the link can view.  (For Google Docs, click the Share button in the upper right.)

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Essay Contest

I’ll be passing out a flyer today for an essay contest sponsored by the College of the Liberal Arts and the Paterno Fellows program.  The contest is open to any undergraduate student, regardless of whether they’re currently affiliated with the Paterno Fellows program.  And the top prize is a respectable $300.

You choose from among the prompts and read more about the contest on its website.  Essays are due January 13, so you have plenty of time to work on it over break!

Registration: spring semester and CAS 138T

By now most of you have registered for spring courses.  One of the goals of the RCL program is, as much as possible, to maintain the same cohort of students in 138 next semester as you had in 137 this semester.

This can be challenging, since other courses may conflict with the time slot people had this semester.  Thus, there has been some shuffling.  Also, some students may elect to not take 138T at all. Continue reading

Procedures for TED Talks

I mentioned all this in class today, but I know it’s nice to have a written record as well:

  1. Rehearse!  Make it as much like the real thing as possible.
  2. Submit your PowerPoint file to the drop box on the (newly opened!) ANGEL page at least 30 minutes before the class period during which your group presents.
  3. On your group’s assigned day, come to 132 in the Knowledge Commons of Pattee Library.  (See below)
  4. Bring a flash drive with you to store the recording of your talk, or coordinate with someone else in your group if you don’t have one (and don’t want to get one).
  5. On the other days, meet with your group to select a really specific, unique controversy to explore in your video.  Review the assignment directions for more clarification on topics.

KnowledgeCommonsMapAs I mentioned in class, it might be worthwhile swinging by the presentation room to take a peek.   Continue reading