MSTU 6600 F07/Colloquium 4

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 Schedule
 Spring 08
 1/31 Colloquium 1
 2/14 Colloquium 2
 2/28 Colloquium 3
 3/13 Colloquium 4
 4/03 Colloquium 5
 4/17 Colloquium 6
 5/01 Colloquium 7
 Fall 07
 9/13 Colloquium 1
 9/27 Colloquium 2
 10/11 Colloquium 3
 10/25 Colloquium 4
 11/08 Colloquium 5
 11/29 Colloquium 6
 12/13 Colloquium 7

Agenda October 25, 2007

• Discussion of the assigned reading (30 mins)
• Presentation (1 hr)

Assigned Reading

Hull, G. A., & Nelson, M. E. (2005). Locating the semiotic power of multimodality. Written Communication, 2, 224-261.

Discussion Questions:

Please consider and be ready to discuss the following with regard to the posted reading:

1. How do new composing modalities impact the temporal and spatial dimensions of communication practices?

2. On p. 251, the authors state the following (my emphasis): “The most striking claim that we want to make on the basis of our analysis is that Randy’s “Lyfe-N-Rhyme” represents a different system of signification and a different kind of meaning. As an irreducibly multimodal composition, “Lyfe-N-Rhyme” is not just a good poem whose meaning is enhanced because it has been illustrated and set to music; rather, we would argue that the meaning that a viewer or listener experiences is qualitatively different, transcending what is possible via each mode separately.“

3. What implications does such a stance on communication have for research related to communications technologies and communicative practices?

Presentation

Open Source software and education: a look at Ubuntu

• demo of the software and interesting uses
• discussion about the potential and limitations of the open source model w.r.t. its impact on education