The end of the semester is upon us, and this will be my final update to the class website. (Please try to hold your applause until you finish reading this post.) Here’s how we’ll spend our last week in class: … Continue reading →

It was nice to talk with each of you about your final projects, and at this point, most of you have signed, finalized MOUs for Unit #4. (If you need to revise and resubmit your MOU, please take care of … Continue reading →

With the final project underway, we are officially in the homestretch of the semester. In the next few weeks, you’ll be marshaling all of your web design and writing skills to create beautiful sites for your clients. This is my … Continue reading →

Next week we will wrap up the usability testing project and begin working on our final assignment of the semester: the client project. Because each project will be unique, I have built a lot of flexibility into our schedule during … Continue reading →

I think our pilot testing exercise in class went really well yesterday. I hope you were able to work out the bugs in your usability test protocols. If you have not already sent me a copy of your final protocol, … Continue reading →

I hope yesterday’s mock usability tests gave you some idea of the type of work you’ll be doing for your Unit #3 project over the coming weeks. Next week, we will get serious about drafting your usability plans, and we … Continue reading →

As I’ve watched you create (and sometimes scrap and re-create) your Print-to-Web projects, I’ve been impressed with how far you’ve come in just a few weeks of working with WordPres. Many of your draft sites looked excellent during our peer … Continue reading →

As we near the end of Unit #2, I want to give you ample time to work out the kinks in your designs and get feedback from your peers to help you put the finishing touches on your WordPress sites. … Continue reading →

Now that our first exam is behind us (hooray!), we can shift our focus back to the print-to-web conversion project. At this point, you should have added all of your content for Unit #2 to your WordPress site and you … Continue reading →

This update will be short and sweet, but feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our plans. Here’s a quick overview of how we’ll spend our time in class during Week 6: On Tuesday we will … Continue reading →

Now that each of you have your own WordPress installation on our new “sandbox” website, you should be getting familiar with the WordPress dashboard, the difference between posts and pages, and the process of installing themes and plugins. If you … Continue reading →

I enjoyed looking at the drafts of your résumé projects in class yesterday, and I’m excited to see how they turn out. Some of you are ready to put the finishing touches on your Unit #1 project, while others may … Continue reading →

In class on Thursday we spent a bit more time talking about Twitter than I originally planned, so we’ll need to do some catching up during Week 3. I hope you learned something about Twitter and how we’ll be using … Continue reading →

We dove right in to the deep end of the pool this week, with Tuesday’s vocabulary pre-test and Thursday’s HTML/CSS workshop, but from what I saw, most of you had no trouble staying afloat. Some of you who have experience … Continue reading →

Welcome to ENGW 3332: Writing Online. This website will function as the online headquarters for our class this semester. Each week, I will post an update to the website with details about coming week, deadline reminders, links to helpful resources, … Continue reading →