ENG 830: Digital Writing
Final Project

For your final project, you will select a digital writing genre we have discussed – or one that we have not considered together - and compose a piece of digital writing in that genre that demonstrates understanding and awareness of the principles and key concepts in digital writing and rhetoric that we have discussed in our course together. Given the latitude in designing something meaningful for you, every project will necessarily look different. The final project consists of two parts: 1) the digital composition itself and 2) a reflection paper.

Here are some example projects, so you can have a sense of the scope we're aiming for - which will necessarily be small, given the time constraints of a six-week course:

A series of blog posts that demonstrate awareness of audience, genre, and purpose.
An assignment for your students that asks them to compose a Wakelet essay, along with an exemplar that you have created that they can look at for a model.
Several episodes of a podcast on a topic of your choice.
A revised and refined version of your Concept in 60 video.
A multi-level video game that you have designed.
Some combination of the other ideas here that allows you to use the final project to explore your personal, professional, creative, and/or academic interests.

The key for designing a project is knowing what your goal or objective for the digital composition is, who your audience is, and how the form and content intersect and interact with each other so you can compose effectively.

The project will be due on Sunday, August 18th by 11:59pm.

Along with the project, you will submit a 3-4 page, double-spaced reflection paper. The paper should explain how the scholarship, experimentation, and discussions with which we have engaged influenced the design of your project. You should also make sure to discuss the following dimensions of the project:

1) What is the topic of your digital writing piece and why?

2) What is the format of your project and why did you select this format?

3) Who is the audience of the composition and how did that affect the choices you made while composing?

4) What steps did you carry out to produce your digital composition?

5) How does the project demonstrate your understanding and definition of digital writing and rhetoric after having taken this course?