This week you should create a small curation piece on your webpage that uses five images to tell a story about something that happened to you, an important event in your community, or something you’ve just made up. For instance, you could use images to describe your first time driving a car, the Clunker on Lake… Read More Weekly Curation Three: Picture This
This week you should create a small curation piece on your webpage that brings together three to five songs that tell a story (about you/your family/a relationship), are organized around a theme, or capture an event. For example, here’s my curated set list of acoustic covers (Links to an external site.). Your project should contain the following:… Read More Weekly Curation Two: Songs of You
For the rest of the semester, all of your assignments will be submitted as URLs from the webpage you design this week (directions found here. Unless you’re tech savvy, you’ll want to use a free web service like Wix , SqaureSpace, Weebly, or WordPress. You’re not limited to those suggestions, but keep the following in mind as you make your choice: You… Read More Weekly Curation One: Website
You’re going to start your Workplace Communication Analysis by building a profile of your workplace. Your profile should be at least 1000 words and include the following: Provide a brief history of the organization/corporation. Consider what aspects of its history may be germane to how you and your co-workers communicate. For example, do you work… Read More Workplace Profile
In “Why Johnny Still Can’t Read (PDF below),” Baker Mitchell argues that “public schools from coast to coast are failing to teach young students the most basic skill they need to succeed in school and life: reading.” Mitchell provides a lot of statistics and examples to support his claim. Don’t forget that “softer” evidence, such… Read More Johnny Can’t Read
Your first stop should always be the UW-Stout Swanson Library Archives and Area Research Center Stout-Focused Stoutonia Tutorial for using the Stoutonia Tower Yearbook Athletics Collections Campus News Student Publications Bulletins Campus Photographs Menomonie & Surrounding Area Dunn County News Leader Telegram Eau Claire Newspaper Volume One
Historic Films Stock Footage Internet Archive Library of Congress National Archives Smithsonian Folklife Collection Smithsonian Institute
Maps & Atlases of Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) Milwaukee County Historical Society Photograph Collection Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Turning Points in Wisconsin History University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory (WHS) Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database (WHS) Wisconsin Digital Archives Wisconsin Farm History Oral History Project… Read More Wisconsin Research Resources
Hennepin County Public Library Digital Collections LGBTQ History in Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) Minnesota Digital Library Minnesota State Archives Voices of Minnesota (MNHS) Minneapolis Newspaper – Star Tribune St. Paul Newspaper – Pioneer Press
Writing Discussion Questions The Basics Avoid asking questions that prompt a repeating of explicit information in the text. Formulate questions that have no easy answer, and ones that can be interpreted through various perspectives. Try asking open-ended rather than simple yes/no, right/wrong questions. Compare, contrast, and look for connections between articles assigned on a given… Read More Discussion Questions Tips
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