This class combines discussion and hands-on creativity in a seminar/workshop format. Attendance and participation are a key part of the class. Your presence & engagement shapes the class experience and greatly contributes to your and your classmate’s learning and our collective creative process. Please come to class having done the readings and tutorials, ready to engage and participate. Participation in this class means both speaking and active listening, as well as providing peers with thoughtful feedback on their work and ideas. I do not have a strict technology-use policy for during class time, but please be mindful of staying present and engaged with the class and your classmates.
We will not have an ongoing zoom option; if you need to miss more than two classes because of health or personal issues, please reach out to both your dean and to me to make arrangements. When you miss class, please connect with a classmate to get their notes/find out what you missed. I’m also happy to meet with you during my office hours.
Late work will be marked down by half a grade a week. You will always get at least half credit, no matter how late you turn something in. I always think its better to engage in the work, even if late, than not at all, but at the same time, I don’t want you to get bogged down with late work.
I want to hear about your learning needs and preferences, so that I can make sure you have what you need. If you have a learning difference or concern of any kind that might impact your participation in this class, please communicate with me as soon as possible.
Students who have Letters of Accommodation: I encourage you to contact me as early in the semester as possible to ensure that we can implement those accommodations from the start For those without Letters of Accommodation, assistance is available to eligible students through the Disability Resource Center (DRC). Please contact ADA Coordinators Jodi Litchfield, Peter Ploegman, and Deirdre Kelly of the DRC at [email protected] for more information. All discussions will remain confidential.
Each week we will have a relevant screening -- sometimes a curated collection of remix videos, other times works about remix cultures and their contexts. Sometimes you will be curating these screenings yourselves. These screenings will generally be 1-2 hours long.
Our screenings are scheduled for Mondays at 7.30. Although we’re not meeting in person, I strongly encourage you to set aside that time to watch the screenings, so that you can stay in the flow of the class and be able to participate in the screening discussions. The screening chat on Teams is extra credit. We do also have a room reserved with screening capabilities, so if you'd like to organize a watch party there, you're welcome to do so. Check in with me for details!
The screenings will be linked from the weekly schedule Sometimes they will be YouTube playlists; sometimes they will be links to Google Drive files available only to our class so that everyone will have access. Please do not circulate these files beyond the class and delete them at the end of the semester. If you have access to these screenings on streaming services, of course you can watch them that way as well.
Participating in the weekly screening chat during our screening time or asynchronously afterwards is the main source for extra credit. You can also contribute in our Teams weekly reading discussion beyond the required two weekly responses. If you participate substantively in these ways, you can earn up to 5% extra credit.
Snack week is a thing I used to do, but had to let go of for a couple of years because pandemic. But recently I've decided to bring it back! Basically folks can volunteer to bring snacks on a given week. Sometimes there are weird oreos involved. No need to do so if you'd rather not. Details and sign up to come in class!