Critical Design Rhetorics of Digital Democracy: A Course Design for Informed Dissent and Design Advocacy
Image created by Matthew V. Jacobson Introduction A few months ago, I gave myself a challenge: design a…
Browsing: multimodal webtext
Image Accessibility, Part II: Beyond src Attributes
In Part I one of this series, I looked at writing semantic HTML and ARIA attributes to take…
Image Accessibility, Part I: Beyond alt Attributes
The alt attribute is the HTML feature most often associated with accessibility. It’s been around since the HTML…
Webtext of the Month: Melissa Rogers’ “Making Queer Love: A Kit of Odds and Ends”
Right around the time that we started discussing the theme for our newest blog carnival (Makerspaces and Writing…
Spent: Webtext of the Month
Spoiler alert: In my review of this month’s webtext, I reveal some surprises that the webtext has to offer.…
Hacking the Classroom
Text: “Hacking the Classroom: Eight Perspectives” Authors: Jim Brown, Mary Hocks, Aimee Knight, Virginia Kuhn, Viola Lasmana, Elizabeth…
Born
Title: Born Type: Digital magazine Publication Launch: 1996 Publication Retirement: 2011 Link: http://archive.bornmagazine.org/ I was introduced to this…
Polymorphous Perversity and Re-Thinking Our Relationships with Texts
Title: Polymorphous Perversity in Texts Author: Johndan Johnson-Eilola Publication Date: Summer 2012 For today’s March (Webtext) Madness contribution,…
What’s in a Name?
Title: What’s in a Name? The Anatomy of Defining New/Multi/Modal/Digital/Media Texts Author: Claire Lauer Publisher: Kairos, A Journal…
Device 6
Title: Device 6 Publisher: Simgo Publication date: October 2013 Official Website: http://simogo.com/games/device6/ Device 6 is an iOS game…
March Madness: Webtext Edition
If you’re a college hoops fan, you’ve got to wait until March 17th for Selection Sunday and March…
Hollow
Title: Hollow Project Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon Release date: June 20, 2013 Website: http://www.hollowdocumentary.com [view using Google Chrome]…
The December (and First!) Webtext of the Month
Title: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek Author: John Branch Publication: The New York Times Publication date:…
Celebrate Webtexts with Us
DRC’s Webtext of the Month seeks to recognize composition innovation online. On this new page and site feature,…