Writing II provides instruction and extensive practice in composing, responding, viewing, reading, and researching in alphabetic, digital, and visual environments.
In the class, you and your MOOCmates will work independently and collaboratively as writers, reviewers, and editors through the innovative, collaborative WEx, The Writers’ Exchange. An academically sanctioned idea-networking website developed by OSU faculty, WEx is a forum for the exchange of compositions on a variety of topics and in a variety of media. You’ll participate as authors, reviewers, and editors in WEx, submitting assignments and projects for peer review, conducting peer review activities, and participating periodically in online discussion forums.
In other words, Writing II focuses on developing and refining your critical reading, composing, responding, and argument skills. At the same time, it also engages you in developing and refining critical viewing and research skills as you create works about issues currently under debate in the public sphere in and through a variety of alphabetic, visual, and multimodal texts. The course also emphasizes reflective practice and self-assessment and will give you the opportunity to showcase your work publicly.
More specifically, Writing II enables you to approach your own writing and the writing of others in the class much in the same way professional scholars do—by reading and responding to one another with care, focus, and intention. By engaging in the activities in Writing II, you’ll become part of a community of writers who develop more effective rhetorical strategies, produce more persuasive writing, and become more proficient in understanding the ins and outs of academic discourse.
In the class, you and your MOOCmates will work independently and collaboratively as writers, reviewers, and editors through the innovative, collaborative WEx, The Writers’ Exchange. An academically sanctioned idea-networking website developed by OSU faculty, WEx is a forum for the exchange of compositions on a variety of topics and in a variety of media. You’ll participate as authors, reviewers, and editors in WEx, submitting assignments and projects for peer review, conducting peer review activities, and participating periodically in online discussion forums.
In other words, Writing II focuses on developing and refining your critical reading, composing, responding, and argument skills. At the same time, it also engages you in developing and refining critical viewing and research skills as you create works about issues currently under debate in the public sphere in and through a variety of alphabetic, visual, and multimodal texts. The course also emphasizes reflective practice and self-assessment and will give you the opportunity to showcase your work publicly.
More specifically, Writing II enables you to approach your own writing and the writing of others in the class much in the same way professional scholars do—by reading and responding to one another with care, focus, and intention. By engaging in the activities in Writing II, you’ll become part of a community of writers who develop more effective rhetorical strategies, produce more persuasive writing, and become more proficient in understanding the ins and outs of academic discourse.
About the Instructor(s)
The instructors for Writing II are members of the Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies (RCL) program in the English Department at Ohio State University, a group of faculty committed to enhancing writing instruction through digital technologies outreach programming.
Professors Susan Delagrange, Scott Lloyd DeWitt, Kay Halasek, Ben McCorkle and Cynthia Selfe have authored or edited more than thirty books and been awarded some of the discipline’s highest honors, including the College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award and Computers & Composition Distinguished Book Award (twice). Their work has been recognized with the Kairos Best Webtext Award, The Computers and Composition Michelle Kendrick Outstanding Digital Production/Scholarship Award, the Rhetoric Review Charles Kneupper Outstanding Article Award, the Ellen Nold Award for the Best Article in Computers and Composition Studies, and the W. E. Wickenden Award for the best article in Engineering Education.
Their authored and edited collections include Technology and Literacy in the 21st Century, Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times, Literate Lives in the Information Age, Technologies of Wonder, Writing Inventions, Rhetorical Delivery as Technological Discourse, and A Pedagogy of Possibility. They regularly publish on and teach courses in digital media studies, digital media production, composition, rhetoric and communication, histories and theories of rhetoric, and professional communication.
Professors Susan Delagrange, Scott Lloyd DeWitt, Kay Halasek, Ben McCorkle and Cynthia Selfe have authored or edited more than thirty books and been awarded some of the discipline’s highest honors, including the College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award and Computers & Composition Distinguished Book Award (twice). Their work has been recognized with the Kairos Best Webtext Award, The Computers and Composition Michelle Kendrick Outstanding Digital Production/Scholarship Award, the Rhetoric Review Charles Kneupper Outstanding Article Award, the Ellen Nold Award for the Best Article in Computers and Composition Studies, and the W. E. Wickenden Award for the best article in Engineering Education.
Their authored and edited collections include Technology and Literacy in the 21st Century, Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times, Literate Lives in the Information Age, Technologies of Wonder, Writing Inventions, Rhetorical Delivery as Technological Discourse, and A Pedagogy of Possibility. They regularly publish on and teach courses in digital media studies, digital media production, composition, rhetoric and communication, histories and theories of rhetoric, and professional communication.
Course Syllabus
Week 1: Getting to Know You
Week 2: Responding Rhetorically
Week 3: Arguing Rhetorically
Week 4: Visual Rhetorics
Week 5: Viewing Rhetorically
Week 6: Source-based Composing
Week 7: Developing Research Practices and Methodologies
Week 8: Researching Rhetorically
Week 9: Revising Rhetorically
Week 10: Reflecting Rhetorically: Getting to Know You (Again)
Week 2: Responding Rhetorically
Week 3: Arguing Rhetorically
Week 4: Visual Rhetorics
Week 5: Viewing Rhetorically
Week 6: Source-based Composing
Week 7: Developing Research Practices and Methodologies
Week 8: Researching Rhetorically
Week 9: Revising Rhetorically
Week 10: Reflecting Rhetorically: Getting to Know You (Again)
Recommended Background
Envisioned as an advanced undergraduate course, Writing II focuses on material typically emphasized in sophomore or junior level writing courses. As such, those participating in Writing II should have background knowledge of and/or experiences comparable to those that inform Writing I courses at U.S. universities and colleges. In other words, if you have previous writing experience in advanced high school college preparatory curricula, post-secondary environments, or business settings, you’ll likely find Writing II more accessible than those who have not had comparable experiences.
Although the course emphasizes developing your understanding of the ways that digital media shape and are shaped by reading, writing, and research processes, you needn’t have extensive knowledge of digital composing practices or technologies to succeed in and enjoy the course!
Although the course emphasizes developing your understanding of the ways that digital media shape and are shaped by reading, writing, and research processes, you needn’t have extensive knowledge of digital composing practices or technologies to succeed in and enjoy the course!
Suggested Readings
No advanced reading is required for Writing II.
Course Format
Writing II emphasizes active participation in the composing, editing, and assessment activities in WEx, The Writers’ Exchange.
After a sustained online training, you’ll participate in a peer review process in which you create substantive evaluations of your peers’ compositions using sets of defined criteria.
The class also includes short lecture videos, demonstrations, and modeling activities accompanied by integrated or stand-alone quizzes, diagnostic exercises, and research tutorials.
Discussion boards, blogs, and social networking technologies will also be used to enhance reflective learning.
After a sustained online training, you’ll participate in a peer review process in which you create substantive evaluations of your peers’ compositions using sets of defined criteria.
The class also includes short lecture videos, demonstrations, and modeling activities accompanied by integrated or stand-alone quizzes, diagnostic exercises, and research tutorials.
Discussion boards, blogs, and social networking technologies will also be used to enhance reflective learning.
FAQ
Will I get a statement after completing this class?
Although no resources (beyond your computer) are required for Writing II, we recommend that you bookmark for yourself helpful online writing resources such as the Purdue University OWL (online writing center). Accessing these online resources throughout Writing II will assist you in developing even deeper understanding of elements presented in the course.
What is the coolest thing I'll learn if I take this class?
Yes. Students who successfully complete the class will receive a statement of accomplishment signed by the instructors.
Other than an Internet connection, what resources will I need for this class?Although no resources (beyond your computer) are required for Writing II, we recommend that you bookmark for yourself helpful online writing resources such as the Purdue University OWL (online writing center). Accessing these online resources throughout Writing II will assist you in developing even deeper understanding of elements presented in the course.
What is the coolest thing I'll learn if I take this class?
To quote Dale Carnegie, you’ll learn “how to win friends and influence people”! Actually, that’s not too far from the truth as the arts of rhetoric around which Writing II is built derive from ancient practices that reach as far back as Socrates (and even farther).
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