2014 professional writing study abroad program
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Information about our #msupw program for Summer 2014TRANSCRIPT
Designing Communication Experiences &Participatory Memory
Professional Writing Study Abroad ProgramTwo Options across London & Paris, June 9-July 25Dr. Jeff Grabill & Dr. Liza Potts
Introductions…
Dr. Jeff Grabill
London Leader
Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Chair of WRAC
WIDE: Co-Director
Very interesting person
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @grabill
Introductions…
Dr. Liza Potts
London & Paris Leader
Assistant Professor in WRAC WIDE: Senior Researcher CE: Faculty Collaborator
Anglophile / Geek
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @LizaPotts
Programs in Europe this Summer
Two Adventures Pick one or do both!
Professional Writing in London London: June 9 – July 11 (5 weeks) Courses WRA 308, WRA 330 (6 credits) Investigating creative, innovative spaces and experiences across London
(museums, companies, public spaces)
Participatory Memory in London and Paris 2 weeks London, 2 weeks Paris: June 30 – July 25 (4 weeks total) Courses: WRA 330, WRA 499 (6 credits) Participatory Memory Study abroad / research project investigating how we can support
participatory experiences across digital and physical spaces
Both sessions London and Paris June 9 – July 25th (7 weeks, 9 – 12 credits) Optional independent study credits available for either session
Participant-Centered Research
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Participate
Engage
Context
Brainstorming & Mapping
Envisioning Solutions
Participating
Writing
Supporting
Informing
Engaging
Maintaining
Sustaining
Sketching / Wireframing Ideas
London: Designing Communication Experiences
Drag picture to placeholder or click icon to addStudy Abroad Goals:
• Learn theories of creativity and innovation in relation to rhetoric and writing
• Learn to research how rhetoric works in the world
• Explore a city as a place to research and learn
• Challenge yourself, grow, come home a different person
Daily Life: London
Mornings
Discussion
Research
Elevensies!
Afternoons
Field trips
Networking
Exploration
London
City of Innovation
London: Past + Future
Public Writing in Public Spaces
Working with Professionals
Studying at Regent’s College
Experiencing University Life in London
Participatory Memory
Study Abroad Goals:
• Investigate public spaces of memory, celebration, and reflection
• Learn about how these spaces communicate experience for participants
• Consider how we might digitize, curate, and enhance these experiences
Daily Life: London / Paris
Mornings
Discussion
Research
Elevensies/Croissants!
Afternoons
Investigating public spaces and cross-cultural issues
Engaging with locals, learning about differences in memory-making
Interacting as rhetoricians, fans, and writers/designers
Rethinking old ideas and new cultures
Investigating Participatory Spaces
Spaces of Celebration
Of Active Fandoms
…and mourning
Considering What’s Left Behind
Experiencing the nobility
…and the imagined
From Traditional Museums
To Participatory Action
Investigating Cross-Culture…
…Ways of Writing Memory
Connecting the Physical to the Virtual
With time for Culture & History
…and “American” Spaces Abroad
Applications, Costs, and Scholarships
Study Abroad at MSU: http://studyabroad.isp.msu.edu/
Scholarships (check out the Study Abroad link above) Study Abroad: $750-$1K / 30-45% receive awards
Honors College: More money available for London + Paris
CAL Writer’s Scholarship
Eddy International Component of Education
Study Abroad has info sessions about funding
Applications Due: March (January – for the best chance for funding)
Keep in Touch!
Email us to get on our mail list
Jeff Grabill [email protected]
Liza Potts [email protected]
Watch our hashtag: #msupw
http://wrac.msu.edu/professional-writing/study-abroad/
http://studyabroad.isp.msu.edu/