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CSDI 1200CSDI 1200
Web ExpressionsWeb Expressions
Contact and course Contact and course information:information:
• InstructorInstructor: Roger Kleinpeter : Roger Kleinpeter • My Web page: My Web page: oz.plymouth.edu/~rgkleinpeter/ oz.plymouth.edu/~rgkleinpeter/ • OfficeOffice: Memorial 109 : Memorial 109 • PhonePhone: x2535 or 52535: x2535 or 52535• Electronic MailElectronic Mail: :
[email protected] [email protected] • Text BookText Book: : None Required, Notebook is requiredNone Required, Notebook is required• Meeting places: Computer Lab M213Meeting places: Computer Lab M213• See Calendar and on-line syllabus
Course DescriptionCourse Description• Web ExpressionsWeb Expressions teaches students teaches students
how to have a how to have a voice on the Internetvoice on the Internet. .
• Students will have the skills Students will have the skills necessary to creatively and necessary to creatively and effectively effectively express themselves over express themselves over the Internet. the Internet.
• The class will cover five basic modes The class will cover five basic modes
of expression, of expression, video, images, sounds, video, images, sounds, text, and animation. (VISTA)text, and animation. (VISTA)
This course is a This course is a Creative Thought Creative Thought DirectionDirection in PSU’s General Education in PSU’s General Education
programprogram
• Creative ThoughtCreative Thought courses courses emphasize the skills of emphasize the skills of – critical thinkingcritical thinking, reading, writing, , reading, writing,
listening and speaking, listening and speaking, – and working with and working with information information
technologytechnology
Creativity -- Creativity -- From From Human MotivationHuman Motivation, 3rd ed., by , 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken: Robert E. Franken: Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize recognize ideasideas, alternatives, or possibilities that , alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in may be useful in solving problemssolving problems, communicating , communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. page 396page 396In order to be creative, you need to be able to view In order to be creative, you need to be able to view things in things in new ways or from a different perspective.new ways or from a different perspective. Among other things, you need to be able to Among other things, you need to be able to generate generate new possibilities or new alternativesnew possibilities or new alternatives. Tests . Tests of creativity measure not only the number of of creativity measure not only the number of alternatives that people can generate but the alternatives that people can generate but the uniqueness of those alternativesuniqueness of those alternatives. The ability to . The ability to generate alternatives or to generate alternatives or to see things uniquelysee things uniquely does does not occur by chance; it is linked to other, more not occur by chance; it is linked to other, more fundamental qualities of fundamental qualities of thinking, thinking, such as flexibility, such as flexibility, tolerance of ambiguity or unpredictability, and the tolerance of ambiguity or unpredictability, and the enjoyment of things heretofore unknown. page 394enjoyment of things heretofore unknown. page 394
Information TechnologyInformation Technology• PCs with Windows 7 PCs with Windows 7
• Electronic mailElectronic mail
• World Wide Web (WWW)World Wide Web (WWW)
• BlogsBlogs
• Adobe Creative CloudAdobe Creative Cloud– Web page – DreamweaverWeb page – Dreamweaver– Image processing –Adobe PhotoshopImage processing –Adobe Photoshop– Animation – FlashAnimation – Flash
• Sound – AudacitySound – Audacity
• Video – Windows Live Movie MakerVideo – Windows Live Movie Maker
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Looking at the problem from ALL angles.Looking at the problem from ALL angles.
A persistent effort to examine evidence A persistent effort to examine evidence that supports any belief, solution, or that supports any belief, solution, or
conclusion prior to its acceptance. The conclusion prior to its acceptance. The ability to think clearly, to analyze, and ability to think clearly, to analyze, and
to reason logically. to reason logically.
Join The DotsJoin The Dots
Four straight lines, do not lift pencil.Four straight lines, do not lift pencil.
Think Outside the BoxThink Outside the Box
Are The Two Horizontal Lines Are The Two Horizontal Lines Parallel?Parallel?
Is The Smaller Circle Round?Is The Smaller Circle Round?
Remove the distractions –Remove the distractions –Focus on the ProblemFocus on the Problem
Are Squares “A” and “B” the Are Squares “A” and “B” the Same Shade of Gray?Same Shade of Gray?
Break out the main points so Break out the main points so you can analyze them.you can analyze them.
A Person holds a piece of A Person holds a piece of wood straight out to the side wood straight out to the side
and lets go of it.and lets go of it.
What will happen to the What will happen to the wood?wood?
Be sure of your Be sure of your assumptions!assumptions!
Ahhhh -- The Summer Ahhhh -- The Summer MonthsMonths
What occurs once in June, What occurs once in June, once in July and twice in once in July and twice in
August?August?
Don’t overlook the obvious!Don’t overlook the obvious!
Concentration??Concentration??http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY
Project PlanningProject Planning
1.1.BrainstormingBrainstorming
2.2.Design - storyboardDesign - storyboard
3.3.BuildBuild
4.4.TestTest
BrainstormingBrainstorming – an example of critical – an example of critical thinkingthinking
• State your objectiveState your objective• Think of all possible solutions to your problem.Think of all possible solutions to your problem.• Write and number potential solutions on board.Write and number potential solutions on board.• Combine similar solutions if originators agree.Combine similar solutions if originators agree.• Enter the constraints (time, money, size, etc.)Enter the constraints (time, money, size, etc.)• Choose the possible solutions that meet the Choose the possible solutions that meet the
constraints or --constraints or --• Review and modify the constraintsReview and modify the constraints• Select the “Select the “best”best” solution. (vote?, consensus?) solution. (vote?, consensus?)
A persistent effort to examine evidence that A persistent effort to examine evidence that supports any belief, solution, or conclusion prior supports any belief, solution, or conclusion prior to its acceptance. The ability to think clearly, to to its acceptance. The ability to think clearly, to
analyze, and to reason logically. analyze, and to reason logically.
Brainstorming RulesBrainstorming Rules
• Postpone and withhold your judgment Postpone and withhold your judgment of ideas.of ideas.
• Encourage wild and exaggerated ideas.Encourage wild and exaggerated ideas.
• Quantity counts at this stage, not Quantity counts at this stage, not quality.quality.
• Build on the ideas put forward by Build on the ideas put forward by others.others.
• Every person and every idea has equal Every person and every idea has equal worthworth
List some ideas that you List some ideas that you have for a webpage for have for a webpage for
this class.this class.
Start listing as fast as Start listing as fast as ideas come to youideas come to you
Creativity ExerciseCreativity Exercise“ME” Picture“ME” Picture
• Assignment Assignment • Describe yourself in a few sentencesDescribe yourself in a few sentences• Select some words that represent your Select some words that represent your
description of yourselfdescription of yourself• Represent those words Represent those words using only shapes and using only shapes and
colors colors • Using Microsoft Paint draw a picture of “YOU” Using Microsoft Paint draw a picture of “YOU”
using only the shapes and colors.using only the shapes and colors.• Use whatever drawing program you’re familiar Use whatever drawing program you’re familiar
with – e.g. MS Paintwith – e.g. MS Paint..
Shown above are 4 men buried up to their necks in the ground.They cannot move so can only look forward.Between A and B is a brick wall which cannot be seen through.They all know that between them they are wearing 4 hats, 2 x black and 2 x white, but they do not know what color they are wearing.In order to avoid being shot one of them must call out to the executioner the color of their hat. If they get it wrong, everyone will be shot.They are not allowed to talk to each other and have 10 minutes to fathom it out.
After 1 minute, one of them calls out.
Question: Which one of them calls out?
Question: Why is he 100% certain of the color of his hat?
Four Men In Hats
