The Cover Memo (100 points or 10% of total grade)
In the Cover Memo for Writing, Research, and Technology, you are to accomplish two things (at least 800 words or equivalent):
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The objectiveThe objective of this assignment is for you to inquire into the impact evolving technologies have on writing, and on you as a writer.
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The medium
What is a digital history?A digital history--your digital history--tells the story of your key encounters with writing technologies and how those encounters shaped your understanding of yourself as a writer. For this digital history you need to highlight key historical moments of your emergence into digital literacy, but most importantly, you need to focus on those encounters you had with digital literacy in this course.
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What is your current relationship to evolving technologies and the impact those technologies have on how we understand writing and how we understand ourselves as writers?
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What to Include
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strategic advice
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