WRT 427: Introduction

Emerging Tech & Distributed Work

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This is a class in

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but in very specific ways.

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Really, this is a class about this:

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team collaboration

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and this

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working with people you can’t see

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as well as writing in digital environments.

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Our collaborators are everywhere.

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The net explodes the possibilities.

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Business is global.

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The economy is changing.

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How can you work remotely?

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How can you work remotely?

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How can you work effectively in a team?

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How can you work effectively in a team?

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txtchatetc

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We’ll use social media

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to work here and at home

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to plan big projects

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to revise and build a growing website.

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wiki

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What’s it for?

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for helping figure out where the good stuff is.

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need basedvs

asset based

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• locally owned businesses

• community resources

• local histories

• geographic attractions

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goal: enhance local pride, local spending, and community participation.

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65 students4 classes

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2 classes this semester

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WRT 303:Research, History & You

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Us, obviously

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You guys will decide what we build.

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We will write

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public texts

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professional texts

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multimodal texts

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