1. Creative Discovery in Digital Art Forms Course Introduction January 17, 2007

2. First-Year Seminars Critical thinking and writing Topic: some specific discipline, in this case, digital media Digital media –Digital photography (Photoshop) –Vector graphics (Illustrator) –Digital Audio (Audacity) –MIDI –Digital video (Premiere) –Multimedia programming (Flash, Director, Java)

3. Organization of Course Monday –Show me your journal –Discuss reading or turn in an essay Wednesday –I’ll show you how to do something (e.g., Flash programming, digital photography) Friday –You’ll do something, hands-on.

4. Flash project Get Flash installed by Steven Wicker, the ITC of the Computer Science Department. (office M130, phone 4693, email wickersg@wfu.edu) wickersg@wfu.edu Work in groups of three Illustrate a poem or an excerpt from a poem

5. Readings and Journals Buy a hard-bound composition notebook Use this as a journal. Record your thoughts about creativity. Jot down your ideas for creative projects. Draw pictures. Etc. Take notes on readings – your own thoughts. I’ll check these. Bring your journal with you on Mondays when you don’t have an essay due. I’ll scan your journal on those days as you come into class.