http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron ...an uncommon mix of things most vile and bland from the fingers of Ben McCorkle. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:58:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow... I haven't tended this garden in a few weeks. Looks like it needs some weeding. In the meantime, here are a couple of links to some of my recent goings-on to keep my reader(s?) happy: My review of Scott McCloud's Making Comics just came out in the latest volume of ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=384 Not to toot my own horn or anything (okay, maybe a little), but yours truly is the recipient of this year's Michelle Kendrick Award for Outstanding Digital Scholarship, which I received a couple of weeks ago at the Computer & Writing Conference at Purdue University. The award was granted for ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=379 Just a couple of quick updates to tide over those of you who specialize in the collection of Ben-orabilia: I was recently profiled in OSU's OnCampus publication, talking about my literary and scholarly reading tastes (the good and the bad). More here. I've taken on a new side-gig as a semi-regular (one ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=377 Fans of the series, take note: the latest installment of the Visiting Scholars in DMAC series is up on Youtube, and this one showcases University of Findlay's Christine Tulley. Lots of smart, practical advice here, so give it a gander, won't you? Also of note, Tulley will be giving her ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=373 Just a quick plug for an upcoming conference: tomorrow and Saturday at the OSU Blackwell Center, academics and professionals interested in the role of digital technologies in teaching, training, reading, writing, etc. will be gathering to attend the CRR Unconference (The CRR is for "Compose, Read, and Research"), sponsored by ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=369 In case any of you were wondering (and I'll bet that you were), here's my itinerary for this year's CCCC: Session/Date/Time Presenter Name Presentation Title Panel Title MW.1 Wednesday, Mar 17 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Ben McCorkle It's been 'Sweded': Incorporating internet memes into assignment ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=365 'Cause I worked really hard on this flyer: ENG 269: Digital Media Composing M/W 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC requirement for: Arts and Humanities, Analysis of Texts and Works of Art, Visual/Performing Arts. Meets group elective requirement of professional writing minor. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Web 2.0. The Cloud. Social Networking. Twitter. ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=361 Fans of Darwin, the history of science, digital media studies, open source software, and electronic textual editing should take a look at Ben Fry's fantastic animated text of On the Origin of Species, which accounts for textual changes across the six editions of the book that were published during Darwin's ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=358 THE CORNFIELD REVIEW is a quarterly publication of poetry, prose, art and photography. Submit your invention by Feb. 14th, and your creative talent could be captured for posterity between its pages. For the brave and reckless among you who seek fame and glory, send your ponderings and creations to mccorkle.12@osu.edu. ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=355 For those of you at OSU interested in the digital media goings-on in the various areas of our university, you may be interested in attending the following meeting of the Digital Media Collective (re-posted from the site wiki---login/password needed---at: https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/digmedcol/Home): First Public Meeting of the Digital Media Collective Where? Thompson Library Room ... http://rhetoricalcommons.org/bubblingcauldron/?p=351