Final class workshop

So as I type, we are currently in our final class "workshop", and you are all diligently working on your final project concept.  You are all a great support to each other.  This class has been a true learning community.  

I am really looking forward to our Electronic Literature showcase next week:

A few announcements regarding our showcase next week.

1.  Make sure you link your final project in your blog so it is accessible in our class blog.

2.  Please try to arrive a few minutes early if possible, just to make sure we are all set up and ready for our guests.

3.  We will have a "round-robin" style presentation room.  Each of you will bring your own laptop, and set up somewhere along the long conference table.  You will each feature your final project on your individual laptops.  Classmates and visitors will circulate around, checking out each student project.  You can hang out next to your own laptop to guide viewers through your project, and you should also circulate around the room checking out everyone's work.   

4.  At 5pm, we will start the "lightening round" presentations of the graduate student projects.  They will give a brief presentation of their work on the big screen via projector.  I will hook up my laptop to the big screen, so everyone's work is accessible through our class blog.  If any undergraduates would like to do a presentation of their work as well, I would welcome that.  Just let me know, so I can anticipate the amount of time needed to hear from everyone.

5.  There will be some snack food (sweets, appetizers, drinks, etc.).  I encourage you to bring some food along too (just to enhance our overall celebration). ...But it is certainly not required.  

6.  There will be some faculty members stopping by, and some other students.  I encourage to bring along your friends. 

5.  The showcase will be our final class for the semester.  Please be sure to take the time to check out each classmates project before our showcase night comes to a close at 7:15pm.

Thanks to each of you for such a great class experience.  I am really looking forward to our culminating night of class.  This has been a fantastic journey with all of you, and our closing showcase next week will certainly be bitter sweet. 

......My last blog entry will be a brief review of our showcase.