This is the first (of 14) “Week in Vis” posts. The idea is to give you a sense of what is happening next week (and a brief reminder of what we’ve done already). The idea is to have a single posting that points you towards the important things you need to know about (since they can be scattered about on the web page). I guess, these posts are necessary since I’m not a good enough web designer, so I need to give guidance. You can also look at the blue box at the top right of the course web page.
Normally, these posts will be made on Thursday or Friday, to give you enough warning for the following week that you can be prepared. This first one is late, I apologize – and will push back any deadlines accordingly.
Last week (Jan 18-20), we had some stuff to get started. Everyone should have done the first seek and find, and the first discussion assignment. If you haven’t done these things yet, please do them soon.
And remember… you can still contribute to the first week’s discussions (the assignment and the seek and find). There were lots of interesting things that were coming up – so hopefully you all have things to talk about with each other!
We are still dealing with enrollment and waiting list issues. Hopefully this will stabilize this week. Because there are delays between waiting list processing, enrollment, and getting things enabled in Canvas, there can be confusions. Please bear with us – hopefully all the kinks will be worked out quickly. If something isn’t working as it should (e.g., you can’t access Canvas or aren’t in a discussion group) please let Chih-Ching know.
Next Week (Jan 23-27)… We’ll still be dealing with enrollment and waiting list issues. Hopefully these will all be resolved quickly. But as people drop the class, we can add people from the wait list, and see if they accept, and … Also, we’ll hopefully have more practice with Canvas, so that it will work more smoothly.
- Reading 2 – usually readings are due before Monday, but because the assignment is going out late and because it’s a big reading, please read everything before class Wednesday Jan 25th.
- Assignment 2 – includes a discussion related to the reading. Again, an initial posting is due on January 25th, and we expect people to continue to discuss the topic for a week.
- Seek and Find 2 – it seems most people got the idea of the seek and find. They get more fun as we get more practice.
- Class periods – we’ll start with our “regular” Monday/Wednesday schedule.
- Monday, I’ll try to see what happens when I give a “traditional” lecture. Not sure how it will work in the weird room. The idea is a summary of key points of the class in 1 lecture).
- Wednesday, there will be another “lecture” – informed by how things go on Monday.
- Friday will be an “optional non-lecture” – my plan is to come to the class room, and just talk informally to whoever is there about visualization and the class. If no one comes, it will be a short conversation (or Alper, Chih-Ching and I will find things to talk about with each other). Ideally, it will be a chance for me to get to know some of you, and to hear about what you’re interested in.
I am hoping that by the following week (Jan 30-Feb 3), we’ll have things in the regular groove, with readings and assignments posted ahead of time, no more enrollment or Canvas issues, ….