Designing Communication Experiences &Participatory Memory

Professional Writing Study Abroad ProgramTwo Options across London & Paris, June 9-July 25Dr. Jeff Grabill & Dr. Liza Potts

Introductions…

Dr. Jeff Grabill

London Leader

Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing

Chair of WRAC

WIDE: Co-Director

Very interesting person

Email: grabill@msu.edu

Twitter: @grabill

Introductions…

Dr. Liza Potts

London & Paris Leader

Assistant Professor in WRAC WIDE: Senior Researcher CE: Faculty Collaborator

Anglophile / Geek

Email: lpotts@msu.edu

Twitter: @LizaPotts

Programs in Europe this Summer

Two Adventures Pick one or do both!

Professional Writing in London London: June 9 – July 11 (5 weeks) Courses WRA 308, WRA 330 (6 credits) Investigating creative, innovative spaces and experiences across London

(museums, companies, public spaces)

Participatory Memory in London and Paris 2 weeks London, 2 weeks Paris: June 30 – July 25 (4 weeks total) Courses: WRA 330, WRA 499 (6 credits) Participatory Memory Study abroad / research project investigating how we can support

participatory experiences across digital and physical spaces

Both sessions London and Paris June 9 – July 25th (7 weeks, 9 – 12 credits) Optional independent study credits available for either session

Participant-Centered Research

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Participate

Engage

Context

Brainstorming & Mapping

Envisioning Solutions

Participating

Writing

Supporting

Informing

Engaging

Maintaining

Sustaining

Sketching / Wireframing Ideas

London: Designing Communication Experiences

Drag picture to placeholder or click icon to addStudy Abroad Goals:

• Learn theories of creativity and innovation in relation to rhetoric and writing

• Learn to research how rhetoric works in the world

• Explore a city as a place to research and learn

• Challenge yourself, grow, come home a different person

Daily Life: London

Mornings

Discussion

Research

Elevensies!

Afternoons

Field trips

Networking

Exploration

London

City of Innovation

London: Past + Future

Public Writing in Public Spaces

Working with Professionals

Studying at Regent’s College

Experiencing University Life in London

Participatory Memory

Study Abroad Goals:

• Investigate public spaces of memory, celebration, and reflection

• Learn about how these spaces communicate experience for participants

• Consider how we might digitize, curate, and enhance these experiences

Daily Life: London / Paris

Mornings

Discussion

Research

Elevensies/Croissants!

Afternoons

Investigating public spaces and cross-cultural issues

Engaging with locals, learning about differences in memory-making

Interacting as rhetoricians, fans, and writers/designers

Rethinking old ideas and new cultures

Investigating Participatory Spaces

Spaces of Celebration

Of Active Fandoms

…and mourning

Considering What’s Left Behind

Experiencing the nobility

…and the imagined

From Traditional Museums

To Participatory Action

Investigating Cross-Culture…

…Ways of Writing Memory

Connecting the Physical to the Virtual

With time for Culture & History

…and “American” Spaces Abroad

Applications, Costs, and Scholarships

Study Abroad at MSU: http://studyabroad.isp.msu.edu/

Scholarships (check out the Study Abroad link above) Study Abroad: $750-$1K / 30-45% receive awards

Honors College: More money available for London + Paris

CAL Writer’s Scholarship

Eddy International Component of Education

Study Abroad has info sessions about funding

Applications Due: March (January – for the best chance for funding)

Keep in Touch!

Email us to get on our mail list

Jeff Grabill grabill@msu.edu

Liza Potts lpotts@msu.edu

Watch our hashtag: #msupw

http://wrac.msu.edu/professional-writing/study-abroad/

http://studyabroad.isp.msu.edu/