Digital Authoring Practicum

WRIT 4001
Closed
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rich Shivener He / Him
Assistant professor
(4)
3
Timeline
  • January 8, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 9, 2024
    Mid-point Evaluation
  • March 29, 2024
    Final Evaluation
  • April 1, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
12/12 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Product or service launch Creative writing Copy writing Humanities
Skills
writing research analysis
Student goals and capabilities

Students in Digital Authoring Practicum are digital storytellers––capable of editing, writing, and composing persuasive digital content. They know practices such as podcasting, media-rich instructional writing, and social media reels. Organizations can benefit by working with these storytellers because they can amplify campaigns, events, and internal communications and writing.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
25 students
Project
60 hours per student
Level UP Teams assign students to projects
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables

TBD by the employer. Students are familiar with file formats (video, PDF, WAV).


These experiences will help students meet the following outcomes:


  • Apply rhetorical theory to the practice of digital writing in both classroom and community contexts 
  • Understand contemporary, professional, and ethical issues in digital writing
  • Collaborate with colleagues and community partners to produce deliverables in a variety of media and genres
  • Apply for positions in digital and professional writing, with traditional job materials and online platforms


Project timeline
  • January 8, 2024
    Experience start
  • February 9, 2024
    Mid-point Evaluation
  • March 29, 2024
    Final Evaluation
  • April 1, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Past projects have included:


A guide for social media best practices (specific to a company)

60-second Instagram reels on editing tips, interview excerpts

Designing and editing a digital magazine

Poster designs for explaining complex research findings

Interviewing and transcription writing for a podcast

Blogging about music, games, and more

Creating video reviews of software and publishing to YouTube


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated student supervisor who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course. Depending on the project, a placement agreement might need to be signed with the Experiential Education Office prior to the student(s) starting their projects/placement.

Partners agree to sign a placement agreement with the Faculty prior to the student starting placement (sent by the EE Coordinator once a student placement is confirmed)