ENGL 108DDigital Lives
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- English
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 6 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An examination of how digital communication technologies create and promote online identities and social spaces, as well as interpersonal and communal interactions.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3702 | 33 / 40 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
| LEC 002 | 3287 | 38 / 40 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 003 | 3522 | 40 / 40 | Online or by arrangement |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3226 | 0 / 35 | TTh 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 002 | 3345 | 0 / 35 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
| LEC 003 | 3571 | 0 / 40 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 004 | 3618 | 0 / 40 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 701 | 1230 | 33 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 702 | 1380 | 79 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
73% liked it81% easy38% useful
From 176 ratings and 47 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The typical english course, but seems a bit more up to date in pop culture. Had some topics that actually genuinely interested me. Very simply weekly quiz, 2 weekly discussion posts, and 2 group assignments. Nothing difficult, just a little bit time wasty
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Kierra Obbard the goat, if she's teaching ENGL108D take it with her, there's only 4 assignments and each class is very fun and engaging
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Wasn't expecting to like this course so much. Took it online during my co-op, and lectures were just videos about the readings we were doing. Submit a response to a reading every so often, and wrote a couple of essays from a choice of topics.
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Favourite non math/cs elective I’ve taken so far. Very prof dependant though do yourself a favour and take it in person. This was the only course that kept me sane in 2B as every class was a pretty interesting discussion about stuff we interact with and use everyday.
Aug 2022 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Take this if you want an easy 70, don't expect to get anything higher unless you slave yourself
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
137 posts and comments in 114 threads mention ENGL 108D, July 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
ENGL 108D online or in person 3 points, 1 comment
u/Sean20051003: “which one is easier”
Winter 2024
In person exams for online courses 3 points, 8 comments
u/Skyfriendkarim: “… have decided to pick 4 electives from the following 5 options: bet 210, bet 350, clas 202, engl 108D, and phil 145. while looking at the important dates calendar I noticed that the dates august 09-august17 are reserved for in person exam days for online courses. …”
engl 108D textbook 1 point, 1 comment
u/hushwoozi: “hi! i was wondering if anyone who has taken this course before managed to get by with the 3rd edition of the textbook instead of the 4th the prof seemed pretty insistent on having us buy the 4th edition but i managed to find the pdf of the 3rd edition so i obviously would rather …”
ENGL 108D or ENGL 101B? 1 point, 5 comments
u/ExcellentDolphin: “i'm deciding between these 2 communications courses for my elective (to full comms requirement list ii for my cs degree) and wondering if anyone has any input (preferably whichever one is more bird? …”
u/Frozen5147: “Disclaimer that I took it years ago, but when I did ENGL 108D it was really chill. Easy course to get like an 80 in. That said, I feel like it heavily depends on the prof.”
Fall 2023
ENGL 108D textbook: need help with a few pages if someone is in DP or has the book 1 point, 0 comments
u/Dino-Amadeus: “Anyone took or taking the course this term do you have the pdf of the book Digital Media and Society by Simon Lindgren, 2nd edition? I have searched online but all of them need purchase. …”
Bird bird communication course 1 point, 1 comment
u/serenelmuss314: “… Contexts ENGL 101B Introduction to Rhetorical Studies ENGL 108B Global English Literatures ENGL 108D Digital Lives ENGL 119 Communications in Mathematics and Computer Science ENGL 208B Science Fiction ENGL 209 Advanced Academic Writing ENGL 210E Genres of Technical Communication …”
Spring 2023
Math - First year electives 3 points, 7 comments
“Hello! I have to select courses for my first year - I will be studying mathematics with co-op and looking forward to major in statistics in second year - and I need some advice from upper year …”
u/SkittlePiez: “So I'm in CS but some easy electives that I took were ECON 101 and ENGL 108D. ENGL 108D for me satisfied one of my communications credit and humanities credit for my breadth and depth so it was a good course to take. …”
How can I take all the first year required courses for Mathematical Finance? 7 points, 8 comments
“I was looking over the mathematical finance major route and as a first year Honours Mathematics student how would it be possible to take all the required first year courses given that I already have …”
u/Bid_Queasy: “1A: MATH 145, MATH 147, CS 145, COMM 101, ENGL 109 1B: MATH 146, MATH 148, STAT 230, CS 136, ECON 101, ENGL 108D 2A: MATH 245, MATH 247, STAT 231, ECON 102, ECON 201, ACTSC 231”
Anyone in ENGL108D S23? 4 points, 2 comments
u/ReportSensitive6087: “I was wondering if there's a gc for the course”
Bird engl course 1 point, 5 comments
u/BigPuzzled2114: “Already done engl 109. Confused between engl101B and engl108D.”
u/ReportSensitive6087: “Doing ENGL108D rn, it’s not too bad (2 discussions every week + some essays throughout the term). I think It also counts for a humanities credit, so it’s like doing 2 courses in 1”
Winter 2023
Anybody who wants to swap AFM 101 for ENGL 108D 1 point, 0 comments
Fall 2022
Which one of these communication skills requirement courses require the least work? 2 points, 7 comments
u/jrzhao: “… Expression in Canadian Academic Contexts ENGL 101B Introduction to Rhetorical Studies ENGL 108D Digital Lives ENGL 119 Communications in Mathematics and Computer Science ENGL 209 Advanced Academic Writing ENGL 210E Genres of Technical Communication ENGL 210F Genres of Business …”
u/DearUWaterloo2023: “HEY BRO HOW DID ENGL 108D GO FOR YOU? WHAT DID U END UP WITH HOW WAS THE COURSE WHAT R UR REVIEWS??????”
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