All readings listed below, with the exception of M 8/23, should be completed before class on the date listed on the schedule. Changes to this schedule may be made during the term, but any alterations will be announced in class in advance.
| Week | Class | Assignments |
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| Unit 1: Defining Data in the Humanities | ||
| 1 | M 8/23 |
Topics: Introduction to course concepts • historical overview • humanity • design • media |
| W 8/25 | In-Class Exercise #1: Image as Data | |
| 2 | M 8/30 |
Reference Reading: • Companion to Digital Humanities (CDH) 1.1: History of Humanities Computing Reading: • Weiskott, "There is No Such Thing as 'Digital Humanities'" • Long and Underwood, "'Digital' is not the Opposite of 'Humanities'" |
| W 9/1 | In-Class Exercise #2: Text as Data | |
| 3 | M 9/6 | Labor Day--No Class |
| W 9/8 |
Quiz 1 due in Canvas by 1:30pm W 9/8 Reading: These sections from the "Introduction to Oral History" • Discovering Oral History p. 1 • Understanding Oral History p. 2 • Establishing Ethical Relationships p. 4 • Creating an Interview Outline p. 10 • Composing Questions p. 11 • Getting the Story p. 13 Speaker: John Dewees from TLCPL Homework #1: Data due by midnight |
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| 4 | M 9/13 | In-Class Exercise #3: Audio as Data--Practicing Oral History |
| W 9/15 |
Speaker: Amelia Gibbon from Revitalize Toledo In-Class Exercise #4: Developing an Interview Outline |
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| Unit 2: Learning and Teaching Technology | ||
| 5 | M 9/20 |
classifying technologies: • platforms • projects • tools In-Class Exercise #5: Classification and Exploration of New Technology |
| W 9/22 |
theory of application: • identifying the audience • designing objectives • designing an application • analyzing effectiveness In-Class Exercise #6: Reverse Engineering an Exercise Speaker at 3:40pm: Andrea Brown from Career Services |
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| 6 | M 9/27 | In-Class Exercise #7: Designing an Exercise |
| W 9/29 |
Unit 3 Preview
Reference Reading: • CDH II.14: Classification and its Structures Introduction to Classification Structures |
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| Unit 3: Introduction to Classification and Databases | ||
| 7 | M 10/4 | Presentation: Teaching a New Skill Homework #2: Evaluating Teaching and Learning due by midnight Tuesday 10/5 |
| W 10/6 |
Introduction to Databases Reference Reading: • Introduction to Digital Humanities (IDH) 3b: Data and Databases • IDH 4b: Visualization In-Class Exercise #8: Defining Classes |
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| 8 | M 10/11 |
In-Class #9: Conceptualizing a Database In-Class #10: Building a Database |
| W 10/13 |
In-Class #10: Building a Database (Part 2) Quiz #2: Databases opens at 5pm; due by noon Wed 10/20 |
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| Unit 4: Oral History and Digital Archiving Project with RT and TLCPL | ||
| 9 | M 10/18 | Fall Break -- No Class |
| W 10/20 |
Workshop 1: Metadata • metadata standards/schemas (Dublin Core, MDOS, TLCPL) • controlled vocabulary fields • file naming conventions • writing effective descriptions Quiz #2: Databases due by noon Friday 10/22 |
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| 10 | M 10/25 |
Workshop 2: Transcribing Reference: • Introduction to Oral History pp. 15-16 • Style Guide - A Quick Reference for Editing Oral History Transcripts Topics: • time coding • authentic preservation vs. standardization • format practice |
| W 10/27 |
Work Day--Individual Meetings by Appointment Workshop 2 Tasks due by midnight |
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| Unit 5: Creating and Launching an Exhibit | ||
| 11 | M 11/1 |
Workshop 3: Putting the Project Online • introduction to Omeka • interface demonstration • creating an item • adding images • adding sound files • entering data |
| W 11/3 |
Workshop 4: Creating an Exhibit Page • conceptualizing an exhibit • best practices for titles and slugs • adding blocks • adding and formatting text • adding external hyperlinks Homework #3: Oral History Data due by midnight Friday 11/5 |
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| 12 | M 11/8 | Workshop 5: Writing an Exhibit Introduction |
| W 11/10 |
Workshop 6: Planning a Launch Event • identify and allocate tasks • outreach and marketing plan • collaboration strategies |
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| 13 |
M 11/15 |
Workshop 6: Planning a Launch Event • record video interviews |
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W 11/17 |
Workshop 7: Tracking and Evaluation • designing outcomes • data collection/tracking • evaluating impact • planning output |
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| 14 |
M 11/22 |
Peer Review and User Testing (completed online) Submit HW4 and HW5 for final grading after making edits based on peer review Homework #4: Omeka Item Record due by midnight Friday 11/12 Homework #5: Omeka Exhibit Page due by midnight Friday 11/12 |
| W 11/24 | Thanksgiving Break--No Class | |
| 15 | M 11/29 |
Launch Event Preparation • view video--final edits • final edits to exhibit pages • check in on social media strategy • hang flyers |
| W 12/1 |
Launch Event Run Through Meet in Franciscan Center Theatre • view video • practice event • final details |
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| Exam Week | Launch event (attendance required) in the Franciscan Center 12/7 4-5pm Service learning log due by midnight, Wednesday 12/8 |
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