Schedule

Week 1 (1/9/19): Introduction and Creating a Digital Identity

Before Class

Read:

In Class

  • Introductions
  • Go over syllabus
  • Sign up for a Reclaim Hosting account
  • Install WordPress

Resources:

Assignments for next week

  • Write a blog post reflecting on next week’s readings.

Did anything surprise you? What did you learn that you didn’t know before? What are some of the potential benefits and concerns for historians in the digital age? Make sure to reference the readings in your response.

 

Week 2 (1/16/19) : Introduction to Computer History

Before Class

Read:

Watch:

In Class

  • Discussion
  • Sign up for Slack
  • Sign up for Twitter
  • Sign up for a week as discussion leader

Resources:

  • Some #twitterhistorians you may want to follow:

@skantrow; @HC_Richardson; @KevinMKruse; @JamesWLoewen; @BettyRbl; @MJWitgen; @ProfCAnderson; @jlauck1941; @marydudziak; @benmschmidt; @HstyMattersSyd; @KathleenADuVal; @andyandnancy; @rzhist; @jbf1755; @werehist; @JohnFea1; @NMAAHC; @ncph; @SmithsonianNMAI  ‏ ‏

Assignments for next week

  • Write a blog post reflecting on next week’s readings.

What were some of Rosenzweig main concerns? According to Milligan how is digitzation changing the way we research? How is conducting research in the digital age different than historical research in the past? How is it similar? It has been 15 years since Rosenzweig asked if historians of the future will be dealing with a scarcity or an abundance of sources. Do we have an answer to that question? What features and formats of digital resource repositories were most helpful? What features or designs were the least helpful and why?

 

Week 3 (1/23/19): Conducting Research in the Digital Age

Before Class

Read:

Explore:

In Class

  • Discussion
  • Install Zotero
  • Install Tropy
  • Download the Scannable or Dropbox App
  • Set up Dropbox or Google Drive

Resources:

Assignments for next week

  • Scan several documents using an app of your choice on your phone and send them to either a Dropbox or Google Drive Account. Import those images into Tropy. One of these documents should be handwritten (see the Papers of the War Department if you cannot find a handwritten document). Transcribe part of the handwritten document in the notes section of Tropy. Take a screenshot of your Tropy project and include it in your weekly blog post.
  • Search the web for sources on a topic of your choosing and import the metadata into Zotero. In Google Docs, cite those works using Zotero (Chicago Style) and share the document with me.
  • Write a blog post reflecting on your experiences working with Zotero and Tropy. This will include your Tropy screenshot.  

 

Week 4 (1/30/19): Archival Visit & Clemson History

Before Class

Read:

In Class

  • Tour of special collections
  • Topic brainstorming session

Resources (available online and in the library):

Assignments for next week

  • Spend some time in the library and/or special collections and come up with a potential theme for your historic tour of Clemson. What are some potential locations and events that you would include? Are there images and documents that you can include? Post your ideas to the #clemson_history_app channel on Slack.  

 

Week 5 (2/6/19): Introduction to HTML and CSS

Before Class

Read:

In Class

  • Discussion
  • Install DreamWeaver, Atom, or Notebook ++
  • Start Codecademy tutorial

Assignments for next week

  • Complete the Codecademy HTML tutorial. Take a screenshot of the completed tutorial page and post it on your blog.
  • Complete the Codecademy CSS tutorial. Take a screenshot of the completed tutorial page and post it on your blog.

 

Week 6 (2/13/19): More HTML and CSS

Before Class

Read:

In Class

  • More DreamWeaver
  • Create a webpage using only HTML & CSS
  • How to put your webpage on Reclaim
  • Bootstrap

Assignments for next week

  • Share the link to your hand-coded webpage on the #website channel on Slack.

 

Week 7 (2/20/19): Maps & Space

Before Class

Explore:

In Class

Assignment for Next Week

  • Write a blog post describing the process of georectification. Include examples of your work in the post.

 

Week 8 (2/27/19): More Maps & Space

Before Class

Read:

In Class

Resources:

Lindsey Passenger Wieck, Tutorial – Creating Narrative Maps – Using StoryMap JS

Lindsey Passenger Wieck, TimelineJS Tutorial

Assignments for Next Week

  • Create a StoryMap and Timline on a topic of your choice and share them on your blog.

 

Week 9 (3/6/19): Data Visualization

Before Class

Read:

Watch:

Do:

  • Sign Up for a free trial of Tableau
  • Try to create your own pivot tables using Excel and the sample data.

In Class

Resources:

Assignments for Next Week

  • Write a blog post reflecting upon Excel and Tableau. Include some of your  visualizations in the post.
  • Read through several of the articles from the first issue of Current Research in Digital History, and select one to explore in depth. Write a blog post reflecting on the article that addresses the author’s argument (what is it?), their implementation of digital methods, and their use of visualizations.

 

Week 10 (3/13/19): Textual Analysis

Before Class

In Class

Resources:

Assignments for next week

  • Write a blog post reflecting upon Voyant and Ngrams. Include some of your  visualizations.

 

Week 11 (3/27/19): Topic Modeling

Before Class

Read:

Explore:

In Class

  • Discussion
  • Install MALLET
  • Create Topic Models

Resources:

Assignment for next week

  • Write a blog post reflecting on topic modeling. Make sure to include images from your models (your model output) in your blog post.

 

Week 12 (4/3/19): Omeka & Metadata

Before Class

Read:

In Class

  • Discussion of metadata
  • Install Omeka
  • Omeka Tutorial

Resources:

Assignments for next week

  • Write a brief “story” for at least three locations that you will include in your historic tour. Find at least two images (historic photographs, letters, or other primary sources that will accompany each story). Each story should be approximately 500 words and include citations. See New Orleans Historical for example stories. Post your drafts and images to the #clemson_history_app channel on Slack.

 

Week 13 (4/10/19): History Apps

Before Class

Read:

Explore:

In Class

  • Discussion
  • Curatescape Tutorial

Resources:

Assignments for next week

  • Add your stories and images to our class Omeka site www.upcountryhistorical.org.  Make sure to include the proper metadata for each associated image.

 

Week 14 (4/17/19): Project Workshop

In Class

  • Address difficulties from last week’s assignment
  • Peer review each other’s work

Assignments for next week

  • Write a blog post reflecting on next week’s readings. How can algorithms contribute to oppression? What concerns should historians have regarding bias and digital technology?  

 

Week 15 (4/24/19): Digital Bias & Oppression

Before Class

Read:

In Class

Watch:

  • The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Assignments for next week

  • Complete your historic tour and prepare a brief walk-through demonstration for the class explaining why you made certain content or design choices.
  • Complete your hand-coded website and send me the web address on Slack.

 

Week 16 (5/1/19): Project Presentations

In Class

  • Present your historic tour to the rest of the class
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