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Introduction to Digital Humanities: A-StateMain MenuSyllabusOutline, Outcomes, PoliciesResourcesReadings , Tools, WebsitesScheduleWeekly OverviewAndrea Davise50475e163fb87bc8bd10c6c0244468fd91e8da5
Locate and carry out a formal academic review of a digital humanities project related to your research interests that is not listed on the "Resources" page . For tips on how to conduct and structure your review read The Public Historian'sDigital Project Review Guidelines and consult reviews that have been published in the journal. Post the review to your "Project Review" page in our Scalar workbook and be prepared to present your selected project to the class.
Locate and carry out a formal academic review of a digital humanities project related to your research interests that is not listed on the "Resources" page . For tips on how to conduct and structure your review read The Public Historian'sDigital Project Review Guidelines and consult reviews that have been published in the journal. Post the review to your "Project Review" page in our Scalar workbook and be prepared to present your selected project to the class.
Select four online bios of "successful" academics or professionals in your field. After you have made your selections, create a new page in our Scalar workbook titled "Student's Name + Bio Analysis." On the page embed and/or include links to your selections and discuss what they tell us about the academic or professional bio as a form. For a list of additional questions to consider go here. Once you have completed your "Bio Analysis" page, follow the instructions on the "Assignment" page of the workbook to make sure that it 1) shows up in the contents of your portfolio and 2) is tagged on the "Bio Analysis" page. Then, using the insights you have gained from the readings and bio analysis exercise, construct an academic and/or professional bio for your portfolio page of our Scalar workbook.
As a class, create a group Zotero library and shared Evernote notebook titled "Practicum." Use the library and notebook to begin to collect, organize, and discuss research materials for our final project on the history of A-State University. Since we are at the exploratory stage, make sure to collect materials that are focused specifically on A-State in addition to materials that will help us situate A-State within its broader regional, national and/or international contexts.
Use Scalar to annotate a piece of media from our group Zotero library or shared Evernote notebook. If you would like to select a new piece of media related to our research on the university, add it to one or both of our shared collections. For directions on how to annotate images, audio/video and plain text with Scalar go here. Title your annotation "Student's Name + Media Annotation," and follow the instructions on the "Assignment" page of the workbook to make sure that it 1) shows up in the contents of your portfolio and 2) is tagged on the "Media Annotation" page.