May

27

THATCamp Presentation Links

May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments

Digital toolbox included:
– UMWBlogs — [1]
– Omeka — [2]
– MIT’s Simile/Timeline — [3]
– del.icio.us — [4]
– YouTube — [5]
– Windows Movie Maker
The Projects:
– Historical Markers Project (HMP) — [6]
– James Farmer Project (JFP) — [7]
– James Monroe Papers Project (JMPP) — [8] and [9]
– Alumni Project (AP) — [10]
My own blog posts about the class: [...]

Apr

21

Project Formal Presentations

April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

The formal presentation of the Digital History projects will be part of the History Department’s end-of-the-semester symposium.  All four groups will present on Friday, April 25, at 3 PM in Monroe Hall 202.
Please encourage friends, faculty, staff to come to this.  We don’t just want to present these projects to the class, but to the [...]

Apr

16

Projects nearly done

April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

Just for those of you following along outside of the class itself, check out the start pages of each of the four groups.  They’re all getting close to being finished (the final due date is next Tuesday).
1) Historical Marker Project — [Creators: Elle W., Whitney H., Jennifer F., Shannon H., Amy B.]
2) James Farmer Project [...]

Apr

1

Student Research & Creativity Day — Friday, April 18

April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Link is here.  Online application is here.  Deadline is this Friday, April 4.

Mar

12

Monroe Hall in the 1920s

March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

After our discussion the other day of the potential text for a potential historical marker for the institution, I ran across this image of Monroe Hall on the centennial blog.

Mar

10

Historical Marker Class Session

March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tuesday’s class will involve us writing the text for a potential historical marker celebrating the school’s centennial.
Specifics about the application can be found at: http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/Application%20marker%20program%20FINAL.pdf
What should the 100-word text of the sign include?
Where should it be placed (keeping in mind the requirements at the bottom of this page)?  [See a map of campus [...]

Feb

8

Contracts — Reviewing What We Discussed in Class on Thursday

February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

1. Details of contract – As we talked about, the guidelines in the syllabus require a Mission statement, a list of the tools you’re planning on using (with a brief explanation of how they will be used), and a schedule of milestones (at a minimum when critical pieces of the project are complete (or near [...]

Feb

4

VoiceThread Example

February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment

A number of you have commented on the possibilities VoiceThread might offer your group.
Here, via Prof. Fernsebner, is an example to check out.

Jan

30

Thursday’s Tools Discussion

January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Okay, based on the comments, posts and trackbacks, it sounds like people are most interested in spending more time on:

Omeka
mashups

Windows Movie Maker
iMovie

Something for Timelines

xtimeline
Exhibit/Timeline

Others

del.icio.us
blogs as publishing platforms

We won’t have time to get to all of these tomorrow, but we’ll see what we can get to.

Jan

30

Thursday’s class

January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Agenda for class on Thursday

Discuss readings — focus especially on Anthony Grafton’s New Yorker article
Engage with tools selected by the class for 10-20 minutes
Split into groups to continue planning

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