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 […]

Mar

29

New Themes Available on UMWBlogs

March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

See this post for more information about themes that might be more suited to using for a website-style presentation.

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.

Feb

25

Contracts Posted

February 25, 2008 | Comments Off on Contracts Posted

Okay, per our discussion last week, everyone’s contracts are posted to the link marked, appropriately enough, Contracts.  [The outlines I provided at the start of the class for each group are still there, only they’re now more accurately labeled Project Outlines.]

Feb

14

Don’t stop blogging….

February 14, 2008 | Comments Off on Don’t stop blogging….

Just a gentle reminder that even if you don’t have a specific blogging assignment, you’re still supposed to be blogging. Blog your project status; blog your trials and tribulations with various research or creative issues; blog your ideas for your group. Blog about individual or group progress; blog about how cool a new tool is […]

Feb

8

Contracts — Reviewing What We Discussed in Class on Thursday

February 8, 2008 | Comments Off on Contracts — Reviewing What We Discussed in Class on Thursday

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 […]

Jan

29

Thursday’s class — What tools should we focus on?

January 29, 2008 | 12 Comments

As I said in class, pick one or two tools that you’d like to play around with more in class on Thursday.  In a comment or a blog post linked to this post indicate which tools you want us to spend some more time with (and, if there’s some particular aspect you’ve had problems with, […]

Jan

27

Search and you will find….something cool.

January 27, 2008 | Comments Off on Search and you will find….something cool.

Mary has a couple of good posts with links to news and links of interest.  Be sure to check them out. I want specifically to highlight the page she found about other uses for RSS.  It is definitely in the spirit of play of the original blog assignment for this weekend.

Jan

25

Two Weeks Down: How are you?

January 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

Okay, so we’re at the end of the second week of class.  How are you feeling about the course, the readings/assignments, your group project?  Do we need to slow down or speed up, or is everything just right?  What would you like to spend more time on?  What do you feel like you have a […]

Jan

23

Recent Blog Posts and Omeka Practice

January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

You may have noticed that there is a new page listed at the top of the course blog.  “Recent Blog Posts” funnels most (soon to be all) posts from the people in this class onto a single page (using RSS of course).  Check it out to get a snapshot of what everyone is working on. […]