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Advanced Praxis in Digital Humanities

Elisa Beshero-Bondar edited this page Jan 10, 2018 · 35 revisions

Spring 2018

scheduled either as independent study credit, or as Human 1050 or Socsci 1051

Description:

This is a course organized to suit the needs of coders experienced in the XML family of languages with digital humanities projects they wish to pursue in connection with a small, actively supportive network of ongoing learners and teachers.

Available Project Repos:

GitHub Usernames

@ebeshero @nlottig94 @zme1 @setriplette @ahunker @bsf15 @jonhoranic

Organization

Instructor: Elisa Beshero-Bondar Contact info: E-mail: ebb8 at pitt.edu; GitHub: ebeshero Office hours: Online availability: most T/H 8 - 10 am (check with me); In-office: TBA; by appointment

Meeting Times: group sessions facilitated by Hangouts once (or twice as needed) per week: T 5:30 - 6:45 pm; with additional meetings as needed on H 5:30 - 6:45 PM GitHub and Google Hangouts provide ongoing connections for our group. Assignments to be submitted on GitHub, on the newtFire web server, or on the newtFire eXist-db as required. (You may be working on web space elsewhere, and we can create alternate arrangements, but the newtFire server provides a shared environment for experimentation for our course.)

Evaluation:

Students are evaluated on the basis of the following components:

  • sustained, regular, and engaged participation and project development (20%)
  • demonstrated learning and application of new skills (20%)
  • evidence of helpful contributions to each other's work (20%)
  • a presentation toward the end of the course (10%)
  • the accomplishment of the final project. (30%)
    (Note: Weightings of each component may be modified on discussion with the group.)

Schedule:

Week 1 (1/8 - 1/12)

  • Project proposals
  • GitHub repos: revisiting/setting up
  • What do you need for your project? Identify:
    • technologies to be reviewed
    • technologies and methods to learn this semester
  • Assess: What common needs do we see in our group?

First assignments; assignment for next week

  • Assignments may include identifying and responding to readings on particular methods and practices with the group.

  • Set regular due dates for assignments and weekly delivery of feedback: (For example: if we meet on Tuesdays, assignments are due for review by the group before the meeting time.) Each student is assigned a specific task for the following week.

Week 2 (1/15 - 1/19)

Assignment 1 due; review and discussion. Set new assignments and learning tasks. eXist-db and website setup: accounts and project files

  • Later in week: formal assignment review comments

Week 3 (1/22 - 1/26)

Assignment 2 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.

  • Later in week: formal assignment review comments

Week 4 (1/29 - 2/2)

Assignment 2 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.

  • Later in week: formal assignment review comments

Week 5 (2/5 - 2/9)

Assignment 3 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.

  • Later in week: formal assignment review comments

Week 6 (2/12 - 2/16)

Midsemester Project Milestone: Take stock: what do you need? Presentation options

Week 7 (2/19 - 2/23)

NOTE: TEI Council meeting in Cologne may affect part of this week

Week 8 (2/26 - 3/2)

NOTE: TEI Council meeting in Cologne may affect part of this week

Spring Break: 3/4 - 3/10

Week 9 (3/12 - 3/16)

Week 10 (3/19 - 3/23): Sigma Tau Delta Convention: 3/21 - 3/24

(DH Roundtable panel: Audrey, Bri, Gabi, Jon)

Week 11 (3/26 - 3/30)

Week 12 (4/2 - 4/6) Schedule Pitt project presentations

Week 13 (4/9 - 4/13)

Week 14 (4/16 - 4/20)

Week 15 (Finals Week)