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Advanced Praxis in Digital Humanities
scheduled either as independent study credit, or as Human 1050 or Socsci 1051
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.
- Audrey and Bri: https://github.com/ahunker/Hamilton-Project
- Zac: https://github.com/zme1/toscana
- Stacey: https://github.com/setriplette/golden_age
- Nicole: https://github.com/nlottig94/Dickinson
- Jon: https://github.com/jonhoranic/theGraveyard
- Melissa: https://github.com/MKlamer/Dissertation
@ebeshero @nlottig94 @zme1 @setriplette @ahunker @bsf15 @jonhoranic
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.)
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.)
- 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
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Assignments may include identifying and responding to readings on particular methods and practices with the group.
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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.
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
Assignment 2 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.
- Later in week: formal assignment review comments
Assignment 2 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.
- Later in week: formal assignment review comments
Assignment 3 due; review and discussion. Next assignments.
- Later in week: formal assignment review comments
Midsemester Project Milestone: Take stock: what do you need? Presentation options
NOTE: TEI Council meeting in Cologne may affect part of this week
NOTE: TEI Council meeting in Cologne may affect part of this week
(DH Roundtable panel: Audrey, Bri, Gabi, Jon)