Readings
- Dan Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig, “Introduction” and “Exploring the History Web” in Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web (2005). http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/
- Dan Cohen et al., “Interchange: The Promise of Digital History,” Journal of American History 95, no. 2 (Sept. 2008). http://jah.oxfordjournals.org.mutex.gmu.edu/content/95/2/452.full?sid=84cda854-4322-4467-b6a0-b11b8e41917a
- James Baker, “Preserving Your Research Data,” The Programming Historian (April 30, 2014). http://programminghistorian.org/lessons/preserving-your-research-data
- Optional Readings (Zotero Library)
Activities
Morning (9:00am to 12:00pm)
- Discuss the Readings
- Digital Methods: How the Internet Works
- 10:30 Break (15 minutes)
- Digital Methods: Research and File Management
- Digital Methods: Building a professional identity online
- Hands-on: Sign-up for Reclaim Hosting (Documentation)
Lunch (12:00 to 1:00pm)
Afternoon (1:00pm to 4:00pm)
- Digital Methods: Tour of the History Web
- Hands-on: Identify elements of digital history projects (stuff, structure, interface) and JAH review categories (content, form, audience, effective use of the digital) with Mapping Occupation, http://mappingoccupation.org/; http://www.slavevoyages.org/
- 2:15 Break (15 minutes)
- Digital Methods: Choosing accessible designs
- Hands-on: Installing WordPress (Reclaim Documentation)
- Discussion: Teaching Applications