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Monday,
August 27
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Housekeeping Details and Introduction
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Wednesday,
August 29
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Discussion: Internet Hunt
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Monday,
September 3
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LABOR DAY-NO CLASS
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Tuesday,
September 4,
9:00 PM
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Question #1: In Tim Berners-Lee's mind, what were the goals of the Web? In your opinion, to what extent has the Web fulfilled or not his vision?
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Wednesday,
September 5
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Discussion: The Nature of the Web
Reading: Weaving the Web, Tim Berners-Lee
HIST 386 Syllabus, P. Petrik
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Monday,
September 10
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Discussion: Assignment, Part 1
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Tuesday,
September 11,
9:00 PM
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Question #2: What is Scott McLeod's explanation for the connection between word and image? Discuss the Scott McLeod's explanation and its relationship to digital history.
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Wednesday,
September 12
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Discussion: The Relationship Between Word & Image
Reading: Understanding Comics, Scott McLeod
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Monday,
September 17
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Discussion: Assignment, Part 1
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Tuesday,
September 18,
9:00 PM
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Question #3: First, select a history web site. Second, using Tufte's criteria for allocation of web page space, evaluate the extent to which the site conforms to Tufte's standards. Third, outline the method you used to take your measurements and carry out your calculations.
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Wednesday,
September 19
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Reading: Visual Explanations, Edward Tufte
Discussion: Information Design
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Monday,
September 24
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Reading: The Non-Designers Web Book, Williams & Tollett
Discussion: Design Exercise
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Tuesday,
September 25,
9:00 PM
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Question #4: Post the URL of your exhibit and look at least three other exhibits by class time.
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Wednesday,
September 26
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ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE: Online Exhibit
Discussion: Peer Review of Online Exhibits
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Monday,
October 1
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Workshop: Dreamweaver
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Wednesday,
October 3
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Workshop: Dreamweaver
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Monday,
October 8
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FALL BREAK-NO CLASS
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Wednesday,
October 10
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Workshop: Photoshop
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Monday,
October 15
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Workshop: Photoshop
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Tuesday,
October 16,
9:00 PM
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Question #5: Post the bibliography for your illustrated essay to the electronic discussion. Be sure that you have followed standard bibliographic format.
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Wednesday,
October 17
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Reading: The Mac Is Not a Typewriter or The PC Is Not a Typewriter
“Inserting Graphics,” Microsoft Word Online Help (review & reference
Discussion: Getting Control of Text
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Monday,
October 22
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Internet Visits: Reading
Rosenzweig et al, “Forum on Hypertext Scholarship”
American Quarterly (June 1999) Project Muse
Robert Darnton, “The New Age of the Book”
Jerome McGann, “The Rationale of Hypertext”
Edward L. Ayers, “The Pasts and Futures of Digital History”
Discussion: Internet Articles
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Tuesday,
October 23,
9:00 PM
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Question #6: Select one of the essays and one of the exhibit pieces from the Internet groups and comment on them. What is successful? What is not quite so successful?
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Wednesday,
October 24
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Internet Visits: Essays
Constance Areson Clark, “Evolution for John Doe”
Philip J. Ethington, “Los Angeles and the Problem of Urban Historical
Knowledge”
Thomas Thurston, “Hearsay of the Sun”
Discussion: Internet Essays Visits
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Monday,
October 29
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Internet Visit: Exhibits
National Museum of American Art, Secrets of the Dark Chamber
National Gallery of Art, William Harnett
National Museum of American History, Paint By Number
Discussion: Internet Exhibits Visits
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Wednesday,
October 31
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ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE: ILLUSTRATED ESSAY (2 hardcopies)
Discussion: Peer Review
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Monday,
November 5
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Internet Visit: Design & Construction
eFuse.com: Plan
eFuse.com: Design
eFuse.com: Publish
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Wednesday,
November 7
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Jakob Neilson, “How Users Read on the Web”
Jakob Neilson, “The Difference between Print and Web Design”
Discussion: Legibility & Readability
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Monday,
November 12
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Discussion: Tools Evaluation
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Wednesday,
November 14
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Discussion: Progress Reports
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Monday,
November 19
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Discussion: Tool Exchange
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Wednesday,
November 21
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ASSIGNMENT #3: WEB ESSAY DRAFT DUE
Discussion: Peer Review of Web Essay
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Monday,
November 26
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NO CLASS
Individual Meetings with Instructor (See sign-up sheet)
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Wednesday,
November 28
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NO CLASS
Individual Meetings with Instructor (See sign-up sheet)
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Monday,
December 3
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TBA
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Wednesday,
December 5
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ASSIGNMENT #3: WEB ESSAY DUE
SELF-EVALUATIONS DUE
Discussion: Presentation of Essays
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