Schedule (subject to change)

Deadlines (all posts due to CUNY Commons site unless otherwise specified):

• Sundays by midnight: personal journals (public or private)
• Wednesdays by midnight: group updates (public)

Week 1        Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Welcome, intros. Potential project discussions. Presentation from GC Digital Fellows

Due: Post draft project proposals by midnight Friday, February 1

Explore Existing Projects:

• http://www.beyondcitation.org/
• http://dhbox.org/about
• http://scalar.usc.edu/works/performingarchive/index
• http://benschmidt.org/profCloud/
• http://miriamposner.com/blog/how-did-they-make-that/
• http://blog.manifoldapp.org/2015/10/22/building-manifold/
• Review and save the Project Laboratory

Week 2        Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Attend at least one event at NYCDH Week, happening throughout the week (kickoff day: Monday, February 4 at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus)

Due: Expertise share post (#skillset) by Sunday, February 3

In class: Elevator Pitches. Decision Day, Group formation, group roles and collaborator agreement. By the end of this class period, you should have a list of group members, responsibilities, and an agreement for modes of communication and meeting deadlines.

Before class, read:

• NEH Proposal Evaluation Process
• Guidelines for Evaluating Work in Digital Humanities and Digital Media and Guidelines for Authors of Digital Resources by the MLA
• Evaluating Collaborative Digital Scholarship (or, Where Credit is Due) by Bethany Nowviskie
• How to Evaluate Digital Scholarship by Todd Presner

Week 3        Tuesday, February 12, 2019 — NO CLASSES COLLEGE CLOSED

Due:     Revised project proposals due midnight Sunday, 2/10

NYCDH-Week Reflections due by midnight Wednesday, 2/13

This week, read:

• Rockwell’s Quick Guide to Working in Teams – Geoffrey Rockwell
• OWOT reflections Parts 1, 2, and 3
• And so it begins: day two of OWOT by Mia Ridge
• Day 3 of OWOT: Of Names and Stories and Gophers by Brian Croxall
• OWOT, day 4. by Amrys O. Williams
• Final Reflections from One Week One Tool: The Blur of Days 4-5 by Jack Doughterty

Week 4        Tuesday, February 19, 2019 (Lisa Rhody class visit)

Due: Personal journal entries by midnight 2/17; Project Work Plans by midnight on 2/20

In class: Group presentations; group meetings: identifying existing resources and project needs. Create actionable steps to fill project gaps.

This week: schedule consultation meetings with Digital Fellows; consider reaching out to outside advisor(s)

Week 5        Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Due: Personal bios and contribution statements 2/24; Group data management plans by Wednesday 2/27

In class: Group meeting to discuss data management plans, storage, and sharing practices.

Guest lecturer: Steve Sweibel (TBC)

Read:

• NEH sample data management plans
• Data Management Planning Tool
• For sample bios, and contributions, go back to NEH sample narratives

Week 6        Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Due: Personal journal entries reflecting on how data management can improve your research practices 3/4; Group Outreach and Social Media Plans due 3/6

In class: Project presentations: All projects discuss data management plans. Collaborative group work: outreach and social media plans

Before class, read:

• Outreach and Publicity – from Histories of the National Mall
• Social Media for Digital Projects
• Choosing a platform for your Digital Project

Week 7        Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Due: Personal journal entries by 3/9. Project website draft (basic landing page, about page; methods; social media) by 3/13;

In class: Collaborative work and consultations

Project presentations: Outreach and Scholarly Communication Plan

Before class, think about who/where are your audiences

• Digital Humanities Now
• dh+lib
• DH Slack – via Amanda Visconti
• Consider making a resources/who to reach list

Week 8        Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Andie at RSA.

Due: Personal journal updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made? (3/17) Public-facing group blog and updates (3/20);

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation.

Week 9        Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Due: Journal entries (3/24) + Group blog (3/27)

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation. Logo design plans and consultations.

Week 10      Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Due: Journal entries (3/31) + Group blog (4/3)

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation.

Project presentations: Choose a standard background design for slides; 5-minute talks

Week 11     Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Due: Journal entries (4/7) + Group blog (4/10). Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made?

Week 12      Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Due: Journal entries (4/14) + Group blog (4/17).

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation. Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made?

Week 13      Tuesday, April 23, 2019 NO CLASS: SPRING RECESS

Due: Journal entries (4/21) + Group blog (4/24)

Week 14     Tuesday, April 30, 2019

….T-minus one week!

Week 15     Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Project launch dress rehearsal.

Week 16     Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Public project launch at the GC Digital Showcase. (TBC)

Week 17    Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Final group projects and individual reflections due.

• Short Guide to Evaluation of Digital Work by Geoffrey Rock