(subject to change)

Recurring Weekly Deadlines

All posts should be submitted to the CUNY Commons site unless otherwise specified:

• • Tuesdays by midnight: personal journal entries (private or public)
  • Thursdays by midnight: group project updates (public)

Hybrid Schedule

Half of our meetings will take place in-person and half online:

• • We will meet in person at the beginning (2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23) and end (4/27, 5/4, 5/11) of the semester.
  • We will meet online during the middle (3/2, 3/9, 3, 16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13) of the semester.

Week 1 | Wednesday, February 2 (in person)

In class: Welcome, introductions, syllabus and logistics, role definitions, potential project discussions, possible presentation from GC Digital Fellows.

Explore Existing Projects:

• http://dhbox.org/about (past DH Praxis project – 2014)
• https://raadproject.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (Past DH Praxis project – 2019)
• http://www.immigrantnewspapers.org/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2019)
• https://whowins.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2020)
• https://corona-chronicles.world/home (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
• https://freedom-of-speech-project.github.io/fos/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
• https://nyccommunityfridgearchive.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
• https://mappingcemeteries.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog/ (past DH Praxis Project companion website – 2021)
• https://readingrebus.com/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
• http://scalar.usc.edu/works/performingarchive/index
• https://puertoricosyllabus.com/
• http://miriamposner.com/blog/how-did-they-make-that/
• https://miriamposner.com/blog/how-did-they-make-that-the-video/
• Browse the Project Laboratory

Week 2 | Wednesday, February 9 (in person)

Due:

• If pitching, post draft project proposals by midnight on Sunday, February 6 (= public post; category: Project Proposals)
• If not pitching, leave constructive feedback as comments on several of the proposals by Tuesday, February 8.
• Expertise share post (public post; category: Skillsets) by Tuesday, February 8. For examples of past skillset posts, see here, here and here.
• Attend at least one NYCDH Week virtual event from 2/7-2/11 (kickoff day: Monday, February 7, with keynote roundtable on “Finding, Cultivating, and Sustaining Support for Your DH Project.” Register here).

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
• Short Guide to Evaluation of Digital Work by Geoffrey Rockwell

Week 3 | Wednesday, February 16 (in person)

Due:

• NYCDH-Week Reflections due by Tuesday, 2/15 (= public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
• Revised project proposals due by Thursday, 2/17 (= public group post; category: Project Proposals). For guidance, see here and here.

In class: Collaborative group work revising project proposals, assessment of project management resources.

Before class, read:

• Rockwell’s Quick Guide to Working in Teams – Geoffrey Rockwell
• What was One Week | One Tool?
• 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
• Project management resources comparison

Week 4 | Wednesday, February 23 (guest lecture by Dr. Lisa Rhody) (in person)

Due:

• Personal journal entries due Tuesday, 2/22 (= private or public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
• Project Work Plans due Thursday, 2/24 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates)

In class: Dr. Lisa Rhody class visit, 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 | Wednesday, March 2 (guest lecture by Steve Zweibel) (online)

Due:

• Personal bios and contribution statements by Tuesday, 3/1. In 1-2 paragraphs answer questions such as who are you? what is your academic and professional background? what are your research interests? what are your responsibilities on your project?  (= public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
• Group data management plans by Thursday, 3/3 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates)

In class:  Guest lecture on data management by Steve Zweibel, GC Data and Digital Projects Librarian. Group meeting to discuss data management plans, storage, and sharing practices.

Before class, read:

• NEH sample data management plans
• Explore Data Management Planning Tool
• For sample bios and contributions, go back to NEH sample narratives and/or examine conventions of bio pages/about us pages for DHers/DH projects you admire.

Week 6 | Wednesday, March 9 (online)

Due:

• Personal journal entries reflecting on how data management can improve your research practices by Tuesday, 3/8 (=  private or public individual post; category: Personal Blog).
• Group Outreach and Social Media Plans by Thursday, 3/10 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates). For examples from the last few years, see here, here, here, and here.

In class: Project presentations discussing data management plans, collaborative group work focusing on outreach and social media plans.

Before class, read:

• Project Laboratory: Outreach
• Outreach and Publicity – from Histories of the National Mall
• Social Media for Digital Projects
• HathiTrust Digital Library, Communications Working Group Charge
• Choosing a platform for your Digital Project

And think about who/where are your audiences:

• • “Public, first” by Sheila Brennan
  • Digital Humanities Now
  • dh+lib
  • Consider drawing up a resources/who to reach list

Week 7 | Wednesday, March 16 (online)

Due:

• Personal journal entries by Tuesday, 3/15.
• Project website draft (basic landing page, about page; methods; social media) by Thursday, 3/17.

In class: Project presentations on outreach and social media plans, collaborative work and consultations, in-class consultations with Filipa Calado.

Week 8 | Wednesday, March 23 (online)

Due:

• Personal journal entries by Tuesday, 3/22
• Group project updates by Thursday, 3/24.

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation. Discuss logo design plans, In-class consultations with Filipa Calado.

Week 9 | Wednesday, March 30 (online)

Due:

• Personal journal entries by Tuesday, 3/29
• Group project updates by Thursday, 3/31. Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made?

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation.

Week 10 | Wednesday, April 6 (online)

Due: Personal journal entries (4/5) + Group project updates (4/7). Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made?

In class: Collaborative project work and consultation. 

Week 11 | Wednesday, April 13 (online)

Due: Personal journal entries (4/12) + Group project updates (4/14). Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made as we enter the final stretch? How will your group manage the upcoming hiatus over spring break?

In class: Project presentations (choose a standard background design for slides, 5-minute talks), collaborative project work and consultation.

Week 12 | Wednesday, April 20

Spring Break.

Week 13 | Wednesday, April 27 (guest lecture by Stephen Klein) (in person)

Due: Personal journal entries (4/26) + Group project updates (4/28).

In class: T minus one week! Guest lecture by Stephen Klein on web archiving, collaborative project work and consultation.

Week 14 | Wednesday, May 4 (in person online)

Due: Personal journal entries (5/3). No group project updates this week.

In class: Project launch dress rehearsal. Rafael Portela (History) and Zachary Lloyd (Comp Lit) will visit class to offer external feedback.

Week 15 | Wednesday, May 11 (tentatively in person online)

Public project launch at the GC Digital Showcase. Register to attend here.

Week 16 | Wednesday, May 18

Due:

• Post final group project reports as public posts to Commons blog.
• Email individual reflection papers to instructor.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Andie Silva, Lisa Rhody, Matt Gold, Kevin L. Ferguson, Amanda Hickman, Luke Waltzer, and Grant Wythoff for allowing me to adapt their previous iterations of this course.