As we’re approaching the project deadline, my group is making steady progress towards our goals. We have an Instagram account for the center up and running, with a few posts up already. We also created a YouTube and have uploaded an edited version of the promotional video that the CRHC… Read more: Post #13 – Closing Project Update

After reading and reviewing content overviewing how historians are interacting with digital tools, I have gained insight into the challenges they bring. To start, Sheila A. Brennan’s article noted that projects and research may be available online, but that status does not inherently make the work digital public humanities or… Read more: Post #12 – Changes for Historians in an Increasingly Digital World

As the semester progresses, I’m working to develop a strong digital portfolio that will aide me in professional development post-graduation. This class inspired me to work on my personal website, and I have gradually built it out over the last few weeks. While it is still in progress, I’m very… Read more: Blog Post #11 – Making A Portfolio

Today I reviewed many blogs and articles regarding creating digital identity. I also looked at portfolios of students applying to graduate schools, or professionals seeking employment or sharing portfolios. Overall, when thinking about my presence online, I come back to the idea of multiple “selves” that can be represented. As discussed… Read more: Post #10 – Thinking About My Prescence Online …

As we come back from our spring break, we are planning out the rest of the semester. Before break, Grayson met with the CRHC to flesh out our plans. We determined that we will begin with 25 images and go from there. This Saturday, we will meet again at the… Read more: Post # 9 – Project Update

I looked at the Wikipedia pages for The Attack on Pearl Harbor, and The American Revolutionary War. I noticed that in the history and the discussion pages were focused on small edits and additions to the articles. An example was an edit that was removed stating, “Defining the attack on… Read more: Blog Post #8 – Creative Commons

Filming the video about our project wasn’t difficult, but creating the audio description and captions was a bit tricky. Trying to match the captions up and get the timing right on YouTube took some time. For our project, we’ll need to use a bit of audio/video for the social media… Read more: Blog Post #7 – 2 minute video

I created a map of places I want to travel to one day on StoryMapJS, and a timeline of the different schools I’ve attended on TimeLineJS. I have linked both below. I quite enjoyed this experience and have gained confidence working with these tools.

I decided to look into The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, and the Internet Archive. The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect and preserve the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It includes narratives, photographs, maps, and other interactive elements that help share information with… Read more: Blog Post #5

I chose to use Copilot for all aspects of this assignment, using one of the GenAI tools offered by the University to create a 2-page essay and picture related to a historical figure/event. First, I prompted Copilot: Can you make a 2-page essay on the Titanic? The response was alright,… Read more: Blog Post #4 – AI

Based on my review of the Digital History projects, I found that I liked the Digital Scholarship Lab and The Valley of the Shadow. They were very well organized and had a lot of cool features that I would love to incorporate into our project this semester. The interactive maps… Read more: Blog Post #3 – Reviewing Projects

First, I explored the site, Florida Memory: State Library and Archives of Florida. It was organized really nicely. I liked how there were different specific sections, so that users could find specific things easily. I particularly enjoyed the video section, which features hundreds of digitized videos and film footage. On… Read more: Blog Post #2 – Exploring Omeka Sites

1) I’m taking this class as a capstone for my Digital Studies minor and because I was excited about the opportunity to learn more about archival work. 2) Digital history is the use of digital media to further historical analysis, presentation, and research. Digital humanities is an area of scholarly activity at the intersection of… Read more: Blog Post #1