Wednesday agenda During our Wednesday meeting, we’ll troubleshoot any questions and issues with recording our virtual conference talks. Guidelines Your talk should be a minimum of 7 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. This time limit will be strictly enforced and I will reject any video that does not adhere to the time limit. […]
This week I suggest: Finalize which visualizations you’ll include in your presentation Draft your presentation talk and decide how you’ll record it (see next week’s module for details) Work on the analytical text of your project. This won’t be in your presentation, but having the argument of your project more firm in your own mind […]
This week I suggest: Finalize the visualizations you’ll include in your final project Review chapters 17-25 of Fundamentals of Data Visualization on information design Refine the formatting and labelling across all visualizations to make your analysis clear. Remember that formatting, color palette, and “feel” should be standard. Write yourself a color/font/formatting style guide. A style […]
This week I suggest: Making a first draft of all the visualizations you’re thinking about. This will identify early where there are problems or where you need further refinement or research. If working with network data, run your analysis and write a first draft of your networks code. Wireframe your Tableau dashboard, Observable notebook, or […]
This is your last week with assigned reading! Everyone should read Fundamentals of Data Visualization, Ch 17-23, excluding chapter 18. We won’t be having a discussion on this, but it’s a good foundation for making good visualizations regardless of the platform you decide to use. Your time is your own for the rest of the […]
Module Outline Wednesday Agenda During our Wednesday meeting, we’ll troubleshoot the optional Maps assignment. Reading Everyone General background and technical methods: What is Spatial History? Lincoln Mullen, Spatial History Workshop The readings here are from a workshop and include some walkthroughs of activities. We’ll be doing our own assignment below, but the assigned sections and […]
Reading Everyone The Wisdom And/Or Madness of Crowds Using Metadata to Find Paul Revere Following Up on Paul Revere Mapping Shakespeare’s Tragedies Maeve Kane, All One People Grad Maeve Kane, “For Wagrassero’s Son: Colonialism and the Structure of Indigenous Women’s Social Connections, 1690–1730.” The Journal of Early American History. (2017) https://doi.org/10.1163/18770703-00702002 [Not available through UAlbany, please download PDF] OPTIONAL […]
There is no discussion this week and you have one brief task. I will be available during our regular Wednesday meeting time, but you should feel free to take this week as a break if you need it, work ahead, or review. Your only task this week is to make a proposal for your final […]
Module Outline Wednesday Agenda At our Wednesday meeting, we will troubleshoot the Intro to Tableau assignment. Discussion Starter This week’s discussion starter video is on Blackboard under the title “Module 5: Using Data.” Tasks Respond to the discussion starter video in the #module5 Slack channel Make a free account at Tableau Public. You will need […]
Reading No reading this week! Watch After watching the video above, you may be asking why I included it. Historians aren’t journalists and we rarely put together our own datasets. However, every time I teach this class I get students who want to transcribe or otherwise put together their own data for the final project. […]