Assignments

Course Participation

Course participation will occur primarily through the course instance of Slack. “Participation” is a broad category of activities that include but are not limited to discussing readings and assignments in Slack; bringing outside readings and knowledge into Slack; and seeking technical support and working with classmates to problem-solve in the #tech-support Slack channel.

Weekly Meme Assignments

Every Friday, students will create and post a meme (using a site like Imgflip) or post a gif with textual clarification (try searching Giphy) to the class Slack. The meme/gif should speak to the course learning materials (preferably the textbook readings but class lecture videos or other assigned learning materials are also acceptable) from the past week – think of them like a weekly reading comprehension quiz, only more fun. These memes and gifs should be G, PG, or PG-13 rated. If you have any question about the appropriateness of a meme/gif, please DM it to before posting.

Skill-Building Mini Assignments

When you are ready to submit a mini assignment, you should upload your file or post the appropriate link into the #mini-assignments channel in Slack. Be sure to clearly indicate which mini assignment(s) you are submitting.

Required mini assignments have stars after their due dates. All deadlines are for 11:59pm, unless specifically noted otherwise. Remember that these are first due dates, with the expectation that each assignment may need to go through a round or two of revision first after their initial submission. All mini assignments must be successfully completed by the last day of classes.

  1. Wikipedia – add article citation – due TUES, September 8
  2. Wikipedia – add article image – due TUES, September 8
  3. TimlineJS – create timeline – due Mon, September 14*
  4. Mapping – create point – due Mon, September 21*
  5. Mapping – create line or polygon – due Mon, September 28
  6. Mapping – create layers – due Mon, September 28
  7. Omeka – create image item – due Mon, October 5*
  8. Omeka – create iframe embedded item – due TUES, October 13
  9. Omeka – create exhibit – due TUES, October 13

Full instructions for each mini assignment will be posted to the #mini-assignments channel on Slack.

Major Project

This is a multi-part assignment that may be done individually or in groups of up to 3 students. You will have access to the course Slack for coordination and I can give you access to Basecamp or other project management software on request. All deadlines are for 11:59pm, unless specifically noted otherwise. Remember that these are first due dates, with the expectation that each assignment may need to go through a round or two of revision first after their initial submission. All elements of the major project must be successfully completed by the last day of classes, Mon, December 7.

  1. Work plan (one paragraph on expected topic/method, plus a timeline with division of responsibilities if appropriate) – due Mon, October 26
  2. Annotated bibliography (you don’t need to have read everything yet!) – due Mon, November 2
  3. Final project (finished product) – due Mon, November 30
  4. Project reflection – due Mon, December 7

Full instructions for the major project will be posted to the #general channel on Slack closer to the first due date.

Performance Analysis

  1. Final Performance Analysis – due Mon, December 14

Full instructions for the final performance analysis and a sample performance analysis will be posted to the #general channel on Slack closer at the end of the semester.