‘Instructor Commentary’ Category
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Digital History from NCPH 2015
0April 20, 2015 by Adina Langer
Along with a group of students and professors from Georgia State University, I was privileged to attend NCPH 2015 in …
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Week 13 Notes
0April 14, 2015 by Adina Langer
Tonight marked our last discussion class. We talked about the future of digital history: challenges and opportunities. We also workshop-ed …
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Week 12 Notes
0April 8, 2015 by Adina Langer
During last night’s class, we discussed passionate history communities and ways to engage with them in a digital history setting. …
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Week 11 Notes
0April 1, 2015 by Adina Langer
Last night we talked about an important audience for digital history projects: K-12 students and teachers. We also talked about …
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Week 10 Notes
0March 25, 2015 by Adina Langer
Last night, Daniel Pollock and Brian Croxall presented to our class about the development and implementation of the Battle of …
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Histories of the National Mall Site for Mobile Apps Class
0March 23, 2015 by Adina Langer
For tomorrow’s class, which will take place at Emory Library, please take a look at this recent History@Work post on …
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Writing Effective Descriptions
0March 16, 2015 by Adina Langer
As we move toward revising item descriptions in the Atlanta Rail Corridor Archive, I would like to share this tutorial …
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Week 9 Notes
0March 12, 2015 by Adina Langer
This week, we talked about what makes for an effective online exhibition. Students presented exhibits from the early days of …
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Week 8 Notes
0March 4, 2015 by Adina Langer
This week, we met in the CURVE where director Joe Hurley spoke to the class about digital preservation of geo-historical …
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Week 6 Notes
0February 18, 2015 by Adina Langer
I have high hopes that the students who braved the cold and the challenge of a technically-oriented in-class assignment got a …
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