Week 1 – Introduction.
Wednesday, Sept. 5 – Introduction to the course.
Poll: What we know now.
PART I: Basic Tools
Week 2 – Digital Tools @UMass.
Wednesday, Sept. 12 – Email, storage; classes and career.
Link: People finder
Link: OIT for students
Link: Storage
Week 3 – Work Suites.
Wednesday, Sept. 19 – MS Office, G Suite
Link: Microsoft Office 365 @UMass
Link: Apps by Google @UMass
Week 4 – Reading your Rights.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 – No Class, instructor away.
Link: FERPA and (certification tutorial)
Assignment #1: Explore the Labyrinth of Fables on the web or in VR (in large green screen room).
Week 5 – Debates: Platform wars and Privacy
Wednesday, Oct. 3 –
Read: OS Wars. Microsoft vs. Apple (Parts I and II).
Read: Mobile Wars: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft
Link: Protonmail.
Link: Firefox
Consider these questions and be prepared to debate them:
– Which systems used to be the best for students to use? Why?
– Which systems are now the best for students to use? Why?
– Which systems will be the best for students to use? Why?
PART II: Academic Tools
Week 6 – Library.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Research and production @UMass
Link: UMass Library tools (videos 1 and 2)
Link: Digital Media Lab
Link: Zotero.
Week 7 – Software in academia.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 – Production and notation.
Link: Software packages available @UMass.
Link: Digital notation – (OneNote and Evernote)
Week 8 – Teaching with tech.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 – Behind the tweed curtain.
Link: Twine
Link: Echo360
Link: Innovate @UMass.
Assignment #2: Special Collections – YouMass.
Week 9 – Debates: Judging digital technologies in the classroom.
Wednesday, Oct. 31 –
Read: Social Media and Ethics in the classroom (Part I and Part II)
Read: Intellectual Property concerns.
Link: Aaron Swartz
Link: Creative Commons
Link: Copyright @UMass
Consider these questions and be prepared to debate them:
– Does social media create more opportunities or more problems for students and teachers?
– What can you post online (and where) for educational purposes?
PART III: Digital Platforms
Week 10 – Getting up on the web
Wednesday, Nov. 7 – Basics of hosting and publishing
Link: UmassCreate (via Reclaim Hosting)
Link: WordPress.org and WordPress.com
Week 11 – Holiday observed
Wednesday, Nov. 14th – No Class
Week 12 – Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, Nov. 21 – No Class
Week 13 – Creating and sharing content
Wednesday, Nov. 28 – Audio, visual, and ‘db’
Link: Audacity
Link: Camtasia (and alternatives)
Link: Omeka
Assignment #3 – Subdomains and installations.
Week 14 – Advanced Platforms
Wednesday, Dec. 5 – The “Spatial Turn”
Link: ArcGIS Online: What is it? StoryMaps.
Link: PhotoScan (and its alternatives)
Link: Sketchfab
Link: 3D Printing @UMass
Week 15 – Debates: Brainstorming a future / wrap-up
Wednesday, Dec. 12 – Digital tomorrows and final discussion.
Link: Career Services @UMass
Link: LinkedIn (and its alternatives)
Link: ePortfolios: Advice @UMass
Link: Examples of ePortfolios: Auburn, Clemson, UMaine-Farmington, Waterloo)
Link: Last Questions