(subject to change)
Recurring Weekly Deadlines
All posts should be submitted to the CUNY Commons site unless otherwise specified:
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- Wednesdays by midnight: personal journal entries (private or public)
- Fridays by midnight: group project updates (public)
Hybrid Schedule
Half of our meetings will take place in-person and half online:
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- We will meet in person at the beginning (1/29, 2/5, 2/19) and end (4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14) of the semester.
- We will meet online during the middle (2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/16, 4/21) of the semester.
Week 1 | Thursday, January 29 (in person)
In class: Welcome, introductions, syllabus and logistics, role definitions, potential project discussions, possible presentation from GC Digital Fellows.
Explore Existing Projects:
- https://www.carouselsofnyc.com/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2025)
- https://womenofbandura.github.io/women-of-bandura/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2025)
- https://gdprowres.com/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2025)
- https://morethansurviving.org/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2023)
- https://directhers.github.io/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2023)
- https://soundsofmusic.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2022)
- https://metacosmics.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2022)
- https://freedom-of-speech-project.github.io/fos/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
- https://nyccommunityfridgearchive.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
- https://mappingcemeteries.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog/ (past DH Praxis Project companion website – 2021)
- https://readingrebus.com/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2021)
- https://whowins.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2020)
- https://raadproject.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ (Past DH Praxis project – 2019)
- http://www.immigrantnewspapers.org/ (past DH Praxis Project – 2019)
- http://dhbox.org/about (past DH Praxis project – 2014)
- https://puertoricosyllabus.com/
- Browse the Project Laboratory
Week 2 | Thursday, February 5 (in person)
Due:
- If pitching, post draft project proposals by midnight on Tuesday, February 3 (= public post; category: Project Proposals)
- If not pitching, leave constructive feedback as comments on several of the proposals by Wednesday, February 4.
- Expertise share post (public post; category: Skillsets) by Wednesday, February 4. For examples of past skillset posts, see here, here and here.
In class: Elevator pitches, decision day, group formation, group roles and collaborator agreement. By the end of this class period, you should have a list of group members, responsibilities, and an agreement for modes of communication and meeting deadlines.
Before class, read:
- NEH Proposal Evaluation Process
- Guidelines for Evaluating Work in Digital Humanities and Digital Media and Guidelines for Authors of Digital Resources by the MLA
- Evaluating Collaborative Digital Scholarship (or, Where Credit is Due) by Bethany Nowviskie
- How to Evaluate Digital Scholarship by Todd Presner
- Short Guide to Evaluation of Digital Work by Geoffrey Rockwell
Week 3 | Thursday, February 12
No class. Lincoln’s birthday.
Week 4 | Thursday, February 19 (guest lecture by Dr. Lisa Rhody) (in person)
Due:
- Personal journal entries due Wednesday, 2/18 (= private or public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
- Revised project proposals due by Friday, 2/20 (= public group post; category: Project Proposals). For guidance, see here (pp. 11-14) and here.
In class: Dr. Lisa Rhody class visit, collaborative group work revising project proposals, assessment of project management resources.
Before class, read:
- Rockwell’s Quick Guide to Working in Teams – Geoffrey Rockwell
- What was One Week | One Tool?
- OWOT reflections Parts 1, 2, and 3
- And so it begins: day two of OWOT by Mia Ridge
- Day 3 of OWOT: Of Names and Stories and Gophers by Brian Croxall
- OWOT, day 4. by Amrys O. Williams
- Final Reflections from One Week One Tool: The Blur of Days 4-5 by Jack Doughterty
- Project management resources comparison
Week 5 | Thursday, February 26 (online)
Due:
- Personal journal entries due Wednesday, 2/25 (= private or public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
- Project Work Plans due Friday, 2/27 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates)
In class: presentation from GC Digital Fellows Tuka Al-Sahlani and Chris Colón, group meetings: identifying existing resources and project needs. Create actionable steps to fill project gaps.
This week: schedule consultation meetings with Digital Fellows; consider reaching out to outside advisor(s)
Week 6 | Thursday, March 5 (guest lecture by Steve Zweibel) (online)
Due:
- Personal bios and contribution statements by Wednesday, 3/4. In 1-2 paragraphs answer questions such as who are you? what is your academic and professional background? what are your research interests? what are your responsibilities on your project? (= public individual post; category: Personal Blog)
- Group data management plans by Friday, 3/6 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates)
In class: Tentative guest lecture on data management by Steve Zweibel, GC Digital Projects Librarian. Group meeting to discuss data management plans, storage, and sharing practices.
Before class, read:
- NEH sample data management plans
- Explore Data Management Planning Tool
- For sample bios and contributions, go back to NEH sample narratives and/or examine conventions of bio pages/about us pages for DHers/DH projects you admire.
Week 7 | Thursday, March 12 (online)
Due:
- Personal journal entries reflecting on how data management can improve your research practices by Wednesday, 3/11 (= private or public individual post; category: Personal Blog).
- Group Outreach and Social Media Plans by Friday, 3/13 (= public group post; category: Group Project Updates). For examples from the last few years, see here, here, here, and here.
In class: Project presentations discussing data management plans, discuss logo design plans, collaborative group work focusing on outreach and social media plans.
Before class, read:
- Project Laboratory: Outreach
- Outreach and Publicity – from Histories of the National Mall
- Social Media for Digital Projects
- HathiTrust Digital Library, Communications Working Group Charge
- Choosing a platform for your Digital Project
And think about who/where are your audiences:
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- “Public, first” by Sheila Brennan
- Digital Humanities Now
- dh+lib
- Consider drawing up a resources/who to reach list
Week 8 | Thursday, March 19 (online)
Due:
- Personal journal entries by Wednesday, 3/18.
- Project website draft (basic landing page, about page; methods; social media) by Friday, 3/20.
In class: Project presentations on outreach and social media plans, collaborative work and consultations.
Week 9 | Thursday, March 26 (online)
Due:
- Personal journal entries by Wednesday, 3/25
- Group project updates by Friday, 3/27. Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? How will your group manage the upcoming hiatus over spring break?
In class: Collaborative project work and consultation. Discuss logo design plans.
Week 10 | Thursday, April 2
Spring Break.
Week 11 | Thursday, April 9
Spring Break.
Week 12 | Thursday, April 16 (online)
Due:
- Personal journal entries by Wednesday, 4/15
- Group project updates by Friday, 4/17. Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made?
In class: Collaborative project work and consultation.
Week 13 | Tuesday, April 21 (online)
Classes follow a Thursday schedule
Due: No journal entries or project updates due for this session.
In class: Project presentations (choose a standard background design for slides, 5-minute talks), collaborative project work and consultation.
Week 14 | Thursday, April 23 (in person)
Due: Personal journal entries (4/22) + Group project updates (4/24). Project updates: Are you hitting your milestones? Why or why not? What adjustments have you made as we enter the final stretch?
In class: Collaborative project work and consultation.
Week 15 | Thursday, April 30 (tentative guest lecture by Stephen Klein) (in person)
Due: Personal journal entries (4/29) + Group project updates (5/1).
In class: T minus one week! Tentative guest lecture by Stephen Klein on web archiving, collaborative project work and consultation.
Week 16 | Thursday, May 7 (in person)
Due: Personal journal entries (5/6). No group project updates this week.
In class: Project launch dress rehearsal. Invited guests Sam O’Hana and Anna Schlenz will visit class to offer external feedback.
Week 17 | Thursday, May 14 (in person)
Public project launch at the GC Digital Showcase, to be held in the Skylight Room (9th floor).
Week 18 | Thursday, May 21
Due:
- Post final group project reports as public posts to Commons blog.
- Email individual reflection papers to instructor.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Andie Silva, Lisa Rhody, Matt Gold, Kevin L. Ferguson, Amanda Hickman, Luke Waltzer, and Grant Wythoff for allowing me to adapt their previous iterations of this course.
