Author Archives: jmcclurken

About jmcclurken

I am an Associate Professor in (and the Chairperson of) the Department of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington.

The Digital Projects

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jmcclurken

Our projects for this semester are now posted.
James Farmer Lectures Project – http://jamesfarmerlectures.umwblogs.org
UMW Buildings Project – http://buildings.umwblogs.org/
James Monroe Museum Political Cartoons – http://jmpolitoo… Continue reading →

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Part of Our Classroom Re-creation

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jmcclurken

After a semester of work, we recreated a typical class in the 1950s era including clothing and appropriate discussion of viewpoints for the time. This clip is one excerpt of that class, a re-creation of what we imagine a debate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Last class editing

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jmcclurken

Link to Google Doc
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Criteria for Digital History Projects

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jmcclurken

Group Contract criteria: quality of original proposal, need to make changes Group Grade criteria: cohesion of different elements, ease of navigation (UX — information architecture), citations, appeal to target audience, accuracy, met the terms of the contract, creativity, proofreading Individual … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Images from the Re-Creation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jmcclurken

Pictures now, video may follow. Continue reading →

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An Outline for Re-Creating a 1952 History Class

Posted on April 14, 2012 by jmcclurken

Based on the work the groups have done, this is our schedule for the class. Schedule/tasks for HIST 328 Re-creation class Set in 1952 Professor Almont Darter-Quinzel HIST 381 – Current Affairs 12:25 – Arrive early, if possible to get … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Class Re-creation Schedule going forward

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jmcclurken

By end of class, Thursday, April 5: Have detailed work plan with clear assignments for each person in the group. By class start on Tuesday, April 10: Have made progress on your group’s assignment*, and everyone post a brief bio … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Initial ideas for class re-creation

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jmcclurken

Class ideas Recreate History class (4) Recreate Education class Recreate Home Economics recreate photos from decade site — Sarah L. Recreate Theater class (in the amphitheater) — Stephanie Senior Day? — Brooke One fun class and one serious class   … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Reminder

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jmcclurken

Remember that Tuesday we’ll be discussing “Text Mining, N-Grams and Searching in History”.  Come ready to talk about these ideas. Reading/Viewing: Peter Norvig talk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8DcBF-qo4 – Skim); Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid? (2008); Dan Cohen, “From Babel to Knowledge” (http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march06/cohen/03cohen.html); William Turkel, “Searching for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Decade Has Been Chosen

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jmcclurken

We will be recreating the 1950s – What class/discipline should we re-create? – What roles should people have? – What sources will we use? – How will we work in non-academic material? – Material aspects (clothes? books?) Blog your suggestions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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