I wanted to bring together the stuff I learned from the infographics course I taught this semester and the workshop I led earlier this week. But then I realized trying to bring it all together in a blog post would make it way too meander-y, aside-packed, and also likely perpetually unfinished. So instead I’m going … Read moreInfographics ad nauseam
When I have the time, I’ll be making a more detailed post about infographics here. Bur for right now, if you’re in the infographics workshop, resources are below: The Minard Infographic HISP469 Student Work Dataset 1 (sav format) Dataset 2 (xls format – percentages etc. pre-calculated) Dataset 3 (xls format – percentages etc. pre-calculated)
Gamification is not universally accepted or respected. However, LEGO and architecture go together like peanut butter and chocolate. There’s no need to convince architects. They’ve been on board for a while. Though I wasn’t exactly toy deprived as a child, LEGOs will forever hold the place of honor among the playmobil, action figures, pirate and … Read moreLEGO for work, or my idea of heaven
I’m teaching infographics this spring. I’ll probably say quite a bit about it in the months to come, starting…. Now. Background (the boring stuff) I teach a senior-level preservation planning lab every spring. It’s a wide-open course: as long as it builds on what students have already learned, and teaches them useful skills, it can … Read moreInfographics, qu’est-ce que c’est?
I have already waxed poetic about DTLT’s awesomeness. While I don’t want to bore you with a repeat, sometimes genius just has to be recognized. Plus, I can take maybe 10% of the credit here, which I will unabashedly do. (Ok, more like 5%) Let me first set the stage: I teach the historic preservation … Read moreIntroducing a shiny new magical survey site
XKCD had a great chart a while back (when is XKCD not great?) that diagrammed how much effort one should make for payoff in reduced time completing a repetitive task. I often act completely against this logical and illustrated rule of thumb. I will try lots of stuff and generally bend over backwards to … Read moreOf Time and Tasks
After so much buildup, your interest may have been piqued. Well, here it is: the Paris Scavenger Hunt. The rules are simple: students have one day, working in teams of two, to get as many of the items on the list. Photos of each item must be uploaded to the site by 8 pm. Then, … Read moreParis Scav Hunt!
UMW is a nice school, but I’ll be the first to admit we are not the center of the action in most ways. That said, in terms of the web stuff, I think we are just as impressive as the big boys, maybe more. And I say this as someone who routinely benefits from DTLT‘s … Read moreAn Ode to DTLT
I know I’ve been MIA for a while but I have good excuses. I led a symposium, and hosted the national meeting of NCPE, and prepped my tenure file, and edited a paper… And, ok, I also spent too much time on feedly but really, do you blame me? In the midst of all this, … Read moreIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… An image library!
Anecdote ahoy! (It’s relevant, I promise) When I was a PhD student, I took a statistics course on questionnaire design. Content-wise, this was one of the best courses I’ve ever taken. I still refer to readings semi-regularly, and learned lessons I’ve been applying on every survey – and there have been MANY – I’ve designed … Read moreLights! Camera! Uh, no thanks…