I am creating a website via wordpress for my dissertation and I need help on how to write about design choices, layout, what I chose to include, etc. If you have any resources that might help me please let me know. Thanks!
Hi,
We are frequently overwhelmed with digital information. We do not switch off our smart phones and devices till late in the night this disturbs our sleep and on top of it, there is enough distraction at work during the day. How do we deal with this ?
I have personally seen many people on social networks having an emotional breakdown and have gone into depression either due the over-exposure or their ideas and posts not being paid attention to. They are unable to deal with this exposure and overload of information. As a society, are we going too fast on the information super lane?
We are not paying enough attention. Human attention span on any piece of useful information is only about 3-4 minutes and beyond this is distraction.
How do we practice being selective and where do we draw the line ? are the other things that come to my mind right now.
If you have thoughts or comments please do share. Would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ramkumar
I am looking for more examples to explain the 'small world' network phenomenon.
I am working on an article on the same. An example which I have taken up is - a modern well connected cluster of villages.
Smart and digitally enabled cluster of villages with urban and social infrastructure are the way forward. In such clusters, every body is connected to everybody. Information passes through all them seamlessly. Everybody stays informed and there are numerous advantages from eliminating village feuds to sharing farm practices and social welfare schemes. Similarly, there could be others. Cheers, Ramkumar
General Tutorials
The CUNY Guide is a collaboratively written wiki that focuses on the introducing students to Digital Humanities projects and resources. It focuses on generating new introductory content as well as allowing for communication between colleagues, instructors, and students regarding materials, methods, and lessons. The resource guide has a variety of introductory material for the digital humanities, while the wiki has a large archive of discussions regarding the usage of technology in the classroom.
Digital Humanities Resources for Project Building
An online archive of guides, tools, suggested reading, and examples of technology available to the Digital Humanities. The "Tutorials" section covers a wide range of resources for the beginner to expert user, providing both introductory tutorials as well as tutorials covering specific uses of a variety of programs. The "Examples" section includes projects recently completed in the field of digital humanities that is meant to showcase specific skills, programs, and research. There is also a list of easily accessible text collections, meant for use in demonstrations or tutorials that are available either by links or through downloads. This resource is recommended for both beginner and advanced learns in the digital humanities.
The Programming Historian (ISSN 2397-2068) is an online open-access archive of tutorials that focus on a variety of digital techniques to assist in Humanities research. They have a wide variety of resources available, including lessons on APIs, GIS, Data Management, and Data Manipulation. The lessons do not assume a knowledge of digital resources and technologies and are meant to be a stepping stone towards using other programming tutorials. It is constantly being added and updated.
UCLA Center for Digital Humanities
An online resource based on the Introduction to Digital Humanities course at University of California, Los Angeles that is meant to provide introductory materials useful to students beginning coursework in Digital Humanities. No background knowledge of technology is expected from students, allowing for a user-friendly, self-driven learning experience. The syllabus and lesson plans are provided online, as well as useful in-class exercises. There is a "Tutorials" sections that provides in-depth exercises on data visualization, text analysis, and programming. There is also a "Student Projects" section that showcases individual learners' progress from coursework.
Programming Tutorials
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