Week 9 - Nov. 16

Location Our regular classroom

Theme Consolidation II

Have Read for Today If you’ve fallen behind or missed one of the readings, it would be a good idea to have read the materials by now.

The Plan I’m going to speak for a bit, drawing everything we’ve done this module together, reminding you of the high level view and also asking you, un-conference style, about ‘fails’ and ‘wins’ you’ve encountered, and also about the gaps between things you’ve (as a class) done and how that complicates the things you’ve read. Then

• Consolidation 2. In the second part of today’s class, you will write, by hand, a reflection on your work to date, addressing the following kinds of issues:
  • we have tried to both find the patterns in data but also think about the ways we collect that data impact the kinds of patterns we might see
  • how does computation enchant or alienate you from the past? Why, and in what ways?
  • what excites you and/or fills you with dread about this work, and why?
  • Tie your observations to broader trends in the discipline as evidenced in the readings.

Your consolidation should discuss these questions in the context of least one ‘fail’ and one ‘win’ that you have encountered. The best responses explicitly situate the discussion with reference to the readings, and to any conversations had with others in the class, or if appropriate to things read/done in other classes.

** Skill Building**

You’re off the hook this week, although I encourage you to revisit activities: digital archaeology is all about practice.

Homework

The evidence for all of your weekly activities for weeks 6 - 8 should be in your Github repository by Friday at noon. Anything for weeks 6 - 8 submitted after that point will not count towards completion of the ‘activities’ portion of the gradebook.