2010 Drakeapedia Class Assignments

|| Date || Topic || Textbook Reading || Assignments - Due day of class || || 8/24 || Introduction - go over syllabus & expectations of the course (being able to identify what information is needed, where one might locate it, how to analyze information and use the informatio and legal/ethical use of information); What is their experience with creating content - be it blogs, wiki, facebook, etc || || Start thinking about what to include in your autobiography || || 8/25 || Reviewing wikis and blogs - multiple uses and examples; Start reviewing the library resources including Heritage page || || Activity of looking up historic items digital & Manually (Ex: TDs and Quax) || || 8/31 || Readings related to Wikis & autobiographys/ biographies; || || || || 9/2 || Get class logged into wiki; setup accounts and show them around it || || Autobiography due ?? || || 9/7 || Library Orientation - scholarly research (traditional books/journals) || || Blackboard || || 9/9 || Library Orientation - purposeful activity using the traditioanl resources || || || || 9/14 || Reviewing assignment for the wiki entry due 9/16 - peer evals || || Blog Entry - Due || || 9/16 || Work day to get wiki entries submitted - questions/concerns || || Wiki Entry 1 - Due - Building || || 9/21 || Marketing Dept to discuss logo and potential places to include link || || Blog Entry - Due || || 9/23 || Distribute Biography Files for later assignment || || || || 9/28 || Exploring Oral Historys - dos/don'ts || || Blog Entry - Due || || 9/30 || Dolph be the subject for class to do oral history || || || || 10/5 || Dean Eastman and Kevin McGarth - Primary Resources || || Blog Entry - Due || || 10/7 || Where to find supporting 'stuff' (photos, maps, artifacts) - Mark Stumme || || Wiki Entry 2 - Due - Organizations || || 10/12 || Information literacy regardign google/etc for good & valuable resources || || Blog Entry - Due || || 10/14 || Purposeful activity || || || || 10/19 || NO CLASS – Fall Break || || Blog Entry - Due || || 10/21 || How is the semester going? || || || || 10/26 || Tour of Archival Library || || Blog Entry - Due || || 10/28 || Tour of Salisbury House || || Wiki Entry 3 - Due - People (Bio files) || || 11/2 || Discussion with John Smith & Blake Campbell about Drake Traditions || || Blog Entry - Due || || 11/4 || Bart Schmidt to discuss TD project & use different formats for research || || || || 11/9 || Look for other wikis & report about them include wikeapedia for Drake || || Blog Entry - Due || || 11/11 || Marketing Dept update on Logo || || || || 11/16 || missed this one || || Blog Entry - Due || || 11/18 || missed this one || || Wiki Entry 4 - Due - Traditions/events || || 11/23 || * don't plan much since many will likely be gone * || || Blog Entry - Due || || 11/25 || NO CLASS - Holiday || || || || 11/30 || Class History Work || || Blog Entry - Due || || 12/2 || Class History Work || || Oral History - Due || || 12/7 || Class History Work || || Blog Entry - Due || || 12/9 || Class History Work || || Wiki Entry 5 - Due - Artifact or choice || || 12/?? || Final ?? || || Class History ||