Week 5 – User Experience

Blog Post due by Friday, June 28th: 

Required prompt: Although it’s hard to believe, we’ve reached the halfway point of this summer’s work! In light of this, please reflect on some challenges you’ve encountered with your project, and talk about how you’ve worked to overcome those challenges. This can be a written or video post.

 Monday, June 24th

Readings:

Nielsen, Jakob. Usability 101: Introduction to Usability.

What You Should Know About User Experience

User Experience Basics from Usability.gov

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (HMH 113)

• User Experience and Project Design with Christian Howard (presentation slides)
• Wireframing

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (HMH 113)

• Giving Professional Presentations with Brandon Karcher

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Tuesday, June 25th

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (HMH 006)

• Scalar
  • Project examples:
    • The Bestselling Novel: Currents in American History and Culture
    • Sailing the British Empire : The Voyages of The Clarence, 1858-73
    • Your Friend and Classmate: Following the West Point Class of June 1861 Through the American Civil War
    • Synth-Guide
    • The Making of a Broadside Ballad
• Scalar 2 User’s Guide
• Scalar Just Got Wigitized!

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Wednesday, June 26th

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (HMH 113)

• Omeka
  • Omeka Showcase
• Neatline
  • Neatline Demos

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Thursday, June 27th  

• Research Day

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM Science Quad near Brawley Memorial (Rain location: International Commons, Coleman Hall)

• Weekly ice cream social for student researchers and mentors

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Friday, June 28th  

• Field trip to Lafayette College for #DSMeet2019. Depart Bucknell at 7:15 AM. Meet Carrie in the parking lot behind the Library / near Academic West (look for a minivan that says Bucknell on it).