Story Map Tool Lesson Plans
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2019
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Isasi, Jennifer
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Through an experiential learning format, this 6-week plan is divided in three segments, each corresponding to the
steps of the development of a digital project: theory, design and building of digital product, and public outreach. It
has been designed to incorporate digital praxis into your courses, and move from theory to praxis.
Students begin with readings that focus on the general notions of digital scholarship: digital methods for
humanities research, collaboration, digital publication, etc. The essays open up the conversation to (re)consider the
purpose of the activity in regards to building knowledge and to imagine their roles as makers of digital objects.
During this phase, students will gain a theoretical background of digital humanities while they learn how to assess
digital projects in order to procure a better understanding of the tools later on used for experiential learning.
In this manner, the course moves onto the design and implementation of a digital analysis and interactive
visualization of a textual or visual resource of their choice and/or building on previous research carried out during
the semester (in this case, students explore the Benson’s Rare Books holdings related to the course topic). Students
will acquire and practice rigorous research skills including analysis of primary sources, contextualization with other
scholarly resources, and interpretation utilizing theoretical approaches related to digital literacies. The course
culminates with a public exhibition of research findings geared toward a general public and presented using digital
tools.