I picked this tool because it reminded me of a project I worked on during my summer internship at a non-profit. I used Google maps to create an interactive map that highlighted queer histories in India. I remember considering using StoryMapsJS, but because we wanted the map to be crowd-sourced we decided Google Maps would work better for our purposes. I decided to try recreating some of the map using StoryMapsJS because it is much Read more
Reflect on your developing understanding of web accessibility in a blog post on your portfolio site, covering the questions above: something you learned from experience videos, one identified technical feature, one identified conceptual feature, one feature you hadn’t considered before, what errors your portfolio site included (if any) and how you fixed them or are still figuring out how to fix them. Experience videos: One thing I learnt from these videos is the importance of Read more
After both reading and writing documentation, what do you think is necessary to create good documentation? What documentation will you and your project lead need to create for your Vivero project – and what steps do you need to take to make this happen? I think the key difference between good documentation and normal documentation is assuming that your reader is starting from scratch, with no (or the bare minimum) background knowledge. This way, you’re being Read more
Thus far, the modern architecture project is still in its early stages. We have settled on using a WordPress site to be a sort of digital architectural guide that will host student presentations from previous editions of Professor Rivera’s class. Currently I’m working on sorting through the presentations and checking for citations. I am working with the archivist at Drake Community Library to find sources for the images used in the presentations so we can Read more
The main difference that stood out to me was how much more specific this training was. I like that it spent a lot of time on customizing layers- I appreciated all the visual aids too. I find it really helpful to see what a training is talking about when I read through it for the first time. The new map viewer does seem to have a lot more features than the classic one. I think Read more
What feedback do you have for improving this training? What suggestions do you have for a “Level II” training on this tool? I chose to revisit the StoryMaps training because I’m trying to think of potential tools for my project. StoryMaps is certainly a good visual narrative tool, but I don’t think it will work quite as well for the digital exhibit Prof. Rivera and I are working on creating. I think last year’s training Read more
With a year of Vivero experience under your belts, what advice do you have for new Fellows about the idea that this job involves learning how to do your job on the fly? I think the most important thing for me was learning that it’s okay to say “I don’t know how to do that.” It’s not what you want to be telling people you’re supposed to be mentoring, but it’s helpful to set expectations Read more
As a returning fellow, I mostly spent time changing up my theme and configuring my blog posts menu so that it made more sense. I spent a lot of time this summer working on an organization’s WordPress site, so there are some new features I know about now that I’m excited to implement in my own site. Overall, I feel pretty good about using WordPress and think I can turn it into real working portfolio Read more
I think the most important thing I’ve learned is to get comfortable learning things on the job and being able to ask for help when I need it. A lot of times when I was working on trainings, I would get stuck and need to come back to it later, or ask another Vivero fellow if they had the same problem and then we would figure it out together. Especially when working on my project Read more
Q: Reflect on what you worked on and what you were trying to accomplish. How does this map illustrate something about your data? Revisit the questions and struggles from your first pass at using ArcGIS Online: where do things stand now? For this training I worked on the ArcGIS I plan to incorporate into the website for Historical Landscapes of Grinnell. This map will (potentially) be used to map various sites in the Grinnell area Read more