The course I study is Medieval and Renaissance History. It took me time to choose the subject of my thesis. Though I found some of what we studied in the medieval period interesting there was very little I felt I had the capacity to produce 20,000 words on. At one point I approached Dr. Pattenden [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Thesis Blog
Posted in Digital History, The Ends of the Earth, tagged Church history, Identity, Ireland, Medieval Period, Monasticism, St. Patrick on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
X-MIND/Mind-Maps
Posted in Digital History, tagged Dyslexia, organisation on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At first I considered damning mind-maps, but now I’ve actually found myself constantly using them. On Friday the 19th I had an oral presentation to give on the sources I’ll be using for my thesis, and was considering using a mind-map as the handout for the class. Unfortunately this “amazing”2 plan of mine didn’t actually [...]
Wordle Word Cloud
Posted in Digital History, tagged advertising, Digital Tools, Dyslexia, organisation on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What can I say about wordle.net. As Dr. Cosgrave has told us, it’s an internet toy. When I first heard this I wondered what practical purpose it could have to the historian. After all, my intention for taking this course was to consider how contemporary technology might further assist the historian in her/his pursuit of [...]
