Herland_Network

To begin this I just want to let you guys all know how excited I was that I uploaded the timeline on like the first try! It may have been an accident but i’ll take it as a win! Or maybe I’m getting the hang of this whole technology thing a little bit!  I really enjoyed constructing this timeline it allowed me to be a little creative while also keeping it all very organized. I can learn a lot from this type of digital visualization, I am able to clearly see what happened in what year and maybe even a picture or video to go along with it. This makes…

By constructing a digital visualization of context, I feel that you get a better grasp on the information you are trying to present. You are also able to design and layout information in a way that you think best displays what you are trying to get across. In terms of viewing a digital visualization of context, you’re able to take in information on a certain topic without feeling bombarded. While viewing the timelines, you could easily follow each transition and take in the important information that was presented based on what the creator of said timeline thought was relevant. The topic of my groups timeline was “development of the women’s…

I’m fortunate that I enjoy researching topics. Almost like a childhood curiosity about new subjects and ideas. In grade school, whenever we went to the library, I could be found in the reference section with my head nestled in an encyclopedia. With the advent of the internet and Google, research has become more readily available. The problem with blindly searching the internet is making sure the sources are reputable and that you didn’t find yourself travelling down too many rabbit holes. When researching for the timeline, I started by looking at what technologies were available in Herland. Looking broadly, on the surface, there is surprisingly little mentioned for such a utopian…

I found TimelineJS to be an extremely helpful tool. Though it was intimidating for me to use Google Sheets in such a way for the first time, I quickly got the hang of it and actually enjoyed the experience. In addition to that, the home page on TimelineJS had a tutorial video, which I ended up watching since I did not want to risk messing up a visual tool for learning which I know others would be looking at. I love creating things such as PowerPoints and Prezis, so this tool seemed to be no different to me. Furthermore, I enjoy learning through visualizations such as timelines, so this was…

In constructing and/or viewing digital visualizations of context, I find that I am able to learn more through researching contextual moments and individuals. For example, in researching for my group’s timeline, I gained insight about historical moments that impacted the women’s rights movement during the time Herland was published. Through this I could better understand how Gilman formulated this ideal society to complement the one she was living in. My research process for this timeline was relatively simple. The main source I used to gather information was Google. In the beginning, I searched “women’s suffrage movement” and found a few websites that had created timelines to highlight key moments leading up to…

Success! For future endeavors, this was accomplished by inserting the link provided in the “Share Link” box on TimelineJS directly into the “Visual” tab of WordPress. https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=10irwkCZnrxi0W6jejJB28Ss55JQ36FjRdojBfnKcxlw&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650

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