Overall,
I am happy with the pacing of the tech sections. I agree that these sections
are less intensive than the tech assignments in 672—these (so far) are more
about installing a tool and then learning how to use it. I like that this class
builds on the foundations of 672, but makes reviewing concepts optional instead
of required. I just took 672 last semester, so most things are still fresh in
my mind.
I
will admit that this course is difficult to balance with the three other
courses I am taking as well as my job. With the weekly readings, blog, tech
discussion, management discussion, and dropbox assignment, this class is
definitely more work than many of my “read and discuss” classes. While I can do
the readings on an ad hoc basis when I have time, the tech portion requires a
block of time to sit down at my computer and work. Last week, I had time to
install and experiment with JHOVE, but I still haven’t written up all my
assignments. However, it’s still early in the semester and I am adjusting to my
new classes and work schedule, so hopefully I will be back on track stating
this week.
I’m
really glad that we’re starting to work with Drupal so early in the course. As
the tech lecture said this week, Drupal is an immensely complex content
management system and our assignments only scratch the surface of what it is
capable of. It’s both exciting and scary to think that many of the tasks
associated with our individual collections will involve us tailoring Drupal to
our needs.
I
enjoyed Level 10’s Basic Drupal Video Tutorials. I added an RSS feed of my
DigIn blog to my drupal page, as well as some practice articles and pages. I
think the videos (level 10 and UA CBT) were slightly more helpful than the
written Drupal admin guide for me, since I am a visual learner and I liked to
be able to do exactly what the person in the video was doing at the same time
they were doing it. However, once learning the basics of the menu system from
the videos, it was very easy to follow the steps for the weekly assignment.
I’m
excited to start working with my digital collection on Drupal next week!
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