Update on Ada Lovelace
This week for my cultural assignment I met with Jane Nichols in the library and she was extremely helpful. I contacted Jane via email and from there we met at the library circulation desk. Being that I am a history major I am really comfortable with the research process, therefore Jane sat with me and she let me start the research process and she would add in helpful hints as we went along. For instance I started with America History and Life, and when nothing came up she suggested that I try Historical Abstracts. She also pointed out how I could expand a titile so see what the contents of the article or book were. Together we were able to come up with two books that I ordered off of Summit and two articles that I was able to have emailed to me on Ada Lovelace. These resources contain background info on Ada, as well as how she came to invent Computer Science. Meeting with Jane was a really good experience, in fact I plan to use her as a resource in another class. Together both Jane and the resources I found have been a great help to my success with my cultural assignment.
Getting Project Started
I would like to do my cultural project on Ada Lovelace, she was the founder of scientific computing. This week was a bit easier for me… I think. Hopefully I completed the steps that I missed for last week. I am feeling a bit more comfortable with the website and I am understanding the process a bit more.
Second Week Set Up
I must admit this week was much more challenging for me. It took me a long time to figure out if I was actually setting my categories up in the correct places. However, after some trial and error, and some help from my roommate I have finished feeling quite a bit more enlightened about the world of technology. Prior to this I had never had a blog, or even the desire to have a blog for that matter, I never wander into the unfamiliar with technology. This has brought much clarity to my life and widened my understanding of the blog set up process.
Getting Started
Overall, the experience of creating my blog was easy and painless. Both the syllabus and wordpress were organized and easy to follow. I have no complaints!
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