I choose a novel called
‘A short history of Rhode Island’ from Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org) for this task. I
created a word cloud for this assignment using Wordle. I modified this image
using color and layout icons and posted in PLS. I also created a visualization
of the same corpus using Voyant visualization tools. It was not difficult to
use this tool to reveal this corpus. It took some times to reveal the whole
novel. This tool helped me to find some keywords that played a very important
role in the novel. We can list the frequency (how many times each word is used
in this story) of words using this tool. One of the most important characteristics
of this tool is the ability to show shifting word frequencies of multiple
terms. We can graph for different words using this tool. For example, I graphed
words like ‘Williams’, ‘colony,’ and ‘plymouth’ for this
task using this tool. We can also compare patterns of graph using this tool, which
would be very helpful for our students. Students can analyze different kinds of
keywords using Voyant tools. I am
teaching an electrical engineering course (MAE 213) in which students need to solve problems (e.g. identify problems, present topics, analyze
problems, attempt problem solutions, respond to problems, think carefully, or evaluate
alternatives). As a requirement of this course students need to do some
projects using simulation/visualization tools such as Multisim, Matlalab, and
Pspice to build their carrier in a professional way. For these purposes students
need to write one or two page reflections of what they learned from their
project so they can deposit their project in E-portfolio. Some students are also
interested in working in research related to the electrical engineering area. I
think this tool is very useful for students who are interested in writing a project
report in class, publishing their research in journal or presenting their research
in national and international conferences.
I went through the "Print Scholarship and Digital resources"
article.
Author mentioned that “the the realm
of the visual that we are considering some of the most interesting
interrelationships of print scholarship and digital resources.” Author also
mentioned that “while much of this knowledge has been lost in the textual
obsession of print culture, the graphical interface of the computer screen has
helped us reconnect to the world of the visual and recognize that we can
relearn a long-neglected vocabulary of interpretation.” I agree with author
ideas. But I realize that visualization is a challenge for the humanities
scholarship. In engineering science research, the phrase visualization explicates the
field of study that uses interactive graphical tools to explore and present
graphically a represented 2D/3D diagram or digitally represented data that
might be simulated, constructed, measured, or analyzed. Visualization is
usually taught in undergraduate and graduate-level courses in the engineering
science area. The focus is on teaching students who are already versed in
computer systems and technology how to create innovative information
visualization tools. Students in such
classes typically create a project, which serves as a basis for their grade in
the course. Visualization is a skill that must be practiced for simplicity, and
that takes time. Engineering schools teach courses using virtual lab such as
Matlab, Multisim, Pspice, and Electronic workbench by making students
construct, design, analyze, simulate and redesign. Therefore, I am planning to
teach an undergraduate course called electric circuit course using Multisim to
solve electric circuit problems that require computer simulation and
visualization in order to increase students’
understanding of electrical circuit theories and concepts. May be it an
enormous challenge for me to select the material to teach this course using
Multisim. Should the course focus exclusively on electric circuits diagram
visualization? Can Multisim simulation software provide adequate experience for
all these students? Will the software experience sufficiently reinforce
concepts such as electric circuit theory?
