Digital Pedagogy: Medieval Londoners Mapping Project

Digital Pedagogy: Medieval Londoners Mapping Project

 
This site contains instructions and other materials for a linked data digital project developed for two Fordham University courses on Medieval London. The assignment required students to structure information found in medieval London property records into a spreadsheet for entry into the Medieval Londoners Database (MLD), an online searchable database of people who lived in London from c. 1190 to to c. 1520. Students then summarized the data into a record they created for each property in a mapping platform called Layers of London. Mapping the property usually required some topographical research, for which resources were supplied. Students concluded the assignment by lnking the individuals in the Layers deeds to their records in the Medieval Londoners database. The undergraduates’ records in Layers of London are at Medieval Londoners and the records of the graduate students (whose assignment was slightly different) are at Medieval Londoners Grads.

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Submissions from 2021

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A Guide for Instructors and Students: MLD Mapping Project, Maryanne Kowaleski

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A. Part I MLD Mapping Assignment and Instructions, Maryanne Kowaleski and Camila Marcone

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B. Part II MLD Mapping Instructions, Maryanne Kowaleski and Camila Marcone

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C. MLD-Mapping Dataset 1250-1334, Maryanne Kowaleski and Camila Marcone

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D. MLD Mapping SAMPLE Coded Sheet, Maryanne Kowaleski

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E. MLD Mapping EMPTY Sheet, Maryanne Kowaleski

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F. Layers of London Grid Template, Maryanne Kowaleski

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Video 1: Logging into Your Layers of London Account, Camila Marcone

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Video 2: Setting up the Base Map in Layers of London, Camila Marcone

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Video 3. Adding a Record and Locating your Property, Camila Marcone

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Video 4a. Filling in a Layers Record 1, Camila Marcone

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Video 4b. Filling in a Layers Record 2, Camila Marcone

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Video 5. Editing a Layers Record and General Tips, Camila Marcone