[SIGCIS-Members] Query re. readings on global history of computing

[Nabeel Siddiqui]

This resource is hidden away on the SIGCIS website in "History Resources"
and may be of service to some: http://rccs.usfca.edu/courselist.asp

It is a collection of syllabi on cyberculture.  A lot of the links are
broken, but there is still a lot of useful information, especially as you
move towards the present.  If anyone has links to similar tangential
resources, I think they could be immensely helpful.

Personally, I have found many of the older SIGCIS syllabi lacking in
coverage of games, handheld devices like phones, social media, and as Paul
has already noted, globalization.  I think the cyberculture syllabi cover
some of these topics although they are often less historically focused.

Sincerely,

Nabeel Siddiqui

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Paul N. Edwards <pne at umich.edu> wrote:
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> All, the replies to my query have been super-useful. There’s too much good
> stuff!
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> I went through the entire SIGCIS syllabus repository Andrew mentions, and
> discovered that *most of the syllabi are at least 5 years old, and many
> are 7-10 years old or more*. If you have updated a course, or taught a
> new one, now would be a great time to update or add.
>
> I’ll post my own once I’ve finished it, probably in mid-January.
>
> One important new thing in the last 5 years or so is that a large number
> of useful videos are readily available on Youtube and elsewhere, including
> what are effectively primary source materials such as this fabulous 6-part
> US Navy series on mechanical analog fire control computers
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpkTHyfr0pM> from 1953. Only a few of
> the syllabi I looked at seem to incorporate video sources, but for today’s
> generation of undergrads I think they’re very valuable.
>
> The Computer History Museum has built some impressive online exhibits,
> too, and Wikipedia’s depth and quality have improved quite a bit.
>
> Best,
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Dec 12, 2014, at 8:47 , Andrew Russell <arussell at stevens.edu> wrote:
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> On Dec 10, 2014, at 12:31 PM, Lilly Nguyen <lillynguyen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Paul,
>
> What a great idea! I would love to see the final syllabus you put
> together.
>
>
> Folks -
>
> I’ll add my thanks to Paul for kicking off a great discussion, and to
> everyone else for all these suggestions.
>
> As a reminder, we have a very impressive list of syllabi in the SIGCIS
> Syllabus Repository, available from http://sigcis.org/syllabi.  Many are
> for History or STS courses, but some stretch into related fields that fall
> under the broad SIGCIS rubric of “computers, information, and society.”
>
> The Syllabus Repository is only as strong and up-to-date as our members
> make it, so please consider sending recent syllabi to Jason Gallo, the
> SIGCIS Vice Chair for Operations (jgallo at ida.org), who will update the
> Repository.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Andy Russell
> SIGCIS Chair
>
>
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> Paul N. Edwards
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> <http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/>, University of Michigan
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