A familiar form of metadata
Apply what you know: Tag a digital object activity
Part 1
- In your small groups, generate words or tags to describe the assigned image displayed in class.
Part 2
- Record your group-generated tags in this Padlet (by group): https://padlet.com/marthaattridgebufton/metadata-for-beginners-week-1-j5fzr1kow03o09v0
- Again, in your small groups, identify three areas where there’s overlap between the groups’ identified terms. [Use the same Padlet for synthesis.]
- In addition, evaluate these tags for positionality and bias, using the ACT UP criteria and your Flower Power reflection, linking your descriptive metadata to the work of Bergman and Stahura. [Use the same Padlet for comments.]
- In addition, evaluate these tags for positionality and bias, using the ACT UP criteria and your Flower Power reflection, linking your descriptive metadata to the work of Bergman and Stahura. [Use the same Padlet for comments.]
- In the large group, discuss:
- Embedded bias
- Pros & cons of this approach to generating metadata