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History of the Information Age

  • 2025 Syllabus Draft — Version 0.98
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About Me

January 11, 2023

Where it all started. Growing up I thought that I […]

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Introduction

January 11, 2023

Greetings! My name is Ruth Curran, I am in my third year at UMW, and I am majoring in History. Some of my favorite things include hiking, riding, yoga, meditation, health/wellness, reading, and spending time with my sons. I am interested in how the History of the age of information has progressed over time and …

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Introduction & the Information Age

January 11, 2023

Hello! My name is Grace and I am a senior marketing manager here at UMW. Some fun facts about myself are my favorite hobby is to bake/cook, I play on the varsity softball team here at Mary Wash, and this is actually my first history class at UMW. I mainly […]

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My Introduction!

January 11, 2023

Howdy Ho! I never know how to start an introduction, so I’ll keep it simple. Hi, my name is Garrett, and I’m currently a Junior at the University of Mary Washington. I see many people who flamboyantly represent this school and constantly take pictures of different locations around campus, but that’s not me. Don’t getContinue reading “My Introduction!”

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Introduction

January 13, 2023

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing My name is Madeleine Gulbransen and I am a senior majoring in History and Anthropology. What interests me about the Information Age is the developments in communication methods and the consumption of information over time, especially with the progression of […]

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Introduction Blog

January 11, 2023

Hi everyone my name is Bryan Rivas, and I am a senior majoring in both History/Education. The reason that I took this class was because […]

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Why History of the Information Age? Potential Projects and Intentions

January 11, 2023

I decided to take this class because it is not something I would normally take, and I am excited to learn about the history of the information age, especially because my generation experienced the increase in social media and readily available information at any second of the day.  I am interested in doing a broadcasting …

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Introductions

January 11, 2023

My name is Kendell Jenkins, and I am a senior at UMW. I’ve taken a wide variety of history courses at the University of Mary Washington, but I haven’t taken many that focused on the United States digital/information era. I think that it would be interesting learning about the rapid growth of technology in the …

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Hello world!

January 10, 2023

Welcome to Sites@UMW. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

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For Thursday, 1/12/23

January 12, 2025

For Thursday and by the start of class: Create a WordPress blog on your domain (or subdomain) Post a blog post introducing yourself and explaining what interests you about the History of the Information Age (and address the items noted below). Email me the link (or Tweet the link to me @jmcclurken with the course …

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Contributors

  • Abigail’s History of Information blog!
  • Ava Bredehoe
  • Blog, Blog, Blog–Orion
  • HIST 427 Blog — Ewan Highsmith
  • History of the Information Age Max H
  • History of the Information Age–Killian Petty
  • History of the Information Age–Nate G.
  • JackCollier.net
  • Jennifer Johnson’s Spring ’25 427 History of the Information Age
  • Kaine Beaumont’s Blog
  • Quynh’s HIST 427 Blog
  • The Information Age–Oliver M.

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