Make sure to visit the Schumann Library mezzanine before February 28! The student-made websites currently on display demonstrate new interdisciplinary skills in technology and the humanities.

As their final project for Professor Jody Gordon’s course, WHAM (Web Design, HTML, and the Archaeology of the Mediterranean): Projects from Computer Science and Society Studio, students were asked to present their research on ancient Mediterranean civilizations through web design.

The video above is looped footage from the CSAS homepage. No subtitles are required.

Each student produced an interactive website that engages visitors using programs such as ThingLink, MyMaps, TimeLineJS, and Tableau. Students learned how to use these programs to bring the ancient world into a new modern context so that the public can better understand what life was like thousands of years ago. Each student produced a recorded “tour” of their website, which is now playing on loop on the mezzanine of the Library until February 28.

Gordon’s WHAM course is part of the Computer Science and Society (CSAS) program at Wentworth. This new degree program combines studies in the humanities and social sciences with skills in computing and mathematics, using technology to solve real-world problems.