Text Encoding Fundamentals and their Application
Schedule

May 26–30, 2008
University of Victoria
Julia Flanders and Syd Bauman, Instructors

Day 1: Monday 26 May 2008

Session 1: 09:30–12:00
Introduction to Text Encoding

• Review of the attendees’ interests and projects (JF)
• What is text encoding? (JF) TEI Source, HTML
• Review of XML (SB) TEI Source, HTML
• Basic TEI markup (JF) TEI Source, HTML
• Introduction to oXygen and exercise materials (SB)

Session 2: 13:30–16:00
Encoding Practice

• Hands-on practice

Day 2: Tuesday 27 May 2008

Session 3: 08:30–12:00
Document Analysis and Advanced Encoding

• Document analysis: lecture (JF) and exercise (JF, SB)
• More encoding concepts (JF) TEI Source, HTML
• Advanced encoding topics (JF) TEI Source, HTML
• Hands-on practice

Session 4: 13:30–16:00
Metadata and Contextual Information

• Introduction to the TEI header (JF, SB) Sample header (choose "view source" if necessary to see markup)
• Encoding contextual and interpretive information (JF, SB) TEI Source, HTML Encoded sample
• Hands-on: create header for sample documents

Day 3: Wednesday 28 May 2008

Session 5: 08:30–12:00
Customizing and Using the TEI

• Understanding the TEI schema (SB)
• Extending and customizing the TEI (SB) TEI Source, HTML
• Hands on: create your own customization for sample documents

Session 6: 13:30–16:00
Publication Tools

• Hands-on: continue encoding of sample documents with customized schema
• Overview of TEI publication methods and tools (SB) TEI Source, HTML
• Introduction to CSS (SB) TEI Source, HTML
• Hands-on: create a CSS stylesheet

Day 4: Thursday 29 May 2008

Session 7: 08:30–12:00
Transformations with XSLT

• Basic concepts of XSLT (SB)
• Hands-on: associate and run a stylesheet on sample documents

Session 8: 13:30–16:00
Case Study

• Case study: Women Writers Project (JF, SB)
• Planning for final presentation
• Hands-on: complete encoding of sample documents with customized schema

Day 5: Friday 30 May 2008

Session 9: 08:30–12:00
The TEI-C

• Final questions and answers
• How to get involved in the TEI (JF) TEI Source, HTML
• Hands-on