What are digital literacies in today’s world? Have we moved past information literacy alone? What other digital skills do our students need for personal, professional, and civic lives in the emerging digital ecosystem that is fundamentally shaped by networks and that is increasingly driven by data and algorithms that personalize information for users and inform human […]
Continue readingThe digital sphere offers humanities instructors a rare and valuable opportunity to have students create knowledge that can transcend the classroom and the class assignment. Whether this knowledge takes the form of Wikipedia entries, websites, contributions to crowdsourcing platforms, or online maps and timelines, it shows undergraduates that they can be contributors to our disciplines, […]
Continue readingIn this session, participants will share ideas, challenges (either anticipated or experienced), and best practices for engaging students as scholar-collaborators in digital projects that extend beyond the classroom. We will discuss digital projects that hinge on collaboration between classrooms and community partners such as non-profit organizations, archives, and libraries. Such collaboration can provide valuable opportunities […]
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