“Build a better panel: Women in DH” is the title of one of Jacqueline Wernimont’s latest projects, a crowdsourced DB of women in DH. –Add yourself to it if you have not yet!– Projects like this remind us that often in the midst of constructing the democratic discourse of Humanities’ digital future, we forget to look at […]
Continue readingThe tools that digital humanists use have changed dramatically since people began using the term. Often, DHers find and adapt existing technologies to new purposes. However, sometimes software developers build software with the purpose of solving problems digital humanists have already identified (see chnm.gmu.edu/tools/). I’m a software developer and I like to solve digital humanities problems. I’d like to learn more […]
Continue readingThe degree to which students engage with the broader communities surrounding their academic institutions varies hugely. At campus universities, particularly those more physically separate from towns/cities, it can be common for students to remain ignorant of the current issues and past histories unique to their surroundings. Public humanities initiatives are increasingly offering an antidote to these divisions. […]
Continue readingWhat 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 readingWhat is Academic Entrepreneurship? How can one become a Humanist Entrepreneur? What does that mean? AE education – How do we adapt and how do we apply to a Humanities ecosystem the training and resources about becoming an entrepreneur that are available to scientific disciplines? Why is AE so important to those disciplines? Is it equally important to the practice […]
Continue readingIn the 21st century we face complex problems that cross disciplines and require collaborative approaches. Digital tools and information networks make it feasible to design project-based learning experiences that integrate students into the research process. This session will provide examples of how such projects, when integrated into courses, help students develop skills to work collaboratively, […]
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 readingJust as scientists prefer to publish positive results, discussions of digital humanities pedagogy tend to focus on success stories — great projects, student engagement, polished websites. But just as negative results are important to science, so that scientists don’t keep repeating the same fruitless experiments, negative pedagogical experiences are important for teaching. This session will […]
Continue readingMy intention for this session is in part to engage in a conversation about sharing what types of tools have been used successfully or unsuccessfully with regards to mapping, timelines, and online exhibitions. I think, however, the conversation should also consider how to critically choose a tool that best supports the learning objectives and research […]
Continue readingDH practitioners are accustomed to (and rapidly overcoming) suspicion from colleagues that practice traditional forms of research and dissemination; however, resistance to online education persists even among the DH community. This proposed Talk session about online DH pedagogies will build upon an unconference conversation at DHSI 2015 on DH and online education. Participants will confront […]
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