Comments for THATCamp Digital Pedagogy ATX 2015

Comment on A big Texas thank you to our sponsors! by Jennifer Hecker

Jennifer Hecker — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:12:07 +0000

This is an interesting idea & I’m looking forward to seeing what comes of it! Unfortunately, THATcamp Digital Pedagogy is over. Perhaps another THATcamp would be interested your proposal, though? A list of upcoming THATcamps is on the main THATcamp site: thatcamp.org/. Good luck!

Comment on Creating Engaging Digital Workshops – session proposal by Abdur

Abdur — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:14:07 +0000

When I attended my first Communication Central cofnerence last year, I felt like I had been inducted into a secret society. I learned so much, and it was a pleasure to meet so many of the greats of editing whose books, blog posts, and discussion list messages I had followed so closely over my career. I am thrilled that CC will be returning to Baltimore this year (2012) and I’m looking forward to what’s in store!

Comment on A big Texas thank you to our sponsors! by Jassmine

Jassmine — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:12:33 +0000

From Roger Whitson: I’d like to use THATCamp Pedagogy to propose a new prcejot that will – hopefully – involve THATCamps from around the globe. THATCamp Documentary is an idea I’ve had for a little while, but I’ve never fully figured out how to implement it. The idea is to crowdsource a film in about a year, where people can take footage of various THATCamps, include interviews with organizers and participants, criticize and celebrate the ideas behind THATCamp, etc. Here are a few issues I’d like to use the session to brainstorm: -Do we need funding? Would we want to use a model like the kickstarter prcejot? -How would we get people do film? Would we supply cheap cameras or rely upon filmers to supply their own? -What kind of script should we create? What should the writing process look like? -How should we edit the film? Should a small group of dedicated people do the editing from a larger pool of participants? -How do we manage the prcejot? Should there be a monthly meeting with dedicated participants via Skype or a Google Hangout?My model for THATCamp Documentary is Star Wars Uncut, a prcejot that asked fans to individually recreate 15 second segments from Star Wars. The segments were voted on by an online community, then an editing team recreated the film using those segments that were most popular. The film looks great if you look at specific segments, but tends to fall apart if you view the film as a whole. So, I feel our greatest challenge will be how we can crowdsource a documentary yet still maintain a sense of film cohesion with a narrative arc, pseudo-consistent filming styles, etc. While the session idea has, admittedly, little direct connection to the theme of our unconference, I would also like to see how a prcejot like this can involve faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students in a large-scale collaborative work.

Comment on A big Texas thank you to our sponsors! by Rebecca Davis

Rebecca Davis — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:10:54 +0000

Indeed! This wouldn’t have happened without you, Jennifer!

Comment on A big Texas thank you to our sponsors! by Charlotte Nunes

Charlotte Nunes — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:20:40 +0000

A very special, Texas-sized thank you is in order for Jennifer Hecker! We on the organizing committee are so grateful for your leadership. Thanks for helming our THATCamp ship!

Comment on Session Proposal: DH Tools and Platforms by Kathy Weimer

Kathy Weimer — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:36:18 +0000

I look forward to this discussion! Have you seen the Mapping tools listed on DiRT? You can get to them via the GeoHumanities SIG site -http://geohumanities.org/geodirt

Comment on Session Proposal: DH Tools and Platforms by Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 17:53:02 +0000

Hi Jessica,
Sounds like a great subject. One of the things I’ve noticed is that the strengths and weaknesses of specific representational tools are discussed in isolation, not in the context of the wider technological environment. This is probably because of legitimate time and technical skill limitations, but perhaps technical assistance from outside the classroom can be introduced to the pedagogical process.
I like to export materials from a generating tool(s) for editing in more general, flexible tools such as video and imaging software (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro). This can allow groups to “mash-up” the best features of multiple tools to create a more personalized visualization. While ArcGIS is a great tool, sometimes I want to export work from ArcGIS and improve it visually using imaging software. As a visualization technologist focused on the end-user (not focused on research), I want to illustrate important concepts in the best possible way, not according to specific platforms. This is similar to using other programs to improve the labels on an Excel chart – it’s the effectiveness (and accuracy) of the delivered representation that counts for me.
One could argue that an article is a composed summary of wider research, carefully pruned, and that the accompanying illustrations such as those utilizing maps need need to be carefully composed (and condensed) with the audience in mind.

Comment on Session Proposal: Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Digital Projects by Sayan Bhattacharyya

Sayan Bhattacharyya — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:24:30 +0000

P.S. The URL of the above MLA special session is:

apps.mla.org/program_details?prog_id=406&year=2016

Comment on Session Proposal: Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Digital Projects by Sayan Bhattacharyya

Sayan Bhattacharyya — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:14:34 +0000

Of related interest to this proposal is a panel that is taking place at MLA a few days later:

Developing and Sustaining Collaborative Research in the Humanities

Friday, 8 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 304, JW Marriott

A special session

Presiding: Brian Rosenblum, Univ. of Kansas Libraries

Speakers: Sayan Bhattacharyya, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana; Katharine Coles, Univ. of Utah; Patricia Fumerton, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Lauren Klein, Georgia Inst. of Tech.; Miriah Meyer, Univ. of Utah; Muhammad Saad Shamim, Baylor Coll. of Medicine; Carl Stahmer, Univ. of California, Davis