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Collaboration on campus
I hope the sessions will include exploring the possibilities for collaboration within a liberal-arts campus. Jacque’s call for working with DH centers and other institutions is right on the mark, because we at LACs get leverage for our own projects … Continue reading
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eTexts and eBooks
It goes without saying that eTexts or eBooks (there are important differences here) are an increasingly appealing option for both faculty members/instructors and students. Mary Meeker has recently documented how 29% of adults in the US have tablet devices, up … Continue reading
Less Yack, More Hack
One of the mottoes of THATcamp is Less Yack, More Hack. This means we focus on doing along with our talking, which distinguishes THATcamps from most other conferences. For example, DHCommons came out of a session at THATcamp Chicago 2010. … Continue reading
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Womens Studies and DH
I’ve had a request for a Digital Scholarship Seminar on Womens Studies and DH. I’d love some help in planning this online seminar. Who would be a good speaker? Let’s write a description. This could be combined with or complementary … Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing
Ben Brumfield led a great session on crowdsourcing at THATCamp Texas 2011. I’d love to see that session again. In addition to talking about it, we could try our hand at one of the many crowdsourced manuscript transcription projects.
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Session idea: or mash-up of previous? nuts and bolts: the foundation for exploration
Possible conversation mash-up of previously proposed sessions; “DH Swiss Army Knife: What’s in your tool kit?”, Dawn Dietrich’s “Academic Library and/or Digital Learning Commons?”, and dschnaidt’s “Beyond the enthusiasts and demonstration projects, how do you embed the practice of digital … Continue reading
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Digital Humanities MOOC?
Growing numbers of digital humanists don’t have access to digital humanities centers. While they may get energized at a THATCamp, it’s hard to sustain that energy back on the home campus. The vibrant online digital humanities community helps by keeping … Continue reading
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Digital Humanities Open Textbook
More and more faculty are offering Introduction to Digital Humanities courses. What would a textbook look like for such a course? What about an open intro to DH resource/textbook that would let you mix and match (or as Jeff McClurken … Continue reading
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Intermediate Digital Humanities Professional Development
There are a growing number of resources and opportunities available to introduce academics to the digital humanities. My colleague, Lisa Spiro has written an excellent piece for newcomers, “Getting Started in Digital Humanities“, which was selected for publication in the … Continue reading
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Session Idea: Transform DH
A number of different groups and individuals have pointed out the ways in which DH, as a field, could do more to include women and people of color. Similarly, there have been calls to encourage more engagement with theories of … Continue reading
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