Podcasting (10/18)
Bruce Barber explains the transition from broadcasting to podcasting and introduces several tools that will help you start experimenting on your own.
Digital Curation with Museum Collections (9/6)
Lauren Boasso More and more museums worldwide are making the objects in their collections available to the public online. In this class session, we will experiment with a variety of digital tools that allow you to create and share your own digital exhibitions. These tools are often advertised to educators, …
Practice as Research: Creating New Knowledge with Audio Recording and Editing (9/20)
Dr. Lauren Beck In this session, Dr. Beck will discuss how artistic practice can generate new scholarly ideas. She will demonstrate her use of binaural audio recording and creative editing that are the tools of her ototheatrical practice. You can access the presentation slides here. Dr. Beck’s Projects Panaurama Free …
Academic Twitter: Social Media in Research (10/25)
In this session, students will learn how to use Mozdeh, a free text-analysis application, to collect and analyze large quantities of social media data. While Mozdeh allows users to collect data from Twitter, Youtube, and Reddit, we will be focusing on Twitter and two methods of retrieving tweets: user-based retrieval …
Mapping with Omeka and Neatline (10/11)
Dr. Matthew Wranovix In this session, students will learn how to use Omeka and Neatline to build digital exhibits using maps and images. These tools can be used to archive sources, map data, and tell stories with a strong spatial component. Bring your laptop to class for this hands-on workshop. Style Guides …
Critical Data Literacy: Engaging with Search Engine Optimization and Data Visualization (9/27)
Dr. Jenna Sheffield For my presentation, I have decided to focus on data visualization. For those interested in web design and SEO, I will very briefly talk about projects we can work on; however, for the sake of you having time to “play” in class, let’s get into data viz! …
Applied Digital Subversion: Circuit-bending, Twitterbots, and Modding (10/4)
Simon Hutchinson We create technology for the sake of humanity, but the utilitarian nature and mass-produced uniformity of technology can sometimes leave us feeling dehumanized. By repurposing technology for personal and creative expression, we elevate mundane objects into instruments of art: a discarded video-game console becomes a grand piano, a …
Technologies of Text (9/13)
Mary Isbell This presentation will invite participants to explore three platforms available for the publication of text on the Web (WordPress, Wikipedia, and TAPAS) in the context of textual technologies from earlier periods, like the letterpress and linotype machine. I will pause often to invite participants to experiment with the …
How Does DH Lab Work?
The digital humanities lab is a 1-credit course designed to help students discover digital tools and techniques that they can apply to any discipline they are exploring at the university. Students in the humanities have devised projects for SURF, forensic science students have used interactive mapping and timeline tools to …
