Category Archives: Panels

Session ideas: Finding one’s way in DH

I’m most interested in figuring out what it means to work in Digital Humanities–both in terms of honing my own skills as a teacher and scholar and in terms of explaining that work to others. I’ve broken those interests into … Continue reading

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New DH Faculty at LAC – session/discussion idea

As a future LAC faculty member leaving behind my doctoral work at an R1 institution where the numbers of resources and colleagues working with digital media tend to be more plentiful, I am interested in discussing what to expect in … Continue reading

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Multimedia Projects and Lib Ed Competencies

One of the conversations that we have around these parts revolves around the implicit connection between emerging platforms and texts (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, remix video) and the ways that they could best be channeled to help students practice the skills/core … Continue reading

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Digital Archives

Gretchen Panzer and I have just finished a digital archive of North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies (1982-present). We’d like to see how to make the archive more interactive–we were constrained by our college’s use of Cascade. In … Continue reading

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Session Idea – Class and Professional Websites

There are so many things I’m curious about, but the one that comes to mind immediately is the use of specialized websites… I’ve used Moodle and Chalk/Blackboard to some good ends and find them very helpful, although I never feel … Continue reading

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Managing multimedia assignments

I’d really like to see a panel on managing student assignments that require them to create multimedia/multimodal documents. What are some of the best ways to grade videos, audio recordings, etc.? How much technology do you teach (using Photoshop, iMovie, … Continue reading

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THATCamp session/topic ideas: librarian-faculty collaboration

Okay, so, two (related) things: 1) Digital humanities projects—and really most kinds of pedagogical innovations—work best when they’re supported by faculty and librarians who understand each other’s aims and abilities. But we often … don’t. I have an odd and … Continue reading

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THATCamp LAC Session – Deliberation and Technology

I’m interested in having a conversation about the intersections of the humanities, technology, and deliberative democracy.  This past year, I’ve worked at the Kettering Foundation and have taken part in workshops among a small group of college faculty who are … Continue reading

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THAT Camp Session Topic Ideas – Digital Media

My initial abstract was about discussing rhetorical strategies for engaging our colleagues who might be on the fence about the value of digital networked media in the classroom, especially at the expense of already established assignments, workshops, and other pedagogical … Continue reading

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ThatCamp Session Topic

I didn’t see anyone posting yet, so I thought I would start the discussion myself and invite others to join in to this post, if you want (i.e. go ahead and edit it, or respond). I have a few things … Continue reading

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