Have you ever wished you could stand in and study an imaginary or long-vanished space–from a work of literature or from a distant period in history, or perhaps a virtual creation of a famous thought experiment or a speculative model of something that doesn’t exist in the real world? 3D visualization can grant that wish. […]
Are you ever frustrated by what is missing from Wikipedia? Are you interested in women’s history and queer history in Canada? Join us for a 3-part Wikipedia Editathon in celebration of International Women’s Day. This event is the English-language follow up to our French 2SLGBTQ+ editathon last October. The event will be in English, but […]
February 26-28, 2024, 12:00-2:00 pm EST Welcome by: Presented by: Alex Razoumov Duration: 3 * 120 minutes (total 6 hours) Description: Python can be used in many humanities and social sciences workflows, and it is an easy and fun language to learn. This introductory 3-day, 6-hour course will walk you through the basics of programming […]
February 26-28, 2024, 12:00-2:00 pm EST Presented by: Marie-Hélène Burle Duration: 3 * 120 minutes (total 6 hours) Description: R is a free and open-source programming language for statistical computing, modelling, and graphics, with a large collection of packages and a great community. It is extremely popular in many academic fields, including the humanities. This […]
This is a day-long workshop that will explore 3d modelling and printing. We’ll take a physical object from the real world, use a series of sophisticated software to render it into a 3d model, and then learn how to print that model on a 3d printer.
Grant applications and ethics protocols suggest you need to ensure research data is kept secure, but the “how” of managing this task is rarely addressed. We’ll guide you through common research issues connected with privacy and security: using online or “cloud” services for file storage, ensuring a lost laptop doesn’t mean compromised data, taking control of […]
Date: 4 March 2024 A data management plan (DMP) is a document that outlines the organization, storage, and sharing of your research data. A DMP addresses phases of the data management lifecycle, and supports the management of research data for your project. As DMPs are increasingly required for a variety of funding programs, this workshop […]
Are you ever frustrated by what is missing from Wikipedia? Are you interested in women’s history and queer history in Canada? Join us for a 3-part Wikipedia Editathon in celebration of International Women’s Day. This event is the English-language follow up to our French 2SLGBTQ+ editathon last October. The event will be in English, but […]
Date: 5 March 2024 Wikipedia is now the largest global open education resource and is widely used by students, instructors, and researchers. Editing Wikipedia is easier than you might think, and can have uses and benefits beyond just the satisfaction of improving the world’s biggest encyclopedia. Instructors include Wikipedia assignments in the classroom as a […]
Date: 6 March 2024 As graduate students or faculty members, we are often asked to make our research visible, have an active online profile, and engage with other academics in social media circles. However, the push for engaged, online public scholarship is sometimes at odds with what we know of online behaviour: the subject of […]
Date: 8 March 2024 This workshop will cover the basics of capturing interviews on video. We will go over 3-point lighting for one interview subject, methods of capturing audio, camera setup, as well as synchronizing footage and audio in DaVinci Resolve. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops, but we will have four workstations […]
Are you ever frustrated by what is missing from Wikipedia? Are you interested in women’s history and queer history in Canada? Join us for a 3-part Wikipedia Editathon in celebration of International Women’s Day. This event is the English-language follow up to our French 2SLGBTQ+ editathon last October. The event will be in English, but […]
