Description Generative AI has disrupted higher ed, and many instructors feel caught between over-hyped potential and the realities of the classroom. Faculty everywhere are trying to figure out how to re-imagine their assignments, assessments, courses, and even degree programs. In this course, we’ll explore some of the ways that we can adapt to the changing […]
Description This course is a gentle introduction to mapping and spatial visualization for storytelling in the digital humanities. Rather than focusing on a particular software or technical workflow, we will introduce a variety of mapping tools while evaluating respective affordances and limitations. Short lectures and demonstrations will be paired with hands-on exercises and collaborative problem […]
Description In this hands-on course participants will learn how to develop and produce a data-rich textual edition using the open-source web-based Linked Editing Academic Framework (LEAF) Commons suite of tools: LEAF-Writer, NERVE, and the Dynamic Table of Contexts. Sessions will involve digital editorial principles and processes. We will concentrate on the editorial workflow (transformation of […]
Description L’IA, ce mot à la mode qui fascine autant qu’il inquiète, est au coeur de tous les débats. Face à la prolifération de discours souvent contradictoires, il devient difficile de se positionner sans tomber dans la panique ou l’enthousiasme aveugle. Alors, comment comprendre les véritables enjeux de cette nouvelle ère technologique ? Et, surtout, quelles […]
Description This introductory course seeks to provide participants with an understanding of how to access, create, and use web archives for research and preservation purposes. Web archiving is the process of collecting web resources in an archival format and making them available for access. These archives are increasingly used to preserve ephemeral information online, and […]
Description This course is an introductory level course on textual analysis and visualization, with a specific focus on Voyant Tools and Spyral Notebooks. The course will consist of readings, demonstration of tools, hands-on training on Voyant Tools and Spyral Notebooks. Our intended audience is students, librarians, staff and enthusiasts from different disciplines who study texts. […]
Description This workshop provides an introduction to the web of data for humanities researchers and cultural data stewards. Linked open data is highly structured interoperable data hosted on the web that is structured with semantic relationships so that machines can become partners in discovering, disseminating, sharing, and analyzing data. Done right, LOD contributes to a […]
Description Although there is a deep history of feminist engagement with technology, this history is often hidden, and feminist thinkers are frequently siloed. In order to address this, the seminar will offer a set of background readings to help make visible the history of feminist engagement with technology, as well as facilitate small-scale exploratory collaboration […]
Description In this team-taught workshop, we invite scholars to join us in exploring the relationship between generative AI and the future of programming pedagogy in the digital humanities and a frontline of what the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI called “critical AI literacy.” Generative AI offers opportunities to make programming more accessible […]
Description This course will guide attendees in developing and enhancing experiential and educational digital humanities programming using liberatory and feminist pedagogical frameworks. Participants will examine strategies for building DH programming that meet the diverse educational and research needs of students, faculty, institutions, and community partners. Participants will engage in critical studies that explain how experiential […]
Description This offering is intended for those in, or those considering, leadership roles in DH including leads for collaborative or team projects, academic programs, and administrative roles requiring a broad, deep understanding of DH in terms of resource allocation, professional advancement, integration with institutional mission, and strategic planning. Based on the model of the earlier […]
Description This hands-on, project-based course introduces scholars, educators, and practitioners in the humanities to the creation and use of generative AI agents. Participants will learn how to design, customize, and interact with agents capable of interpreting and generating text, structured data, images, and sound. The course incorporates computational methods into humanistic inquiries in practical and […]