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Description:
How do we integrate DH into the classroom in ways that are substantive, critical, inclusive, and acknowledge the confines of the four walls of the room? How do we navigate the always unique and often complex challenges posed by DH instruction in a semester? This course will focus on strategies for balancing curriculum and technology with the needs and expectations students have of a class.
Each day will pair classroom-tested tools with critical approaches, through readings, discussions, and hands-on exercises with a particular focus on teaching pedagogy. Central to our approach will be addressing issues of accessibility, sustainability, and the labor required to create a digital object, as well as the political dimensions of our tools and infrastructure. Participants will learn about common tools for digital exhibits, web-mapping, data cleanup, and collaboration. Moreover, participants will leave with concrete strategies for incorporating these tools into their own contexts and curricula. This course will be particularly beneficial to those starting to explore DH but are unsure how to implement these technologies and methods in the classroom.
Instructors:
Dorothy Berry is the Digital Curator for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She received her MLS from Indiana University, as well as an MA in Ethnomusicology from the same institution, following a BA in Music Performance from Mills College. Previously she worked as the Metadata and Digitization Lead for Umbra Search African American History at University of Minnesota, as a Mellon Fellow at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and also as a graduate assistant at the Black Film Center/Archive and the Archives of African American Music and Culture. She has areas of expertise in digital projects and African American special collections.
Roberto Vargas is the Head of Research and Instruction at Swarthmore College. He is also responsible for supporting, developing and maintaining digital scholarship projects. Originally from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and now residing in Philadelphia, he moves from English to Spanish on a daily basis and from Mexico to the US regularly. He has an MLIS from Drexel university and he is currently pursuing a Masters of Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought from the European Graduate School with a focus on the ideas of Fred Moten. Wish him luck.
