Category Archives: Session Proposals

The UnTeacher: Hacking the Syllabus and the Everyday

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Leeann Hunter

The internet is what you get when everyone is a curator and everything is linked — David Weinberger, Too Big to Know What I like most about THATCamps is that the sessions are inclusive and participatory. While there may be … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming a “Digital Humanities Creator Stick”

Posted on May 4, 2012 by George H. Williams

I propose a session in which we brainstorm what applications and documents might be included on a “Digital Humanities Creator Stick,” a collection of tools that could fit on a USB flash drive, allowing students, teachers, researchers, and anyone else … Continue reading →

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Hacking Campus Space

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Mark Sample

There are many aspects of academic life that we have little control over. One of the most significant of these aspects is also one of the most invisible, because it comes with a kind of take-it-for-grantedness: the actual physical space … Continue reading →

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Contextuality in Preservation

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Craig Milberg

I’m interested in discussing challenges regarding the preservation and discovery of academic works created in new media, or as the result of “digital humanities” endeavors.  More specifically, examining the significance, analysis and preservation of the contextuality of digital works. A … Continue reading →

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API as metaphor for library services

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Chelcie Rowell

Lately I’ve been reading and thinking about APIs as a metaphor for library services. It’s useful for thinking about (1) the library’s role in facilitating a culture of remix and reuse and (2) the library’s place as a component in … Continue reading →

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Teaching as Scholarship

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Roger Whitson

This isn’t very techy/dh-y, but I’d like to get some people together to figure out how to form a committee for humanities organizations to create a set of guidelines for recognizing teaching as scholarship. My inspiration for this endeavor is … Continue reading →

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