Upcoming Event: Panel on Digital Humanities Research and the Classroom at Temple University, Wednesday, October 22

The Center for the Humanities at Temple University offers one of its external lectures in the Digital Humanities in Practice Series on Wednesday, October 22 at 4:00 pm in the CHAT Lounge, 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall. The external lecture series for the year highlights the new work being produced by applying computational methods of analysis to humanistic materials. Fee and open to the public. Time and place varies.

Panel on Digital Humanities Research and the Classroom Featuring:

Rebecca Frost Davis
Director of Instructional and Emerging Technology
St. Edwards University

Engaging Undergraduates with Digital Scholarship Projects

In the 21st century we face complex problems that cross disciplines and require collaborative approaches. Digital tools and information networks make it feasible to design project-based learning experiences that engage students by integrating them into the research process. This presentation will provide examples of how such projects, when integrated into courses, help students develop skills to work collaboratively, apply appropriate tools, and learn flexible problem-solving skills.

Brian Croxall
Digital Humanities Strategist
Emory University

Test Tubes and Poetry: How to Not Read Hemingway

For the last twenty years, “real-world, undergraduate research” have been watchwords for universities. We know what this research looks like in the sciences, but how scalable is the idea within the humanities? In this presentation, I’ll argue that the best “lab” for undergraduate humanities research is the classroom. I’ll draw on two multi-semester projects my students have undertaken: solving a puzzle set for us by the UK’s Poet Laureate and learning to avoid reading Hemingway.

Wednesday, October 22
4:00 p.m., CHAT Lounge