I teach a variety of workshops each semester. I think ThatCamp is great fun when it involves collaboration and group learning – but I’m happy to either lead discussions or go over basic principles on some of the topics that I’ve got materials on. Data Cleaning – tools to include OpenRefine and basic regular expressions. […]
Continue readingThis afternoon (Friday, 24 March) I’m going to be working through the tutorial on Jekyll from The Programming Historian. I’d be interested in a session at tomorrow’s camp to talk about Jekyll and other static-site generators. I don’t know much about them, but maybe you do? And maybe I’ll know a whole lot more after […]
Continue readingI know that THATCamps are participatory and informal, with “no lengthy proposals, papers, presentations, or product demos.” That said, I know from my experience attending Camps that people are often interested in learning and skilling up where possible. For that reason, I’d be happy to teach any of the following workshops, which I have done […]
Continue readingIt’s been a few years since the last THATCamp New England. What are you doing now to connect students and researchers with artifacts, projects, and tools? If you’re an instructor, what techniques are you using to inspire and engage your students? This session is intended to be a forum for sharing what you’re doing, and hearing […]
Continue reading“Intro to TagTeam” will review the basics of TagTeam, a research tool and tagging platform developed by the Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP) at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. TagTeam is a platform that supports the social tagging and aggregation of online resources, with the flexibility to manage your […]
Continue readingTHATCamp New England 2017 is nearly at capacity. We have fewer than 10 spots left. We are very excited to see a great diversity of campers, including a number of you with fantastic skill sets. The full agenda will be decided on the morning of March 25th, but to help us streamline the process, we […]
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