Hi! I’m currently teaching a graduate-level course on Digital Storytelling at Brown: you can view the course site here. I’m happy to lead a discussion on teaching and thinking about digital storytelling (and what “digital storytelling” might mean, exactly!) with anyone interested.

If we need more specific things to think more about, we might consider:

-What are the challenges of running a “survey” course (vs. a more specialized tool or context-centric course or one more explicitly tied to a historical / temporal period or genre)?

-How do we develop reading lists that acknowledge the range of work being done by various professionals, scholars, and students interested in digital contexts and spaces?

-How do we consider the mechanics and aims of workshops, lectures, readings, and project development in the context of the survey course?

-How might we imagine the roles of community representatives, librarians, archivists, and other potential collaborators with the course or with individual students?

-What prep work, particular tools, and uses of digital spaces  are we thinking about?

-How might we use these spaces to focus on our research interests and ongoing projects in creative and ethical ways that also acknowledge the interests of our students and collaborators?

It’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 from other participants.

I look forward to hearing from everyone and leaving with ideas!

THATCamp 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 would like to get a sense of who is willing to teach what in advance. This will help us make the best possible match between skills and interests. To that end, we’d like to invite proposals from ThatCampers who would like to teach.

Some of you are veteran THATCamp attendees and already know the process, but for those who are new or need a refresher, you can find the guidelines here. Session proposals are usually divided into four categories: make, play, talk, teach. Proposals to teach sessions jointly with other THATCampers are welcome and encouraged.

NOTE: We are currently at capacity, but will maintain a wait list up to a week before THATCamp. If a spot opens up, we will notify the person at the top of the wait list.

THATCamp New England 2017 will be held on Sat. March 25, 2017 at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. The primary focus of this camp is Digital Pedagogy. Registration will open February 1st. We are pleased to offer room for up to 90 participants, on a first-come, first served basis. A continental breakfast will be provided.

Organizers are Profs. Ella Howard (Wentworth Institute of Technology) and Jessica Parr (UNH & Simmons College).

Speakers:

Franky Abbott, Curation and Education Strategist, Digital Public Library of America

Evan Thornberry, Geospatial and Reference Librarian, Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library

Brian Croxall, Digital Humanities Librarian, Brown University Library & Center for Digital Scholarship

Molly Hardy, DH Curator, American Antiquarian Society

Nancy Heywood, Digital Projects Coordinator, Massachusetts Historical Society

Marta Crilly, Archivist for Reference and Outreach, Boston City Archives

We thank the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Wentworth Institute of Technology, New England Historical Association, and Reclaim Hosting for their generous sponsorship of this event.

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