ABBY CURTIN TEARE, NCPH DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Data/Information Management
- Digital
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
The NCPH Digital Media Group is organizing the second annual Digital Public History Lab – a workshop that provides opportunities for collaborative learning and professional networking around digital resources, skills, and strategies for public historians and professionals working in adjacent fields (e.g. librarianship). The workshop will consist of a combination of pre-planned breakout sessions and sessions on topics generated by participants on the day of the workshop. Digital Public History Lab is an informal, inclusive, participatory experience. All levels of tech-savviness (or lack thereof) are welcome.
Description
Participants will leave the Digital Public History Lab having had the opportunity to experiment with a variety of digital tools and with knowledge of the various challenges, theories, and best practices surrounding the use of digital technologies in public humanities work. The workshop offers a variety of breakout sessions (some pre-planned and some developed on-the-spot on the day of the workshop) that provide opportunities for participants to teach, learn, experiment, trouble-shoot, discuss, and create alongside each other. This workshop is highly collaborative and participant-driven. Pre-planned sessions might include topics such as…
— digital humanities pedagogy
— mapping and timelines
— digitization
— VR in historical interpretation
— Omeka and/or other CMS platforms
…the possibilities are endless! We are seeking topic suggestions for break out sessions as well as volunteers to facilitate them.
A few sessions planned at the workshop based on participant interests and expertise also will be included. Each breakout session will include time for participants to experiment with digital tools in a hands-on way, providing more opportunities for them to discover how they can apply digital technologies to their own projects.
If you have a direct offer of assistance, sensitive criticism, or wish to pass along someone’s contact information confidentially, please get in contact directly: Abby Curtin Teare, [email protected]
All feedback and offers of assistance should be submitted by July 1, 2019. If you have general ideas or feedback to share, please feel free to use the comments feature below.
Hey Abby, Digital History Lab sounds like so much fun! What about something more geared towards data management/manipulation? I’m thinking OpenRefine! Sami Norling is an expert and has given the workshop at the Visual Resources Association.
Hi Rebecca! Great idea! Are either you or Sami planning to attend the conference in Atlanta next year? Would love to have one or both of you participate in the workshop!
Hi Abby, I would be interested in getting involved! I have experience with platforms that are useful for digital exhibits like Scalar, Timeline JS, and StoryMap JS. I also have a background in managing Constituent Relationship Management database systems if that’s of interest. If there’s any way I can be of help, let me know!
Hi, Rachel! We would love to have you, and there is always interest in timelines and other platforms for digital exhibits! That would be a perfect addition to the workshop. I’ll include you in the email I’m sending out to interested people this weekend. Thanks for your interest!