I have some experience with making custom maps using Google Maps and also using some free software called (R), which was originally developed for doing statistics, but has become much more powerful and useful through time. I’m interested in leading a hands-on session to demonstrate some of the features of both tools, and to briefly mention some other […]
Continue readingI’ll be teaching an introduction to Digital Humanities at Bradley University in the fall. Bradley hosts a tribute site to Betty Friedan (a Peoria native) that I would like to see the class improve and create content for in a series of engaged learning projects. I would like to share with the participants at THATcamp […]
Continue readingBring your laptops! I’ll walk you through the basic steps to setting up an Omeka site for digital archiving, anthologizing, and exhibiting, and we’ll discuss possible pedagogical uses and best practices. Handouts: exhibitassignment Using Omeka Slides available on SlideShare: Introducing Omeka from Jessica DeSpain
Continue readingSession Organizers: Sudhamadhuri Arvapally, Jessica DeSpain, Matt Johnson, Sharon Locke, & Mallory Maves This presentation will share work underway with Digital East St. Louis, a project funded by a National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers grant. Housed at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the project is a collaboration between the Science Technology […]
Continue readingTo what extent do we have responsibilities for educating our students about privacy? For avoiding assignments that expose them to privacy compromises? For converting them to privacy advocates? etc.
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