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Note to Folks Outside the Program:
Workshops marked as OPEN are open to any member of the Gettysburg College community. However, please be aware that the workshops are developed to support the work of the fellows and all information may not be applicable to those not involved with the program. If you need assistance with digital tools for a project this summer, you can consult the DH Toolkit or schedule an appointment with R.C. Miessler, Digital Initiatives Librarian.
Sessions will be held in Library 014 unless otherwise noted. If you plan on attending an open session, please complete all activities beforehand and expect to be an active participant in the session.
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4).
Week 1: Foundations
Monday, June 3
Today’s sessions are not open to the Gettysburg community.
- 9:15am–10:15am: What are the Digital Humanities?
- 10:15am-10:30am: Schedule overview
- 10:45am-11:15am: Micro-project introduction
- 11:15am-11:45am: Get to know Musselman Library!
- Noon-1pm: Lunch
- 1:15pm-3:15pm: Working and living together: GLC Workshop
- 3:15pm-3:45pm: Day 1 Wrap-Up
Tuesday, June 4
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Project management (OPEN)
- Noon-1pm: All-campus picnic
- 1pm-5pm: Library closed, enjoy the afternoon!
Wednesday, June 5
- 10am–noon: Workshop: User experience and wireframing (OPEN)
Thursday, June 6
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Metadata for Digital Humanities (OPEN)
Friday, June 7
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Copyright and licensing (OPEN)
Week 2: Data
Monday, June 10
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Inside the Black Box – How to Read Digital Projects (OPEN)
Tuesday, June 11
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Introduction to Data Visualization (OPEN)
Wednesday, June 12
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Data Visualization – Quantitative Data (OPEN)
Thursday, June 13
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Data Visualizations – Space (OPEN)
- 1:30pm-2pm: Workshop: Zotero (OPEN)
Friday, June 14
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Data Visualizations – Time (OPEN)
Week 3: Content Management
Monday, June 17
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am–noon: Workshop: WordPress (OPEN)
Tuesday, June 18
- 10am-Noon: ArcGIS Story Maps (OPEN)
Friday, June 21
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am-11:30am: Show us a digital tool!
Week 4: Collaboration
Monday, June 24
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am-11am: Workshop: Writing for the Web and AI
Wednesday, June 26
- 10–11am: Mid-point check-in conversation
Friday, June 28
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am-11am: Microproject presentation (LIBRARY STAFF ONLY)
- Noon-1pm: Mid-point celebration lunch!
Week 5: Games and Making
Monday, July 1
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am-noon: Guest Speaker: DH and Video Games with Greg Lord (OPEN)
- 1pm-????: Crowdsourced Oregon Trail
Wednesday, July 3
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am-Noon: Field Trip: Innovation and Creativity Lab (West Building)
Thursday, July 4 & Friday, July 5
- Campus closed
Week 6: Interactivity
Monday, July 8
- 8am-5pm: Trip to Bucknell University
Tuesday, July 9
- 10am-11am: Weekly check-in/Bucknell Debrief
Wednesday, July 10
- Noon-1pm: Lunch discussion #1
Thursday, July 11
- TBD: DTSF Presentations (Location TBD)
Friday, July 12
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am–11:30am: Project review and feedback session
Week 7: Presenting
Monday, July 15
- 9:15am–9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am–noon: Workshop: Elevator speeches (OPEN)
Wednesday, July 17
- Noon-1pm: Lunch discussion #2
Friday, July 19
- 9:15am-9:45am: Weekly updates and planning
- 10am-11am: Workshop: Worst presentation ever!
Week 8: Final Week
Monday, July 22
- 9:15am-9:45am: Weekly check-in
- 10am-Noon: “A DH Project is Never Finished, Merely Abandoned”
Wednesday, July 24
Noon-1pm: Lunch discussion #3
Thursday, July 25
- 10am-11am: Presentation overview, questions
- 2pm-2:30pm: Presentation setup (Penn Hall Lyceum)
- 2:30pm-4pm: Public presentations (OPEN, Penn Hall Lyceum and Zoom)
Friday, July 26
- 10am–11:30am: Program evaluation and writing thank-you notes
- Noon-1:30pm: Celebratory lunch!
