Category Archives: Workshops

Session request regarding assessment of Digital projects

Posted on October 25, 2013 by ppowers

This came in from Matt Kochis as a comment on another post. Thought I should post it here as a potential session proposal, though I take it Matt is looking for whether someone else could lead such a session. “Hey … Continue reading →

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Workshop – Digital Storytelling in the Humanities

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Andy Petroski

Stories were once the primary medium for sharing knowledge and culture. Stories captivate our senses and excite our imagination. Today’s digital technologies allow us to bring the medium back into prominence by allowing media convergence, social interaction and audience (learner) … Continue reading →

Categories: Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Games, Mobile, Museums, Session Proposals, Session: Play, Session: Teach, Social Media, Teaching, Visualization, Workshops | Tags: games, interactive media, storytelling | Comments Off

Workshop – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Albert Sarvis

It is estimated that 80% of all data has a spatial component. Placing that data within the visual framework of a map is a powerful tool for promoting visual analysis and contextual understanding. Common methods of extracting, manipulating and displaying the spatial nature … Continue reading →

Categories: Data Mining, Mapping, Metadata, Visualization, Workshops | Tags: Data, GIS, Visualization | Comments Off

Intro to Omeka Workshop

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Zach Coble

Omeka is a web publishing platform used by archives, librarians, museums, and many others organization. It is used to to organize, describe, and display digital images, audio files, videos, and texts. The websites are visually appealing (many themes feature responsive … Continue reading →