Spring Quarter Book Group: “Using DH in the Classroom” by Battershill and Ross

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During Spring Quarter 2018, the UW Tacoma Library is hosting a book group for interested faculty and staff to discuss Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom: A Practical Introduction for Teachers, Lecturers, and Students by Claire Battershill and Shawna Ross. Participants who have signed up for print copies should have received them through the campus mail. An electronic copy of the book is also available from the UW Libraries.

If you have questions about the group or would like to join us, please contact Justin Wadland, Associate Director and Head, Digital Scholarship Program at the UW Tacoma Library. (Participants in the group are listed on here on our Google Team Drive.)

Goals for book group

The Library is supporting this effort so that we can develop a shared vision of programmatic approaches to digital scholarship at UW Tacoma. Over the course of the reading group, faculty/staff will volunteer to “present” chapters, pose questions to the group, and lead discussion. As time permits, the group will:

  • Share and investigate teaching practices and materials in response to readings and overall exploration of digital humanities. 
  • Identify useful resources from the book and its companion online guide.
  • (Re)imagine courses and activities that could be enhanced by incorporating digital pedagogy.
  • Assess faculty needs for training, development opportunities, and infrastructure support to encourage digital humanities practices in the classroom.
  • Seek collaborative opportunities to develop internal and external support communities.

Schedule and location of book group

All of the meetings of the book group will be in Tacoma Paper and Stationary (TPS) 110.

  • March 26, 3-4:30pm: Introduction to Chapter 3 (pp. 1-59)
  • April 23, 3-4:30pm: Chapter 4 to Chapter 8 (pp. 61-145)
  • May 21, 3-4:30pm: Chapter 9 to Conclusion (pp. 147-211)

Agenda for March 26 meeting