OHIO attendees listen during the March THATCamp event at Marshall University.
Registration is now open for THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp), which will be coming to Ohio University on September 21 and 22. THATCamp is a participant-driven meeting where humanists and technologists from all skill levels, disciplines and professions come together to discuss digital humanities and tools, brainstorm solutions and receive feedback about ongoing projects.
“Many of today’s problems are exacerbated by the separation of analytic and interpretive disciplines,” said Joe Carver, director of student and academic services in the Office of Instructional Innovation. “Digital Humanities (DH) projects can function as a bridge. By enhancing the critical thinking skills emphasized by the humanities, DH can assist technologists who are now wrestling with ethical questions in areas such as Big Data and Biotechnology. By providing analytic training to humanists, DH can restore the relevance of the humanities in an increasingly data driven world.”
The meeting format is an unconference; a panel and/or demo will take place on Friday, and Saturday will feature multiple session blocks and Roopika Risam from Salem State University as the keynote speaker. Her work has appeared in Digital Humanities Quarterly and Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. Saturday’s session content will be determined almost entirely during the first session that morning. This spontaneous program design leads to timely, engaging topics for all those involved.
“The unconference format allows attendees to be in control of the schedule and develop programming that best fits their needs and interests,” said Kristen Lillvis, director of Digital Humanities and associate professor of English at Marshall University. “DH is a collaborative field, allowing attendees from different disciplines to find common interests and work together to innovate across fields. Holding the unconference scheduling session after Dr. Risam’s talk will allow us to bring elements from her lecture into the day’s sessions.”
This event is part of the Digital Humanities project being supported by the Academic Innovation Accelerator. Funding for this project also allowed Ohio University faculty and staff to participate in the previous THATCamp at Marshall University in March 2018.
Read more and register to attend for the event by September 14.
The Office of Instructional Innovation (OII) serves as a catalyst to spark bold experimentation and sustainable discovery of innovative instructional models that fulfill the University’s promise of a transformative educational experience. OII provides a variety of services to faculty, staff, and students in support of academic units and online programs, as well as to advance initiatives to further the institution’s mission. Visit www.ohio.edu/instructional-innovation for more information.