Using digital humanities in the classroom : a practical introduction for teachers, lecturers and students /: a practical introduction for teachers, lecturers and students. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Claire Battershill, Simon Fraser University, and Shawna Ross, Texas A&M University Bloomsbury Academic.
• Authors: Battershill, Claire; Ross, Shawna
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Who is this book for?; What are the digital humanities?; Key concepts; How to use this book; The Web Companion; Developing your own digital pedagogy; Conclusion; 1 Overcoming Resistance; Conquering the fear of failure; Your own resistance; Your colleagues' resistance; Your students' resistance; The best cure is prevention: Establishing good habits; Conclusion; Further reading; 2 Finding, Evaluating, and Creating Digital Resources; Why use digital texts (and other assets)? Finding and evaluating digital resourcesCreating digital resources for your students; Creating digital resources with your students; A short guide to citation and copyright; Citation standards; Copyright regulations; Creative Commons licensing; Conclusion; Further reading; 3 Ensuring Accessibility; Universal Design; Facilitating lectures; Speech-to-text; Multimedia/multisensory tools; Recording devices; Promoting universal interactivity; Beyond the lecture hall: Text-to-speech; Universal Design and interactivity in the classroom; Implementing the three principles of Universal Design Providing accessible resourcesPrivacy, safety, and account management; Adapting policies for individual students and student bodies; Conclusion; Further reading; 4 Designing Syllabi; Course websites; A note on domains and web hosting; Online syllabi; Other digital resources for course websites; Should you teach an introduction to DH course?; An alternative approach: Choosing your amount of DH; Anatomy of a syllabus I: Course information and learning objectives; Anatomy of a syllabus II: Course policies; Conclusion; Further reading; 5 Designing Classroom Activities; Activities as exploration Activity design: Balancing integration and flexibilityTen-minute exercises; Word clouds; N-gram analysis; Digital forms, polls, and quizzes; Half-hour exercises; Collective image annotation; In-depth most-frequent-word analysis; Variant analysis; Digital archive or edition exploration; Whole-class exercises; Digital events; Character role play or debate; Field trips to a library, archive, or laboratory; Weeklong exercises; Collaborative video annotation; Maps and timelines; Digital text capture; Textual encoding; Writing effective prompts; Conclusion; Further reading 6 Managing Classroom ActivitiesWorking with existing or free resources; Many ways to secure equipment; Students using their smartphones; Students using their own laptops; Computer labs; Library labs and facilities; Departmental equipment; Resources housed in other departments; Classroom or curricular development funds; Troubleshooting; In case of total failure; Comparable classroom activities; Flexible and modular course scheduling; Conclusion; Further reading; 7 Creating Digital Assignments; General principles for creating digital assignments; Common types of digital assignments
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.3071; Literature & literary studies; Humanities -- Study and teaching; Humanities -- Study and teaching -- Technological innovations; Digital humanities; REFERENCE / Questions & Answers; Teaching skills & techniques; Media studies; Literary Criticism -- General; Education -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Arts & Humanities; Literary studies: general; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350029767; 1350029769
• Related ISBNs: 9781350029750; 1350029750; 9781350029774; 1350029742; 9781350029743
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 31, 2017).
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