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Projects Selected & Participate in 2012-13 Digital Field Scholarship Sandbox

Rebecca Davis — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:47:23 +0000

In August 2012 Lewis and Clark College invited members of the NITLE network to experiment with digital field scholarship by playing in a digital field scholarship sandbox. These projects were selected and have been contributing to a collaborative website for digital field scholarship, https://sge.lclark.edu/dfs/. View each project’s individual page to find out more. Davidson College, Math [...]

Undergraduates as Public Digital Scholars

Rebecca Davis — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:26:36 +0000

On Thursday, January 24 at 4:15 pm, NITLE presents this session at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities: Undergraduates as Public Digital Scholars How do we prepare students to be lifelong learners who are adaptive, networked and engaged citizens? By becoming public digital scholars, undergraduates learn digital methods of analysis, [...]

Will MOOCs take the next step?

Bryan Alexander — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:26:36 +0000

How far will massively open online courses go? One limit to the impact of MOOCs has been their disconnection from college credit. Learners can work through as many MOOCs as they like for personal improvement, but without any impact on their school transcripts. The American Council on Education (ACE) is considering changing that. The Gates Foundation [...]

Scholarly communication and liberal education

Bryan Alexander — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:21:37 +0000

Today Middlebury College hosted a panel discussion on digital technology’s impact on scholarly publication, with a focus on liberal education. What follows are my liveblogged notes, lightly edited. First, the panel began with each participant describing their relevant background and work. Kathleen Fitzpatrick (MLA; formerly Pomona) outlined her path towards working on scholarly communication. It began by her [...]

Building Capacity through Professional Development

Rebecca Davis — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:59:02 +0000

If you are looking to build your capacity in digital humanities, consider one of the NEH-funded Institutes for Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities. The calendar of current opportunities is here: http://www.neh.gov/divisions/odh/institutes Topics for this year’s institutes include digital research in modern studies, 3D visualization for cultural heritage sites, linked open data for Ancient Mediterranean and Near East [...]

The Future of Higher Education: a discussion blogged

Bryan Alexander — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:29:32 +0000

Tonight a panel of college and university presidents discussed the future of higher education. The session was hosted by the New School and live-blogged here. The session’s blogging consists of the following posts. We welcome your thoughts and comments. An introduction to the event. The opening discussion: president Van Zandt’s remarks, followed by a consideration of the entire [...]

The Future of Higher Education: the panel discussion, part 3

Bryan Alexander — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:32:00 +0000

Liveblogging the Future of Higher Education event at the New School: updated frequently. Please assume the following is paraphrase or quotation where possible. Panelists include four campus presidents: David Van Zandt (the New School), Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University), Robert Scott (Adelphi University), Debora Spar, (Barnard College). What about DiY learning? Van Zandt mentions badges, Khan Academy, [...]

The Future of Higher Education: the panel discussion, part 2

Bryan Alexander — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:14:13 +0000

Liveblogging the Future of Higher Education event at the New School: updated frequently. Please assume the following is paraphrase or quotation where possible. Panelists include four campus presidents: David Van Zandt (the New School), Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University), Robert Scott (Adelphi University), Debora Spar, (Barnard College). New topic: what can we do? Scott: Adelphi prioritizes spending on student [...]

The Future of Higher Education: the panel discussion

Bryan Alexander — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:41:49 +0000

Liveblogging the Future of Higher Education event at the New School: updated frequently. Please assume the following is paraphrase or quotation where possible. Panelists include four campus presidents: David Van Zandt (the New School), Stephen J. Friedman (Pace University), Robert Scott, (Adelphi University), Debora Spar, (Barnard College). Van Zandt’s opening statement referenced the 2011 conference in this very [...]

The Future of Higher Education: a New School event

Bryan Alexander — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:59:12 +0000

What is happening to higher education? A panel hosted by the New School will explore the future of academia tonight, and this blog will post summaries in close to real time. The panel discussion, which is moderated by President Van Zandt, will include insight from: Stephen J. Friedman, President of Pace University Robert Scott, President of Adelphi [...]