Week 5 – Issues in Digital Scholarship

June 26 – 30, 2023

Blog Post

Due Friday, June 30: 
By the end of this week, we will have covered all of the digital tools and methods that we’ll be learning about this summer. Write about some (~2-3) of the tools or methods you will be using in your project, and why you chose those. How can they help you answer your research question(s)?

Monday, June 26

10:00 AM – 11:00 PM, HMHC 113

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Meet with your librarian partner

Tuesday, June 27

Homework: Share a piece of your project

Due by Thursday, June 29th: 
For your brief check-in on Thursday, bring one digital component of your project to share. It could be a map, a visualization, a timeline, or your site/storymap set up for your content. The component don’t have to be fully finished, but it should be ready to present to the group.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Independent work time

6:30 PM, Humanities Center Great Room (Optional)

  • Humanities, Arts, and Social Science (HASS) Summer Research Dinner – free pizza and salad, plus a brief activity.

Wednesday, June 28

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Independent work time

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, HMHC 113

  • User Experience and Accessibility Workshop with Dr. Anne Ross (Assistant Professor of Computer Science)

3:30 PM, Rooke Pavilion (Optional)

  • Ice cream social for undergraduate research

Thursday, June 29

Homework: Share a piece of your project Due

Homework: Get Makerspace access

Due by Monday, July 3rd: 
Prepare to go to the Maker-e by completing the online training for Bucknell Makerspaces. If you have recently used a Makerspace, you may already be qualified!

  1. Read the general Bucknell Makerspace User Agreement and agree to follow the rules outlined in it.
  2. Complete the Access Training for Bucknell’s Makerspaces with a score of 100%.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 012 (Digital Lab)

  • Wildcard Workshop
  • Discuss digital tools chosen for Friday’s blog post
  • 5-minute check-ins

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Independent work time

Friday, June 30

Blog Post Due

  • Independent work day