Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom : A Practical Introduction for Teachers, Lecturers, and Students (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction i. Who is this book for? ii. What are the digital humanities? iii. Key concepts iv. How to use this book v. The Web Companion vi. Developing your own digital pedagogy vii. Conclusion 1, Overcoming Resistance i. Conquering the fear of failure ii. Your own resistance iii. Your colleagues' resistance iv. Your students' resistance v. The best cure is prevention: establishing good habits vi. Conclusion vii. Further reading 2. Finding, Evaluating and Creating Digital Resources i. Why use digital texts (and other assets)? ii. Finding and evaluating digital resources iii. Creating digital resources for your students iv. Creating digital resources with your students v. A short guide to citation and copyright vi. Conclusion vii. Further reading 3. Ensuring Accessibility i. Universal Design ii. Facilitating lectures iii. Promoting universal interactivity iv. Providing accessible resources v. Privacy, safety, and account management vi. Adapting policies for individual students and student bodies vii. Conclusion viii. Further reading 4. Designing Syllabi i. Course websites ii. A note on domains and web hosting iii. Online syllabi iv. Other digital resources for course websites v. Should you teach an introduction to DH course? vi. An alternative approach: Choosing your amount of DH vii. Anatomy of a syllabus I: Course information and learning objectives viii. Anatomy of a syllabus II: Course policies ix. Conclusion x. Further reading 5. Designing Classroom Activities i. Activities as exploration ii. Activity design: Balancing integration and flexibility iii. Ten-minute exercises iv. Half-hour exercises v. Whole-class exercises vi. Weeklong exercises vii. Writing effective prompts viii. Conclusion ix. Further reading 6. Managing Classroom Activities i. Working with existing or free resources ii. Many ways to secure equipment iii. Troubleshooting iv. In case of total failure v. Conclusion vi. Further reading 7. Creating Digital Assignments i. General principles for creating digital assignments ii. Common types of digital assignments iii. Writing effective assignment sheets iv. Conclusion v. Further reading 8. Evaluating Student Work i. The importance of explicit assessment criteria ii. Anatomy of a rubric iii. Competencies: A language for indicating success iv. Involving students in evaluation processes v. Thinking beyond the rubric vi. Coping with failure during assessment periods vii. Conclusion viii. Further reading 9. Teaching Graduate Students i. The role of technology in twenty-first-century graduate education ii. Graduate students versus undergraduate students iii. Incorporating DH into graduate course work iv. External opportunities v. Professionalization and the job market vi. A note on alt-ac careers vii. Conclusion viii. Further reading 10. Finding Internal Support Communities i. A note on the variety of support systems ii. Faculty and staff in humanities, social sciences and STEM iii. Libraries and special collections iv. IT services v. Financial and material resources vi. The ethics of collaboration vii. Conclusion viii. Further reading 11. Finding External Support Communities i. Social media ii. Twitter for the uninitiated iii. Academic organizations iv. Events: Conferences, unconferences, workshops, and institutes v. Academic publications vi. External grant funding vii. Conclusion viii. Further reading 12. Connecting to Your Research i. Counting more than once ii. Incorporating digital methods in your research iii. Producing research on digital pedagogy iv. Broadening the scope of your research v. Collaborating with students vi. Conclusion vii. Further reading Conclusion Index