Tutorial: SketchUp Make

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SketchUp is a free cross-platform application that lets its user build, measure, and design three-dimensional projects. It comes in two versions, SketchUp Make, the free version used for personal projects, and SketchUp Pro, which is licensed for commercial work. In this tutorial, we will be focusing on SketchUp Make, which is the version most readily available …

Event: High-Tech Happy Hour, Spring 2017

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It’s time to celebrate (nearly) surviving another academic year, and to revel in the company and accomplishments of our peers at Whittier College with another High-Tech Happy Hour. This time around we’ll have short presentations from the following: Lorelei Coddington (Education) Student Website Student Digital Story Kate Durbin (English and Writing) Bill$ Victoria’s Big Secret …

DigLibArts 2020: A Whittier.Domain for Oneself

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Over the past couple of years, I’ve been working on a slow rollout of one of DigLibArts’ larger projects, Whittier.Domains, our local version of Domain of One’s Own, originally an enterprise from of University of Mary Washington. This initiative was started at Whittier College to allow students, faculty, staff, and campus organizations to register for …

News: DH Tools Across Disciplines, Anne at Santa Clara University

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Cross-posted from anitaconchita.org This past week, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop on using “Digital Humanities Tools Across Disciplines” at Santa Clara University to their newly formed Center for Arts and Humanities faculty working group in digital humanities and their library. Many thanks to Michelle Burnham and Amy Lueck for the invitation and …

Workshop: DH Tools Across Disciplines, Santa Clara University

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This past week, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop on using “Digital Humanities Tools Across Disciplines” at Santa Clara University to their newly formed Center for Arts and Humanities faculty working group in digital humanities and their library. Many thanks to Michelle Burnham and Amy Lueck for the invitation! In many ways, I
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Digital Storytelling Learning Communities

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Digital Storytelling is about community.  We tell stories to transfer knowledge, to make sense of experience and to teach values. Stories address the listener as a human being, not as a member of a class or society.  Stories are told with the anticipation to connect to others. Digital Storytelling is simply, a way to tell …

Greenleaf Slam 2017

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Schedule for the Greenleaf Slam 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Welcoming, Introduction to Judges 12:15 PM – 12:40 PM Kourtney Brodnax, “Just Doing It: Digitally Diversifying the Swoosh Brand.” 12:40 PM – 1:05 PM Alyse James, “Theater as a Catalyst for Social Change” 1:05 PM – 1:30 PM Christina Ibarra, “Digital Pedagogy in Social Work” 1:30 PM – …

DigLibArts 2020: “Only Connect”

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Ubiquitous technology challenges us to ponder and practice the values that motivate us as individuals and unite us as a community. Digital technology can isolate us. With headphones in place, screens held up to our eyes, and thoughts far away from the present moment, we can ignore the person sitting next to us. Focused on recording a …

DigLibArts 2020: Digital well-being for the liberal arts

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What is digital well-being, and how does it relate to the liberal arts? Digital well-being can be defined as the ability to define and develop a nurturing personal and/or community cyberinfrastructure.  This goal articulates one facet of Whittier’s mission to “prepare students from diverse backgrounds to excel in a complex global society” by empowering individuals …

DigLibArts 2020: “Only Connect”

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Ubiquitous technology challenges us to ponder and practice the values that motivate us as individuals and unite us as a community. Digital technology can isolate us. With headphones in place, screens held up to our eyes, and thoughts far away from the present moment, we can ignore the person sitting next to us. Focused on recording a … Continue reading DigLibArts 2020: “Only Connect”