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PCCBS Paper on Digital Pedagogy in British Studies

By Diane Jakacki | June 11, 2014March 15, 2015 by Diane Jakacki

The following is the text of a paper I was supposed to give for the “Twenty-first Century British Studies Pedagogy: Using Early Modern Digital Resources in the Classroom” panel at the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies in March 2014. Unfortunately, and at the last minute, I was unable to attend the conference so the wonderful Kim Mclean-Fiander read the response on my behalf. In 2009’s Debates in the Digital Humanities, Matthew Kirschenbaum asked, “What…

Identifying as a /Digital/ Humanist

By Diane Jakacki | November 8, 2012 by Diane Jakacki

So I’ve been thinking … In the past few weeks I’ve found myself thinking about how I identify with the Digital Humanities and as a Digital Humanist. It’s possible that I’m hyperaware of issues relating to DH right now as I apply for jobs that are specifically or tangentially associated with Digital Studies, but I’ve been a Digital Humanist since long before I ever heard the term. Somewhere on Dropbox is my 2003 application to the…

Toward a better research project

By Diane Jakacki | October 14, 2012 by Diane Jakacki

This week my ENGL 1102 students will begin presenting their short research projects. I’ve used this assignment twice before, but this time there are a few new twists. The project still involves the development of a class-wide knowledge base designed to help students better grasp the context of medieval and early modern culture and society, and is designed to reinforce best credible research practices. But whereas the past two iterations involved a complex of technological…

PCCBS Paper on Digital Pedagogy in British Studies

Identifying as a /*Digital*/ Humanist

Toward a better research project

Identifying as a /Digital/ Humanist