I have researched for a couple of decades on digital media and cultural heritage and there are many gaps in my knowledge of how they are used. How are archives used creatively and for maximum educational effect? While there is a burgeoning field of digital history and virtual heritage projects, where is the evidence they are used effectively in the classroom?

There have been projects on this for at least ten years, (http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january02/bennett/01bennett.html) and there are several Library projects (http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/) but few seem to have interactive online content or show the tools in practice (i.e. the classroom). I am not saying the work has to be digital (for example, see http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200905/BTJCohen.pdf) but there are relatively few explicit projects, considering the number of papers and chapters and books (https://www.sensepublishers.com/files/9789460911040PR.pdf) on digital cultural heritage!

There is EPICS, e-learning platform for digital heritage (http://vimeo.com/33711147) this is what I mean! (NB the English narration starts at 59 seconds). What else is out there?

For something simple but using classical literature and a database to play with, try

http://pleiades.stoa.org/ and search for a classical place, like Acropolis or Rome.

On a tangent: We need to have more case studies on how 3D can be used in a classroom

If you don’t mind downloading a player this is a nice interactive intro to Giza Pyramids, Egypt

http://giza3d.3ds.com/#discover

Online archive examples

http://digitalhistory.unl.edu/ (interviews via youtube)

http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/

Why do we need to leverage both humanities and digital infrastructure?

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/10/01/essay-opportunities-humanities-programs-digital-era#.UGq9kUk4HDA.twitter

For example, the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) project in the University of California at Santa Barbara’s English department and the Digital History Project at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s history department have driven the adoption of higher grades of department technology (workstations, servers, backup systems, remote conferencing tools, text-encoding and image handling tools), all of which has created a thriving digital environment (and busy shared physical space) where undergraduate and graduate students work directly on the project as part of their learning in courses. In general, the humanities are now at a point where we cannot settle for the minimal provision of one aging workstation in each faculty office plus a computer with digital projector in each classroom.

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/10/01/essay-opportunities-humanities-programs-digital-era#ixzz28eQJ0sXR
Inside Higher Ed

“For the humanities, the threat of diminished resources has appeared hand-in-glove with the digital turn. The recent events at the University of Virginia demonstrate just how influential the digital paradigm has become, but also how unevenly applied its pressures can be. The university’s board members seemed to be swayed by the model of massive open online courses (MOOCs) under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, among other institutions, most of the key instances of which have been in the STEM fields. Meanwhile, some board members proposed to eliminate classics and German to save money in the face of the university’s massive structural budget deficit. They apparently did not realize how many students actually take these subjects (a lot) or that the subjects have been required in state codes chartering the university…The other option is for humanities faculty, chairs, and administrators to plan how to integrate the digital humanities systematically through our departments — to infuse departments with digital technologies and practices so as to create models of organically interrelated humanities digital research, teaching, administration and staff work.”

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/10/01/essay-opportunities-humanities-programs-digital-era#ixzz28ePyOgXc
Inside Higher Ed

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/10/01/essay-opportunities-humanities-programs-digital-era#ixzz28ePpJ6nJ
Inside Higher Ed

Creative Uses Of Cultural Heritage Archives

Remixing will be a recurrent theme:

“I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work … progress happens when all the factors that make for it are ready and then it is inevitable.” — Henry Ford [From the book The Business of America]

“It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.” — attributed to Jean-Luc Godard

In this fascinating talk from TEDxKC, “Steal like an artist,” Austin Kleon also talks about the spirit of remixing and argues that creative people are collectors of ideas. (from http://blog.ted.com/2012/08/10/14-brilliant-quotes-on-remixing/)

This is a reminder that the deadline approaches for proposals to Digital
Humanities 2013, to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska this July! Proposals can now
be submitted online:

http://dh2013.unl.edu/call-for-proposals/

Abstracts for short and long papers, posters, and panel sessions are due by
midnight GMT on 1 November 2012.

Proposals for pre-conference workshops and tutorials will be accepted until 15
February 2013.

Authors are encouraged to read the CFP carefully and to review the following
guidelines, which outline some changes to this year’s review process:

http://dh2013.unl.edu/guidelines-for-proposal-authors-and-reviewers/

On behalf of the international program committee,
Bethany Nowviskie, Chair

DH 2013 PC:
Craig Bellamy (ACH)
John Bradley (ALLC)
Paul Caton (ACH)
Carolyn Guertain (CSDH/SCHN)
Ian Johnson (aaDH)
Bethany Nowviskie (ACH, chair)
Sarah Potvin (cN)
Jon Saklofske (CSDH/SCHN)
Sydney Shep (aaDH)
Melissa Terras (ALLC, vice-chair)
Tomoji Tabata (ALLC)
Deb Verhoeven (aaDH)
Ethan Watrall (cN)

http://internationaltaipei2013.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/special-session-in-association-with-icomos-committee-for-intangible-cultural-heritage/

SPECIAL SESSION IN ASSOCIATION WITH ICOMOS COMMITTEE FOR INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

September 6, 2012 · by calevents · in News

The ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, in association with the Conference, is hosting a special session of papers which will focus on the theme:

‘Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Sustainable Relationship?

Papers are invited to consider the nature of relationships which are emerging between communities and cultures seeking to preserve and promote various aspects of their intangible heritage – stories, memories, rituals, dance, song etc. – and tourism. In both urban and rural contexts there are examples of traditions and practices which are under threat from touristic activity. At the same time there are also examples where tourism is implicated in the re-invigoration and preservation of intangible heritage. As is often the case, there are issues of ‘balance’, management and sustainability.

Abstracts should be submitted as per general conference guidelines.

This is an opportunity to examine and present some of the key issues within the context of this special session: the ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage is eager to learn from research carried out in different parts of the world and from different disciplinary perspectives.

JITP, The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, cordially invites submissions for all sections.

JITP welcomes work that explores critical and creative uses of interactive technology in teaching, learning, and research. We invite submissions of audio or visual presentations, interviews, dialogues, or conversations, creative works, manifestos, or jeremiads as well as traditional long-form articles.

Submissions that focus on pedagogy should balance theoretical frameworks with practical considerations of how new technologies play out in the classroom. Research-based submissions should include discussions of approach, method, and analysis.

We intend that the journal itself – both in process and in product – serve as an opportunity to reveal, reflect on, and revise academic publication and classroom practice. All submissions will be considered for our Behind the Seams feature, in which we publish dynamic representations of the revision and editorial processes, including reflections from the participants.

All work appearing in the Issues section of JITP is reviewed independently by two scholars in the field, who provide formative feedback to the author during the review process. The deadline for submissions to be included in the Spring 2013 issue of JITP is November 1, 2012. Tool Tips, Teaching Fails, Assignments, and Book Reviews sections operate under a publish-then-peer-review model. Submissions for these sections are accepted on a rolling basis.

All work should be original and previously unpublished. Essays or presentations posted on a personal blog may be accepted, provided they are substantially revised; please contact us with any questions at editors.

As a courtesy to our reviewers, we will not consider simultaneous submissions, but we will do our best to reply to you within 2-3 months of the submission deadline.

To view the journal, read the full guidelines, or submit, please go to http://cuny.is/jitp.

For technical details – file formats, documentation style, etc – please see our complete guidelines at http://cuny.is/jitpguidelines.

Free one-day Data Seal of Approval conference: Florence 10 December.

In cooperation with the Cultural Heritage on line conference “Trusted Digital Repositories and Trusted Professionals” 11-13 December.

I am writing to you as Chair of the Data Seal of Approval Board to invite you to join us for this year’s DSA conference:

Theme: Data Seal of Approval conference 2012

Date: December10, 2012

Location: Historical Complex of Santa Apollonia, Florence, Italy

The Data Seal of Approval is an initiative toprovide basic certification to data repositories. Receiving the DSA signifies that data are being safeguarded in compliance with community standards and will remain accessible into the future. The DSA and its quality guidelines are of interest to researchers, organizations that archive data, and users of the data.

Conference topics will include:

? Information on the Data Seal of Approval, including how to apply for the DSA

? An overview of the European Framework for Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories

? Case studies

Speakers will include experts from the field of digital preservation.

Attendance to the DSA conference 2012 is free of charge. Please register at Registration DSA conference 2012. Login as guest, no username and password required.

The Data Seal of Approval will be preceding the Cultural Heritage on line conference http://www.rinascimento-digitale.it/conference2012.phtml, which will include a discussion on trusted repositories within research infrastructures.

You are most welcome to circulate this information to others in your organisation or beyond who you feel would benefit from it. The detailed programme is available on the DSA web site: http://www.datasealofapproval.org/?q=node/86, where all the latest news can be found.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need further details.

Regards

Henk Harmsen