Bryn Mawr’s Digital Competencies initiative supports students in identifying, developing, and presenting their digital skills. Students reflect on their experiences learning and using technology, and learn to tell compelling stories about their abilities to prospective employers. In this Tech Talk, members of the Digital Competencies project team will introduce the initiative and talk about how students, faculty, […]

Bryn Mawr’s Digital Competencies initiative supports students in identifying, developing, and presenting their digital skills. Students reflect on their experiences learning and using technology, and learn to tell compelling stories about their abilities to prospective employers. In this Tech Talk, members of the Digital Competencies project team will introduce the initiative and talk about how students, faculty, […]

How is sound connected to social, cultural, and political life? And how can we use sound to document and tell stories about social, cultural, and political phenomena? In this talk, Amy Weidman (Anthropology) will provide an overview of how a new course, Waves of Power: The Anthropology and Cultural Politics of Sound, offered for the […]

How is sound connected to social, cultural, and political life?  And how can we use sound to document and tell stories about social, cultural, and political phenomena? In this talk, Amy Weidman (Anthropology) will provide an overview of how a new course, Waves of Power: The Anthropology and Cultural Politics of Sound, offered for the first […]

Seeking alternative models for research essays? Looking for ways to engage your students with public audiences? Join Digital Scholarship Specialist Alicia Peaker to learn about Omeka and how you can create beautiful online exhibits of your art, videos, documents, or other collections. Omeka, sometimes referred to as “WordPress for museums,” is a free, flexible, and […]

Interested in women’s college history, or teaching with digital collections? Join us and learn more about Collegewomen.org. February 14, 2017 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room With the support of a one-year Foundations planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the institutions once known as the “Seven Sisters Colleges” launched College […]

January 24, 2017 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room Learn more about creative student Sociology projects, building a faculty website, and helping students share their work with the world. Veronica Montes (Sociology) and Cathryne Velazquez (’18) discuss building Dr. Montes’s personal website to showcase her research and the projects of her Sociology students, […]

January 24, 2017 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room Learn more about creative student Sociology projects, building a faculty website, and helping students share their work with the world. Veronica Montes (Sociology) and Cathryne Velazquez (’18) discuss building Dr. Montes’s personal website to showcase her research and the projects of her Sociology students, […]

ePortfolios for Bryn Mawr Students: A Conversation about Enabling Reflection on Learning & Showcasing Competencies for Key Audiences Friday, 12/9, 3:00-4:30, Carpenter B21 Part I: A lightning-round sequence of 5-minute presentations on exemplars and possibilities: Heather Curl, Lecturer in the BiCo Education Program, will present some examples of Education students’ portfolios and talk about her […]

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room Learn about interactive mapping in the classroom! Melissa Pashigian from Anthropology discusses her Mellon Seed Grant project. Pashigian worked with LITS to develop interactive mapping resources and an in-class assignment on the London cholera epidemic of the 1850s. Students examine different historical maps […]

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room Learn about interactive mapping in the classroom! Melissa Pashigian from Anthropology discusses her Mellon Seed Grant project. Pashigian worked with LITS to develop interactive mapping resources and an in-class assignment on the London cholera epidemic of the 1850s. Students examine different historical maps […]

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 4:00pm – 5:00pm Thomas Hall, Quita Woodward Room The HoloLens is a “mixed reality” device, consisting of a set of goggles and onboard computer processor that can superimpose 2-D and 3-D virtual images (aka “holograms”) onto the wearer’s view of the real world. Join us for hands-on experience with the HoloLens […]