Deconstructing Digital Scholarship Projects

Schedule

  • 1:05–1:10. Choose notetaker for table and project to deconstruct.
  • 1:10–1:20. Explore selected project, and discuss deconstruction questions.
  • 1:20–1:45. Discuss reflection questions.
  • 1:45–1:55. Report responses to reflection questions to larger group.

Materials

Instructions

  1. You should be seated at a table associated with a project category that interest you, e.g., numeric and STEM data, digital collections and exhibits, or text encoding.
  2. Choose a notetaker for your table. Using Worksheet 1: Digital Scholarship Project Examples, explore the project selected by your table, answering 1–2 questions from each question category, e.g., General, Purpose. Discuss your responses to these questions with the other people at your table.
  3. Using Worksheet 2: Deconstruction Questions, answer 1–2 questions from each category that are appropriate to your project. Discuss your responses to these questions at your table or in small groups.
  4. Using Worksheet 3: Reflection and Discussion Questions, answer and discuss the questions with the other people at your table. Choose a representative to report out about this discussion to all workshop participants.