Category Archives: Digital Humanities

Privacy Concerns about MOOCs

Posted on November 30, 2014 by briansandberg

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are already being used in high schools and middle schools in the United States. Many professors and teachers have serious concerns about the pedagogical value of these courses. Now, some MOOCs are raising new privacy … Continue reading →

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Digital Mapping of Stonehenge

Posted on November 30, 2014 by briansandberg

The Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project is conducting a massive digital mapping effort to construct an archaeological study of Stonehenge and nearby ritual sites. This major Digital Humanities (DH) project is sponsored by the University of Birmingham and the Ludwig Boltzmann … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Shared Education

Posted on November 28, 2014 by briansandberg

A new article on “The Value of a Shared Education” reflects on the importance of a common Gen Ed curriculum in higher eduation. Judith Shapiro, former President of Barnard College, writes: “If we look at curricula, we see a trend … Continue reading →

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Digital Humanities Position in Military History

Posted on November 27, 2014 by briansandberg

Rowan Technology Solutions, LLC is looking to hire a talented, creative, and agile historian to partner with the United States Military Academy, Department of History building innovative digital learning products. The selected candidate will be responsible for creating experiences that not only … Continue reading →

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Assessing the State of Digital Humanities

Posted on November 6, 2014 by briansandberg

A new review article assesses the current state of the field Digital Humanities (DH) from the perspective of book history. This is an interesting angle to consider the state of DH, since so many DH projects deal with document digitization … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Bill Gates and ‘Big History’

Posted on September 9, 2014 by briansandberg

When Bill Gates heads to the gym, he gets big ideas. One day at the gym, Bill Gates was watching a DVD on Big History by Professor David Christian. “As Gates sweated away on his treadmill, he found himself marveling … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Digital Humanities, Education Policy, Humanities Education, The Past Alive: Teaching History, Undergraduate Work in History | 2 Comments

Problems with Big Data

Posted on April 7, 2014 by briansandberg

Big Data is touted as revolutionary by many media pundits and computer enthusiasts, but there are serious limitations to the uses of so-called Big Data. An op-ed in the New York Times discusses the many problems with Big Data. The … Continue reading →

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French Revolution Digital Archive

Posted on January 29, 2014 by briansandberg

Stanford University’s French Revolution Digital Archive is accessible online. According to the archive’s website: “The French Revolution Digital Archive (FRDA) is a multi-year collaboration of the Stanford University Libraries and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) to produce a digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, History in the Media, Paris History, Revolts and Revolutions, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

The Future of Books

Posted on January 6, 2014 by briansandberg

Authors, teachers, professors, publishers, and librarians have been debating the future of the book for a decade now. Some claim that the physical book will soon disappear, replaced by ebooks. Others see changes in book structure and marketing, but a … Continue reading →

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Humanities Under Attack

Posted on December 7, 2013 by briansandberg

Many professors, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students of humanities feel that their disciplines are under attack by politicians and business leaders who seek to strip funding from their programs or eliminate them entirely. The United States Congress has repeatedly cut … Continue reading →

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