June 9 – 13, 2025
Blog Post
Due Friday, June 13:
Draft a few paragraphs of text for the front page of your site. This should be an overview of your topic and include background leading up to your research question(s). Think of this as a more academic piece of writing in which you should cite outside sources.
Monday, June 9
Prepare for Tableau Workshop
Due by Tuesday, June 11:
- Create a Tableau Public account
- Watch the nine “Getting Started” videos from Tableau
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Text analysis workshop with Dr. Diane Jakacki (Digital Scholarship Coordinator)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Tuesday, June 10
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Tableau part 1 workshop with Doug LeBlanc (Data Analytics Engineer)
- Download Tableau Public (free)
- The Power of Data Visualization by Ken Flerlage
- Optional reading: Tableau guide: Which chart or graph is right for you
- Optional reading: The Data Visualization Catalogue
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Wednesday, June 11
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Tableau part 2 workshop with Doug LeBlanc (Data Analytics Engineer)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
- Campus-wide summer research ice cream social! Everyone is welcome for frozen treats, cookies, and candy.
Thursday, June 12
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, HMHC 113
- GIS and mapping workshop with Janine Glathar (Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist for GIS)
- Reading: Humanizing Maps: An Interview with Johanna Drucker
- Resource: Intro to GIS and Spatial Analysis (online textbook)
- Optional reading: Wiseman, Andrew. “When Maps Lie.”
- Janine’s workshop materials
- ArcGIS Living Atlas (use to search for authoritative data layers)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time
Friday, June 13
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Reading: Spiro, Lisa. “This Is Why We Fight”: Defining the Values of the Digital Humanities
- Reading discussion: Guiding questions on digital scholarship ethics and values
- Individual check-ins with Carrie and Ilse
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, HMHC 113
- Independent work time