This summer, members of the ADE will be teaching courses at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI)! The Institute “provides an ideal environment for discussing and learning about new computing technologies and how they are influencing teaching, research, dissemination, creation, and preservation in different disciplines, via a community-based approach.” DHSI takes place at the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, and will take place from June 4-8 and June 11-15. Scholarship opportunities are still available.

Cathy Hajo and Jennifer Stertzer will be teaching the course, Conceptualising and Creating a Digital Edition from June 4-8.

“This course will explore all aspects of conceptualizing, planning for, and creating a digital edition. It provides a basic introduction to the various types of digital editions, the practice of editing in the digital age, and a survey of the many digital tools available to serve project goals. Approaching a digital edition means taking time to think about how end-users will want to work with a particular edition. Beginning with the research and analytical needs of end-users in mind, editors are better able to develop effective editorial strategies that will result in a dynamic, useful, and usable, digital edition. In this course, participants will engage in hands-on learning and group discussions related to project conceptualization, editorial policies and processes, and the selection and use of digital tools that can serve the needs of researchers and other end-users.”

The following week, June 11-15, Erica Cavanaugh will be teaching Drupal for Digital Humanities Projects, alongside PhD student Alix Shield.

“The open source content management system Drupal allows users to build complex and highly customized websites and web-based applications without having to write any custom code. Drupal powers a wide range of digital humanities sites, including professional organizations, journals, databases, and individual scholarly projects. This course is intended for anyone who wants to play a hands-on role in developing digital humanities websites, or web interfaces for digital humanities data. The course will cover Drupal installation and configuration, developing and implementing a data model for your content, using Drupal’s UI to query your data and develop search and browsing interfaces, importing and exporting data, and how to maintain a Drupal site. Advanced topics will be addressed as needed by individual projects… No programming experience is necessary, but previous use of other content management systems (such as WordPress or Omeka) is recommended.”

Remember, scholarship opportunities are still available! Find out more information at http://www.dhsi.org/index.php