DSG programs

Administrative Notes

DSG Workshop Program and Goals

Details about past events, including attendance, are available in Podio. All events and workshops should be logged in Podio under "DSG Events"

Minimal Yearly Programming

NB: This list just includes our Library-All or public events, and does not include internal-only groups like the encoder meeting.

Fall

GIS 1
DataViz 1
1 get-to-know you event: September kickoff.
Open Access Month events (Wikipedia, DRS, data management, Zotero)
GIS and Data Visualization Open Office Hours (Fall and Spring only, not Summer)

Spring

GIS 2
DataViz 2
GIS and Data Visualization Open Office Hours (Fall and Spring only?)

Summer

Summer: 1 event for library-staff only, aimed at library/archives audience, NU-only or external. (More extensive planning/execution required of DSG grad students and staff.) Tool buffet.

Any time, but at least once a year

At least 1 external speaker or speaker series -- in conjunction with NULab? Can we commit to this? It happened this year.
1 Wikipedia editing party (often in October, but may change in partnership with class schedule)
1 Teaching with Wikipedia event, ideally in partnership with English writing faculty or Communications faculty
1 data management event in partnership w/ Jen Ferguson (may be part of Open October)
Regular NULab faculty works-in-progress during DH Open Office Hours.
Weekly DH Office Hours -- open to the public, informal test bed for new workshop topics. (Fall and Spring only)
DRS Sessions: ask Sarah S. for proposed schedule
WWP Sessions: ask Sarah C. for proposed schedule
1 Intro to Omeka every semester or as needed?

For discussion: to include in minimal programs?

Summer DH event run by graduate students? Should we remove this?

1 conference proposal writing session approximately 3 weeks before Digital Humanities/ADHO conference proposals due. Proposals generally due Jan/Feb, so writing session Oct/Nov?

Additional programs as possible

Topical working groups as need arises

1 undergrad event. (Lightweight hands-on into to new fun tool/project)

1 "perennial topics" for grad students: "tool talk", intro to text analysis, personal data management. (More extensive planning/execution required of DSG grad students and staff.)

1-2 DissCo events: largely managed by graduate students -- partner with Writing Center? Abbie could look into this.

Digital pedagogy practicum/workshopping group with grad students and/or faculty.

Additional topical workshops as needed on project basis: e.g.WordPress for DRS Project Toolkit accepted proposals.

Programs

Faculty Orientation Sessions

A 20-30 minute tour given to new faculty members, especially at the beginning of the semester.

DH Working Groups for Graduate Students and PostDocs

1.5 hours sessions for the group to discuss readings, projects, and learn about subjects in DH. Sponsored but not put on by the DSG. Hosted in Snell, by Jim McGrath.

DRS Drop-In Sessions

From Podio: Stop by the DSC Media Lounge to learn more about the Digital Repository Service! This session will include demonstrations of uploading, searching, and browsing in the DRS, discussions of DRS content, and a forum for asking questions about the DRS and how it’s being used at Northeastern.

Former Programs

DissCo

DissCo is the nickname for the Dissertation Colloquium, a DSG project that creates spaces for doctoral candidates (and, at times, MA students) to present and discuss dissertation work-in-progress, receive feedback from DSG staff (and, at times, relevant faculty members), and discuss digital tools and methodologies relevant to graduate scholarship and publication efforts.

DissCo was created in the fall of 2014 by Sarah Connell.

DissCo involves collaborations between the DSG Coordinator, DSG staff members with relevant interests, and graduate students.

DissCo should aim for 2-3 events per semester. At least one event should provide graduate students with a forum to present work-in-progress. Suggested additional events include:

an informal meeting at the beginning of each semester that asks interested graduate students to discuss their writing, presentation, and publication goals and plans for the semester.
a session featuring DSG staff and/or one faculty member about how to publicize, discuss, and circulate work related to dissertation research in professional contexts (conferences, personal web sites, Twitter, etc.). This session may be something to hold once a year, depending on interest.
a session that focuses on the digital methods and tools used by graduate students while writing dissertations (Zotero, EndNote, EverNote, etc.).

Slack

Sarah Connell created a Slack workspace for the DSG in the fall of 2014. In Spring 2015, Sarah and Jim McGrath opened up the Slack space to graduate student contacts in the DSG universe (students who have worked on DSG projects or who are regarded as interested in digital and/or DH scholarship). Sarah and Jim will monitor activity and use of the space to determine its value as a digital commons / network for graduate students interested in digital scholarship.

Spring 2015

introduction to Slack (February 2015)
Event(s)

Fall 2014

October Dissertation Colloquium

Run by Sarah Connell
Participants: Elizabeth Hopwood (English), Kate Templeton (English), and Jim McGrath (English)
DSG Staff Attendees: Julia Flanders
Faculty Participants: Ryan Cordell (English)