Thursday, 09 Feb 2023
Workshop: Getting Started with LaTeX and Overleaf
This hands-on workshop uses the Overleaf editor to demonstrate the basics of LaTeX. Attendees will work through examples, experiment with common features, and take away a list of additional resources that can be used after the workshop to explore further.
Digital Humanities 101: What is Digital Humanities
Learn about the growing field of digital humanities and explore some important DH projects.
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023
Virtual Forum: Open Scholar Cafe
Open Scholar Cafes are online monthly meetings for the ISU community to talk #OpenResearch. All experience levels are welcome, and each forum will cover a new topic of interest. Join us to learn, talk, and collaborate. Registration is free.
Workshop: OER 101
Learn about open educational resources (OER), free course materials that instructors can use in place of expensive textbooks and adapt to fit their course's needs.
Thursday, 16 Feb 2023
Digital Humanities 101: Intro to Geospatial Humanities
This introduction to GIS for the humanities will present the basic concepts, data sources, and tools for mapping and spatial analysis. Participants will create a map using ArcGIS Online.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2023
Digital Humanities 101: Intro to Text Analysis
This workshop will introduce participants to the basic concepts of text analysis for working with datasets from novels to transcripts as well as some examples of compelling text analysis projects. Participants will also get hands-on experience exploring and visualizing datasets with tools such as Google Books NGram Viewer and Voyant Tools.