Academic institutions are starting to recognize the growing public interest in digital humanities research, and there is an increasing demand from students for formal training in its methods. Despite the pressure on practitioners to develop innovative courses, scholarship in this area has tended to focus on research methods, theories and results rather than critical pedagogy and the actual practice of teaching.
The essays in this collection offer a timely intervention in digital humanities scholarship, bringing together established and emerging scholars from a variety of humanities disciplines across the world. The first section offers views on the practical realities of teaching digital humanities at undergraduate and graduate levels, presenting case studies and snapshots of the authors’ experiences alongside models for future courses and reflections on pedagogical successes and failures. The next section proposes strategies for teaching foundational digital humanities methods across a variety of scholarly disciplines, and the book concludes with wider debates about the place of digital humanities in the academy, from the field’s cultural assumptions and social obligations to its political visions.
Digital Humanities Pedagogy broadens the ways in which both scholars and practitioners can think about this emerging discipline, ensuring its ongoing development, vitality and long-term sustainability.
The main objective is the training of teachers in the Digital Humanities Pedagogy, through a textbook. This book exposes practices, principles and politics related to the main subject.
Target Student Population:
Anyone interested in Digital Humanities
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic knowledge about education in the humanities is required.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The main objective is to offer a timely intervention in the teaching of digital humanities. The set of essays brings together established and emerging scholars from a variety of humanities disciplines from around the world.
Concerns:
The content is written for an academic audience
The greatest concern about this material is the lack of pedagogical focus.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Could be used as a textbook for graduate students
Concerns:
No really usable for those not familiar with an academic environment
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The material is a book so it is accessible to everyone, it can be read on the screen or it can be printed.
Concerns:
The book was published in 2012. One concern is obsolescence.
Other Issues and Comments:
None
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