Sponsor of the Day:
Jerkmate
https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/ronda-learning/
Currently Learning | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/praxis-program-ethos-and-charter/
Praxis Program Ethos and Charter | Scholars' Lab
As Bethany already explained in her last post, the Praxis Program will give a few graduate students the opportunity to learn on-the-job in a humanities shop....
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/kelli-shermeyer/
Kelli Shermeyer | Scholars' Lab
Kelli Shermeyer was a 2018-2019 Graduate Fellow.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/nitle-presentation-on-geotemporal-storytelling-with-neatline/
NITLE Presentation on Geotemporal Storytelling with Neatline | Scholars' Lab
About this time last year, David McClure and I had a great conversation with the folks from the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE)...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/ammon-shepherd/
Ammon Shepherd | Scholars' Lab
Ammon is the Makerspace Manager and Lead Research Technologist at the Scholars’ Lab where he oversees the day-to-day running of the Makerspace, coordinates the...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/for-everyone/
For Everyone | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/rourkbennett-jan24-grants/
Staff grants awarded | Scholars' Lab
Will Rourk successfully proposed a UVA CESL grant sending funds to community partners working on preservation and use of historic Black Virginian school...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/alicia-caticha/
Alicia Caticha | Scholars' Lab
Alicia Catchia was a 2016-2017 Praxis Fellow. During that role, her bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/jean-bauer/
Jean Bauer | Scholars' Lab
Jean Bauer was a 2008-2009 Graduate Fellow. During that role, her bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/matt-munson/
Matt Munson | Scholars' Lab
Matt Munson was a Graduate Fellow 2009–2010. Following that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/will-mtfanobservatory/
Current Fieldwork | Scholars' Lab
Will Rourk 3D-scanned one of the telescope domes at Fan Mountain Observatory last Thursday.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/bethany-nowviskie/
Bethany Nowviskie | Scholars' Lab
Bethany directed the Scholars’ Lab from 2007 to 2015. Her subsequent work included as Director of the Digital Library Federation at CLIR, the Council on...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/steven-lewis/
Steven Lewis | Scholars' Lab
Steven Lewis was a Praxis Fellow 2014–2015. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/chris-peck/
Chris Peck | Scholars' Lab
Chris Peck was a Praxis Fellow, 2012–2013. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/time-lapse-with-blender/
A Midlife Crisis Blender Tutorial: Creating and Stabilizing a Time Lapse Video | Scholars' Lab
Smooth Large Series of Pictures of the Same Thing
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/charter/
Charter | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/task-management-bullet-journal/
Task Management & Bullet Journal | Scholars' Lab
Confession: time management has always been a challenge for me. I’m easily distractable, and I’m exceptionally bad at attempting to do more than one thing at a...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/led-watch-making/
LED Watch Making | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/dh-is-teaching/
DH Is Teaching | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/sarah-storti/
Sarah Storti | Scholars' Lab
Sarah Storti was a 2011-12 Praxis Fellow.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/abhishek-gupta/
Abhishek Gupta | Scholars' Lab
Abhishek Gupta was an undergraduate student in the School of Engineering and was a 3D Technologies Student Assistant during the 2019 calendar year.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/brooke-lestock/
Brooke Lestock | Scholars' Lab
Brooke Lestock was a 2011-12 Praxis Fellow. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/katina-rogers/
Katina Rogers | Scholars' Lab
Katina was formerly the Scholarly Communication Institute’s Senior Research Specialist. She worked to share outcomes from conversations SCI convened on...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/makerspace/
Makerspace | Scholars' Lab
A welcoming space for creative crafting, tinkering, and experimentation with technologies like 3D printing, fabric arts, electronics, and physical computing....
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/eric-rochester/
Eric Rochester | Scholars' Lab
Eric Rochester was formerly Scholars’ Lab Senior Developer. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/five-verbs-for-open-pedagogy/
Five Verbs for Open Pedagogy | Scholars' Lab
Crossposted to my personal blog.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/ankita-chakrabarti/
Ankita Chakrabarti | Scholars' Lab
Ankita Chakrabarti was a 2017-2018 Praxis Program Fellow and a 2019-2020 3D Technologies Student Specialist.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/rourkfall2024engage-grant-award/
Staff grant award | Scholars' Lab
Will Rourk successfully proposed a UVA Engage grant that will support community cultural heritage informatics preservation and research efforts for the Dunbar...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/wayne-graham/
Wayne Graham | Scholars' Lab
Wayne Graham was head of the Scholars’ Lab Research and Development team. He holds an MA in history from the College of William and Mary and his BA in history...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/dhonthego-project-release/
Staff project release | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/shane-lin/
Shane Lin | Scholars' Lab
Shane writes codes for Scholars’ Lab, teaches Code Lab for the Praxis Program, and co-directs the Slab Coffee Studies Program with Jeremy Boggs. On the...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/laura-miller/
Laura Miller | Scholars' Lab
The Scholars’ Lab supports a diverse community of digital scholars and scholarly makers across the University and beyond. As Assistant Director for Scholars’...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/multilingual-digital-book-arts-conference/
Multilingual digital book arts (& an example accepted conference proposal!) | Scholars' Lab
I’ve a talk accepted to the 2026 Global DH conference, and share that proposal here both for its content and as another example of what a conference abstract...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/games-and-gaming/
Scholars' Lab, Games, and Gaming | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/building-community-and-generosity-in-the-context-of-graduate-education/
Building Community And Generosity In The Context Of Graduate Education | Scholars' Lab
We’d like to specifically acknowledge Ronda Grizzle as a key contributor to this work. Even though she was not co-author of this particular talk for ACH 2021,...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/why-to-teach-students-to-not-read-novels/
Why To Teach Students to Not-Read Novels | Scholars' Lab
Scholars’ Lab Fellow James Ascher went to Washington and Lee University to give a workshop in Prof. Taylor Walle’s ENGL 335 course through a Mellon-funded...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/raspberry-pi-on-uva-wifi-network/
Raspberry Pi on UVa WiFi Network | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/connor-kenaston/
Connor Kenaston | Scholars' Lab
Connor Kenaston was 2019-202 Praxis Fellow and 2020 PCUAS Digital Archiving Assistant. He was a PhD student in the History department at the time.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/idea-grant-2024-report/
2024 IDEA grant for Qianqian Shao and The Makerspace | Scholars' Lab
In February of 2024, Qianqian Shao, Makerspace volunteer, and Ammon Shepherd, Makerspace Manager, were awarded a Library IDEA grant to provide opportunities...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/accessibility/
Accessibility | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/sarah-berkowitz/
Sarah Berkowitz | Scholars' Lab
Sarah Berkowitz was a 2017-2018 Prototyping Fellow.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/understanding-file-paths/
Understanding File Paths | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/laura-amanda-dh-summit/
External DH leadership activity | Scholars' Lab
Laura Miller and Amanda Visconti attended a Mellon-funded invitational summit of DH center leaders.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/dh-pedagogy-roadshow/
DH Pedagogy Roadshow | Scholars' Lab
The following post was co-authored with Mackenzie Brooks, Digital Humanities Librarian at Washington and Lee University. It follows up on a previous post on...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/data-description-and-collection/
Data Description and Collection | Scholars' Lab
I’m realizing that if I don’t start combining things I will only ever blog about my class, so here I’m collecting notes on the last two weeks of “Data for the...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/casing-your-text/
Casing your Text | Scholars' Lab
One of the first things I remember doing as a graduate assistant was editing a few dozen HTML files to change all of the headings, which someone had typed in...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/2025-03-18-laser3Dkeychain/
Laser Cut & 3D Printed Keychain | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/evaluating-scholars-lab-interfaces-and-digital-tools-for-inclusivity-accessibility-and-equity/
Evaluating Scholars' Lab Interfaces and Digital Tools for Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Equity |...
We Welcome Everyone “Diversity and inclusion are not achievements; they are active and continuous strivings.” from Scholars’ Lab Charter
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/swati-chawla/
Swati Chawla | Scholars' Lab
Swati Chawla was a 2014-15 Praxis Fellow and a Ph.D candidate in history at the University of Virginia. She has always been curious about how and why people...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/fitz-green/
Fitz Green | Scholars' Lab
Fitz Green was a past Student Assistant. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/eric-johnson/
Eric Johnson | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/shepherd-bennett-zines/
New zines | Scholars' Lab
2 new staff-authored, free zines! Ammon Shepherd authored “How to make a zine in 6 easy steps”; Arin Bennett authored “Let’s make a MUD! Exploring text-based...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/ammon-arts-funding/
Award: Ammon Shepherd Arts Council Funding | Scholars' Lab
Ammon Shepherd received UVA Arts Council funding for our critical humanities makerspace work.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/access-as-praxis/
Access as Praxis | Scholars' Lab
“Access is love but love is complicated.” – Andy Slater, blind media artist (https://www.thisisandyslater.net/)
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/janet-s-dunkelbarger/
Janet S. Dunkelbarger | Scholars' Lab
Janet S. Dunkelbarger was a 2019-2020 Praxis Fellow and 2020-2021 Graduate Fellow. During that role, her bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/ganiyu-jimoh/
Ganiyu Jimoh (Jimga) | Scholars' Lab
Ganiyu Jimoh is a Ph.D. candidate in the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Virginia, where his research focuses on the early history of...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/linking-out/
Linking Out | Scholars' Lab
I’m in the Accessible Future workshop in Atlanta, and we’d had a interesting conversation about how, and how often, web content should “link out” to pages...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/visconti-queer-book-history-zine/
New zine publication: 'Queer Book History' | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/catherine-addington/
Catherine Addington | Scholars' Lab
Catherine Addington was a 2017-2018 Makerspace Technologist and Praxis Fellow 2018-2019.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/alex-gil/
Alex Gil | Scholars' Lab
Textual critic, high theory acolyte, archive rat, hard-hat Caribbeanist, Rails aficionado, conference-trotter. My thesis focuses on the evolution of the play...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/scott-bailey/
Scott Bailey | Scholars' Lab
Scott Bailey was a former full-time Digital Humanities Developer; he was previously a 2013-2014 Praxis Fellow. During those roles, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/announcing-the-praxis-network/
Announcing the Praxis Network | Scholars' Lab
How can humanities graduate programs better equip students for a wider range of careers, without sacrificing the core values or approaches of the discipline?...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/claire-maiers/
Claire Maiers | Scholars' Lab
Claire Maiers was a 2012-2013 Praxis Fellow.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/amanda-visconti/
Amanda Wyatt Visconti | Scholars' Lab
Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti (they/them) is Director of the Scholars’ Lab, and a leader in international digital humanities scholarship. Their scholarship covers:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/digital-humanities/
Digital Humanities | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/a-practical-prism-pedagogy-proposal/
A Practical Prism Pedagogy Proposal | Scholars' Lab
Everyone’s been writing up proposals of new ways to use Prism and new functionality that can be implemented. One of the really exciting ideas (for me at least)...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/joris-gjata/
Joris Gjata | Scholars' Lab
Joris Gjata was a 2014-2015 Praxis Fellow. During that role, her bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/on-co-teaching-and-gratitude/
On co-teaching and gratitude | Scholars' Lab
This post developed out of a response to Claire Maiers’s comment on Brandon’s post from last week about our co-teaching venture at Washington and Lee...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/consult/
Consult | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/humanities-unbound-careers-scholarship-beyond-the-tenure-track/
Humanities Unbound: Careers & Scholarship Beyond the Tenure Track | Scholars' Lab
I’ve had the privilege of talking about graduate education reform and career preparation for humanities scholars at several universities this spring, including...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/
Home | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/ed-triplett/
Ed Triplett | Scholars' Lab
Ed Triplett was a 2011-2012 Scholars’ Lab Fellow and Praxis Fellow, and was a PhD candidate in the McIntire Department of Art at the time.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/amanda-cville-zinefest2025/
Charlottesville Zine Fest tabling | Scholars' Lab
Amanda Wyatt Visconti is tabling at the 3rd annual Charlottesville Zine Fest on 10/18.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/opportunities/
Opportunities | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/archiving-dh-part-one/
Archiving DH Part 1 - The Problem | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/the-end-of-the-beginning/
The end of the beginning | Scholars' Lab
Graduate study in the humanities can be a lonely business. Enter my knight in shining armor, commonly referred to around these parts as the Praxis Program.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/
Blog | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/hack-your-pants-video/
'Hack your pants' video | Scholars' Lab
Here’s a quick video to show you how to make your pants pockets bigger!
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/role-journals-texts-pedagogy-and-pragmatism/
Role Journals, Texts, Pedagogy, and Pragmatism | Scholars' Lab
In her recent post on the Scholars’ Lab, Francesca gave a quick rundown on some of the similarities and differences between the approaches of our two...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/andrew-ferguson/
Andrew Ferguson | Scholars' Lab
Andrew Ferguson was a 2014–15 Praxis Fellow. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/pedagogies-of-transparency-part-one/
Pedagogies of Transparency: Part One | Scholars' Lab
What follows is material drawn from a larger book project I’m working on about an approach to digital humanities pedagogy that intersects with administrative...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/announcing-connection-established/
Announcing 'Connection Established' | Scholars' Lab
The Scholars’ Lab is pleased to share Connection Established, the project launched by this year’s Praxis cohort.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/frameworks-for-dh-course-design/
Frameworks for DH Course Design | Scholars' Lab
I’ve been thinking a bit about DH course design and the ways we construct our courses at a high level. Before we put in any content, the choices we make about...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/saving-arduino-sensor-data/
Saving Arduino Sensor Data | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/isam2024-conference-attendance/
Staff conference attendance | Scholars' Lab
Ammon Shepherd and 4 of our Makerspace Technician students are presenting talks at the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/jordan-buysse/
Jordan Buysse | Scholars' Lab
Jordan Buysse was a 2019-2020 Graduate Fellow and 2016-2017 Praxis Fellow. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/alison-booth/
Alison Booth | Scholars' Lab
Alison Booth was Faculty Director of the Library’s DH Center at the University of Virginia 2023-2025, and Academic Director of Scholars’ Lab 2016-2023.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/jeremy-boggs/
Jeremy Boggs | Scholars' Lab
I’ve been a practicing digital humanist for a little over two decades now. I have a Master’s degree in History, and have taught courses in history, graphic...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/visit/
Visit | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/lower-the-stakes/
Lower the Stakes | Scholars' Lab
I recently received the greatest compliment on my technical training ability that I’ve ever gotten.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/dac-dhc-fellowship/
DAC-DHC Fellowship | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/for-faculty/
For Faculty | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/james-p-ascher/
James P. Ascher | Scholars' Lab
James P. Ascher was a 2015-2016 Praxis Fellow and 2017-2018 Prototyping Fellow. During that role, his bio text was:
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/lauren-van-nest/
Lauren Van Nest | Scholars' Lab
Lauren Van Nest was a Praxis Fellow 2019-2020.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/code-design/
Code + Design | Scholars' Lab
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/fellowship-calls-and-grad-student-professional-development/
Fellowship Calls and Grad Student Professional Development | Scholars' Lab
I want to share several developments from the grad programs side of the Lab this semester. It’s been a busy fall, and I’m pleased with all the work the team...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/annie-swafford/
Annie Swafford | Scholars' Lab
Annie was a 2012-2013 Scholars’ Lab Fellow, a 2011-12 Praxis Fellow and a PhD candidate in the Department of English.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/2024-12-17-isam-2024-conference-report/
ISAM 2024 Conference Report | Scholars' Lab
Each year educators, students, and staff of university makerspaces gather to share research, ideas and projects at the International Symposium on Academic...
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/emmy-monaghan/
Emmy Monaghan | Scholars' Lab
Emmy Monaghan was a 2024-2025 Praxis fellow.
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https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/people/winnie-e-pérez-martínez/
Winnie Pérez Martínez | Scholars' Lab
Winnie Pérez Martínez was a 2022-2023 Praxis fellow, a 2024 LAMI Graduate Mentor, and a Digital Humanities Designer in 2025. She is currently a PHD+ Intern in...
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