Scalar Faculty Workshop at Denison University, October 5, 2019
Workshop Agenda
A schedule of the workshop and activities
Overview of Scalar
Megan Mitchell, Academic Engagement and Digital Initiatives Librarian at Oberlin College, led an introductory overview of Scalar. She highlighted three different uses of Scalar, its pros and cons, and some advice on approaching a new project.
Hands-on with Scalar Sessions
During both the morning and afternoon sessions, Eugene Rutigliano, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Catie Heil, Digital Curation Librarian at the College of Wooster, walked attendees through the creation of their own Scalar books, creating pages, chapters, adding and annotating media, adding paths, and discussing Scalar's visualizations.
For the workshop, the group worked in the Ohio Five Scalar Sandbox at https://scalar-sandbox.ohio5.org
Books created during the workshop will remain active through December 6, 2019 after which time the sandbox instance will be refreshed.
Handouts:
Scalar Infographic - An overview of Scalar's main features
Scalar Workshop Outline - An outline of each module covered in the workshop
Scalar Paths - A visual representation of pathways possible in a Scalar book
Lunch Session with Dr. Jacob Heil
During lunch, Dr. Heil shared his experiences with Scalar in a First Year Seminar course in which students collaborated to create a digital edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In addition to sharing the Scalar book they created, Jacob has offered to share course materials including the syllabus, assignment description, timeline, and grading rubric.
Presenters & Facilitators:
Debra Andreadis, Denison University, andreadisd@denison.edu
Ben Daigle, Five Colleges of Ohio, bldaigle@owu.edu
Catie Heil, College of Wooster, cheil@wooster.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Eugene Rutligliano, Ohio Wesleyan University, earutigl@owu.edu
Scalar Faculty Workshop at Oberlin College, May 29, 2019
Workshop Agenda
A schedule of the workshop sessions and activities.
Overview of Scalar
Megan Mitchell, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Oberlin College, led an introductory overview of Scalar. She highlighted three different uses of Scalar, its pros and cons, and some advice on approaching a new project.
Handouts:
Scalar Infographic - A Scalar handout created by Olivia Geho, Ohio Five Post-Bac Fellow in Digital Scholarship, for participants at the Scalar workshop.
Scalar Workshop Outline - An outline of each module covered during the hands-on portion of the workshop
Scalar Paths - A visual representation of pathways possible in a Scalar book.
Hands-On Sessions
During both the morning and afternoon sessions, Eugene Rutigliano, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Olivia Geho, Post-Bac Fellow in Digital Scholarship at the Five Colleges of Ohio, walked attendees through the creation of their own Scalar books, creating pages, chapters, adding and annotating media, adding paths, and discussing Scalar's visualizations.
For the workshop, the group worked in the Ohio Five Scalar Sandbox at https://scalar-sandbox.ohio5.org
Books created during the workshop will remain active through August 31, 2019 after which time the sandbox instance will be refreshed.
Presenters:
Debra Andreadis, Denison University, andreadisd@denison.edu
Ben Daigle, Five Colleges of Ohio, bldaigle@owu.edu
Olivia Geho, Five Colleges of Ohio, omgeho@owu.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Jenna Nolt, Kenyon College, noltj@kenyon.edu
Eugene Rutligliano, Ohio Wesleyan University, earutigl@owu.edu
Scalar Faculty Workshop at Ohio Wesleyan University, October 27, 2018
Scalar Infographic
A Scalar handout created by Olivia Geho, Ohio Five Post-Bac Fellow in Digital Scholarship, for participants at the Scalar workshop.
Workshop Agenda
A schedule of the workshop sessions and activities.
Overview of Scalar
Megan Mitchell, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Oberlin College, led an introductory overview of Scalar. She highlighted three different uses of Scalar, its pros and cons, and some advice on approaching a new project.
Hands-On Sessions
During both the morning and afternoon sessions, Eugene Rutigliano, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Catie Heil, Digital Curation Librarian at the College of Wooster walked attendees through the creation of their own Scalar books, creating pages, chapters, adding and annotating media, adding paths, and discussing Scalar's visualizations.
For the workshop, the group worked in the Ohio Five Scalar Sandbox at https://scalar-sandbox.ohio5.org
Books created during the workshop will remain active through December 31, 2018 after which time the sandbox instance will be refreshed.
Lunch Session with Dr. Annemarie Sammartino
Dr. Sammartino, Associate Professor of History, shared her experience using Scalar in her course on Weimar Berlin at Oberlin College. Students collaborated to create an online exhibit, authoring a collaborative essay and incorporating digital media related to their interpretations. The resulting exhibit is available at http://go.oberlin.edu/weill.
Presenters:
Debra Andreadis, Denison University, andreadisd@denison.edu
Ben Daigle, Five Colleges of Ohio, bldaigle@owu.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Catie Heil, College of Wooster, cheil@wooster.edu
Eugene Rutligliano, Ohio Wesleyan University, earutigl@owu.edu
Omeka Faculty Workshop at Oberlin College, January 9, 2018
Workshop Program
A schedule of the workshop sessions and activities
Facilitated Discussion of Teaching Goals
Emily Armour, Learning and Pedagogy Applications Specialist at the College of Wooster, walked participants through a Digital Project Plan that encouraged everyone to consider project ideas in the context of learning objectives for those projects, materials and resources required, instruction methods, assessment, publishing and sharing the results, and logistics. She distributed a handout and broke the room into groups of 4-6 people to discuss their responses to each area.
Overview of Omeka, Scalar, and Wordpress
Presenters Megan Mitchell, Catie Newton, Eugene Rutigliano, and Jon Breitenbucher led brief sessions offering overviews of each platform. These sessions provided an introduction to basic functionality and discussed examples of projects to which each platform is suited.
Discussion of Digital Literacies Developed through Engagement with these Platforms
Presenters Jenna Nolt, Catie Newton, and Jon Breitenbucher led a session on digital literacies which included topics such as metadata creation, public presentation, digital preservation, copyright and fair use, and web accessibility.
Lunch Session with Dr. Wendy Kozol on Teaching with Omeka
Dr. Kozol shared with participants her experience working with Omeka on an assignment over two iterations of her course Visible Bodies and the Politics of Sexuality in which students were asked to work in teams to curate a digital exhibit. She has generously shared her course syllabus, a description of the assignment, a grading rubric used to evaluate the digital exhibitions, and a self-evaluation form.
Breakout Sessions with Guided Hands-on Practice in Omeka, Scalar, and Wordpress
Participants attended breakout sessions offering more in depth hands-on practice with the platform of their choice.
Presenters:
Emiliy Armour, College of Wooster, earmour@wooster.edu
Jon Breitenbucher, College of Wooster, jbreitenbucher@wooster.edu
Ben Daigle, Five Colleges of Ohio, bldaigle@owu.edu
Dr. Wendy Kozol, Oberlin College, wkozol@oberlin.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Catie Newton, College of Wooster, canewton@wooster.edu
Jenna Nolt, Kenyon College, noltj@kenyon.edu
Eugene Rutligliano, Ohio Wesleyan University, earutigl@owu.edu
Omeka Faculty Workshop at Ohio Wesleyan University, October 14, 2017
Workshop Agenda
A schedule of the workshop sessions and activities.
A Brief Introduction to Omeka
An overview of the Omeka application, including the differences between Omeka.org and Omeka.net, overall structure of Omeka (items, collections, exhibits), uses of Omeka, copyright issues to consider when developing an Omeka project, and the importance of metadata in Omeka. Led by Catie Newton, Digital Curation Librarian at the College of Wooster.
Working Files from Hands-On Session with Omeka
Includes a set of sample images, a set of metadata, an Omeka glossary, and sample style sheet. Each participant in the workshop used these working files to practice adding items (images), creating a collection, and creating an exhibit. Led by Megan Mitchell, Digital Initiatives Coordinator at Oberlin College.
Lunch Session with Dr. Juan Armando Rojas Joo on Teaching with Omeka and Neatline
Dr. Rojas shared his experiences developing and integrating Ciudad Juárez: Urban Art and Poetry into his Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Mexican Literature and Popular Cultures course at Ohio Wesleyan University. Students from the course plotted poems from Dr. Rojas' co-edited poetry anthology entitled Sangre mía / Blood of Mine: Poetry of Border Violence, Gender and Identity in Ciudad Juárez. His presentation highlighted the ways in which engaging with the map of this reigion allowed the students to effectively contextualize the poems within their geography. The project, an Omeka site that uses the Neatline plugin to create a map-based exhibit, is now in its third year, and the students in the class are now working towards incorporating works of urban art from the region into the exhibit.
Planning an Omeka Project
Conisderations for planning an Omeka project, engaging with potential collaborators, thinking about the long-term sustainability or eventual sunsetting of projects. Led jointly by Eugene Rutigliano, Digital Initiatives Librarian, and David Soliday, Educational Technologist at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Projects Showcase
Presenters shared a few projects that highlight effective uses of Omeka and other platforms, including Scalar, WordPress, and Institutional Repositories for integration into class-based projects. Projects highlighted include:
Omeka:
- Art of Japan (Catherine Stuer, Denison University. Images are private due to copyright issues)
- Wayne County Ohio History (Katie Walker, College of Wooster '17)
- (im)permanence (Austin Porter, Kenyon College)
- Mapping the Martyrs (David Eastman, Ohio Wesleyan University)
- Testimonies in Art & Action: Igniting Pacifism in the Face of Total War (J. Ashley Foster, Haverford College)
Scalar:
- Behind Hockey's Stars: A Statistical Analysis of Critical Hockey Team Metrics (Rennie Heza, Bucknell University '18)
- Sound and Documentary in Cardiff and Miller's Pandemonium (Cecilia Wichmann, University of Maryland)
Wordpress:
- Mapping the Arts of the Oceanic World (Joanna Grabski, Denison University)
Institutional Repository (Digital Commons):
- Prologue Student Journal (Denison University)
Presenters:
Catie Newton, College of Wooster, canewton@wooster.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Dr. Juan Armando Rojas Joo, Ohio Wesleyan University, jarojas@owu.edu
Eugene Rutligliano, Ohio Wesleyan University, earutigl@owu.edu
David Soliday, Ohio Wesleyan University, dcsolida@owu.edu
Debby Andreadis, Denison University, andreadisd@denison.edu
Ben Daigle, Five Colleges of Ohio, bldaigle@owu.edu
Omeka Faculty Workshop at the College of Wooster, May 30, 2017
Workshop Agenda
A schedule of the workshop sessions and activities.
A Brief Introduction to Omeka
An overview of the Omeka application, uses, the importance of metadata in Omeka, and considerations for adopting Omeka for a project. Led by Catie Newton, Digital Curation Librarian at the College of Wooster.
Working Files from Hands-On Session
Includes a set of sample images, a set of metadata, an Omeka glossary, and sample style sheet. Each participant in the workshop used these working files to practice adding items (images), creating a collection, and creating an exhibit. Led by Megan Mitchell, Digital Initiatives Coordinator at Oberlin College.
Lunch Session with Dr. Jordan Biro Walters on Teaching with Omeka
Dr. Biro Walters shared her experiences using Omeka in a course. Her students have curated exhibits on an Omeka site called The Josephine Long Wishart Collection: Mother, Home, and Heaven which draws from the Josephine Long Wishart Collection housed in the College of Wooster's Special Collections.
Showcase of Ohio Five Omeka Sites
Debby Andreadis, Deputy Director at Denison University Library and Jacob Heil, Digital Scholarship Librarian at the College of Wooster shared several examples of Omeka sites created by both students and faculty within the Five Colleges of Ohio. Sites shown included:
- Expanding Archive
- Art of Japan
- Giving Voice
- Wayne County Ohio History
- Women in Sport and Physical Education at The College of Wooster
Omeka Pro Tips
Considerations for designing an Omeka project, its role in the classroom, planning for sustainability (or the eventual sunsetting) of the project, and where to go for help. Led by Jenna Nolt, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Kenyon College.
Presenters:
Catie Newton, College of Wooster, canewton@wooster.edu
Megan Mitchell, Oberlin College, megan.mitchell@oberlin.edu
Debby Andreadis, Denison University, andreadisd@denison.edu
Jacob Heil, College of Wooster, jheil@wooster.edu
Jenna Nolt, Kenyon College, noltj@kenyon.edu