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Exploring The Role Of Emerging Communication Technology And Social Media In 21st Century Veteran Education, Margaret Stewart, Carol M. Walker Nov 2017

Exploring The Role Of Emerging Communication Technology And Social Media In 21st Century Veteran Education, Margaret Stewart, Carol M. Walker

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

This poster presents the findings of critical literature assessment across the areas of military culture of learning, social media, and collaborative pedagogy studies in order to discuss the role and potential benefits of utilizing emerging communication technology, such as social media and mobile devices, to enhance the educational experience for military veterans in the college classroom. By examining these variables within the context of Social Learning Theory, this project seeks to review and analyze strategies that may be of potential value of using communication technologies in order to better support the transition of military veterans from the battlefield to the …


Digital (Scholarly) Publication, Jenn Fishman Sep 2017

Digital (Scholarly) Publication, Jenn Fishman

Digital Scholarship Symposia

Round Table discussions of various topics related to Digital Scholarship, facilitated by faculty with experience in the table topic.


Mapping, Eugenia Afinoguénova Sep 2017

Mapping, Eugenia Afinoguénova

Digital Scholarship Symposia

Round Table discussions of various topics related to Digital Scholarship, facilitated by faculty with experience in the table topic.


Community Archives, Elizabeth Andrejasich Gibes, Katie Blank Sep 2017

Community Archives, Elizabeth Andrejasich Gibes, Katie Blank

Digital Scholarship Symposia

Round Table discussions of various topics related to Digital Scholarship, facilitated by faculty with experience in the table topic.


Digital Scholarship And Community Engagement, Sheila Brennan, Sharon Leon Sep 2017

Digital Scholarship And Community Engagement, Sheila Brennan, Sharon Leon

Digital Scholarship Symposia

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Recognition, Internalization, Growth: Intuitive Design For Archival Representation, Jaime L. Ganzel May 2017

Recognition, Internalization, Growth: Intuitive Design For Archival Representation, Jaime L. Ganzel

Graduate Student Symposium

Although there is a pressing need for archival description and access systems to be more intuitive and user-friendly, the uniqueness of archival records presents significant barriers to establishing simplistic and standardized conventions for the representation of archival materials. Indecipherable finding aids and access tools prevent new and inexperienced researchers from accessing the unique information and documentation held in archives. This article aims to help open the archival record to new and non-traditional archival users, support individual development of archival literacy skills, and cultivate a greater level of archival awareness in our society by developing a usable model for archivists to …


How Libraries Are Meeting Researcher Needs In The Digital Humanities, Kelley F. Rowan May 2017

How Libraries Are Meeting Researcher Needs In The Digital Humanities, Kelley F. Rowan

Digital Initiatives Symposium

This presentation will provide guidance for those considering the creation of a digital humanities (DH) lab, as well as for those with a current functional DH lab. The Digital Scholars Studio at Florida International University (FIU) was created in 2016 with the purpose of providing needed technology and collaborative space for researchers and students. We will explore the challenges experienced by restricted space and budget and discuss how we resolved these specific limitations before continuing with an in-depth look at programming and usage of DH software and tools. We will take a look at a few current projects our researchers …