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  • Week 3

    Educational Research: Incorporating Digital Artefacts into the Classroom In their study “The creation of digital artefacts as a mechanism to engage students in studying literature,” Geoff Walton, Mark Childs, and Gordana Jugo investigate whether they can increase student engagement with their national literature using digital tools and methods to create “e-artefacts.” The study was implemented…

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  • Course Design Proposal

    Course Title: Introduction to Digital Humanities (course number TBD) Description: In this course, students will develop a basic understanding of digital humanities (DH) tools and methods. Students will not only be asked to investigate the foundations of digital humanities as a field, but also begin to develop practical skills in utilizing digital tools related to…

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  • Week 2

    Trends in Educational Technology: VR in the Classroom In her 1993 article “Virtual Reality in the Classroom,” Veronica Pantelidis concludes by detailing the potential of VR in educational environments with a section entitled “The Future.” She predicts “in time, virtual reality may bring greater structure and more consistency, and at the same time, more individualization…

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