We have now published the discussion paper resulting from this event: Communicating the Value and Impact of Digital Humanities in Teaching, Research, and Infrastructure Development.
The Network’s second event will be held on 16th March 2021 and organised by the University of Glasgow. It will focus on the theme of advocacy: communicating the value and impact of DH in teaching, research, and infrastructure development.
About this Event
Digital Humanities and advocacy: communicating the value and impact of DH in teaching, research, and infrastructure development.
How should a DH Association for the UK and Ireland carry out advocacy? How can we ensure that any Association that emerges has both the authority and representation to speak on behalf of DH communities of practice? What are the entities that need expert input from the DH community, and how can the Association ensure that it informs and shapes policy and other decision making processes?
The aim of this workshop is to discuss the policy areas in which DH interests need to be heard, and discuss some shared, strategic challenges where a united voice of those working in DH is needed. The workshop will explore the key issues that affect DH development in the UK and Ireland that have policy implications, areas where expert opinions and guidance may be needed, and the audiences for these views.
We will focus on three key areas where advocacy is needed in DH: Research, teaching, and infrastructure.
In research, these issues include the way that DH tools, methods, and outputs are assessed for national research assessment exercises and peer review of digital content, tools, methods and research outputs, and the impact of open access publishing on DH research outputs.
For teaching, central issues have emerged around shared curricula and teaching assessment, especially the lessons learned from recent experimentation with online course delivery.
In terms of infrastructure development, what are areas for investment that will impact the development and uptake of DH? And what can we do to effect engagement with those shaping policy regarding key infrastructure investment? Is there a need for a shared view? How can we advocate for DH, and to whom? How best can we facilitate international cooperation and collaboration: in the UK’s post-Brexit landscape, how can we stay connected despite the loss of schemes like Erasmus? How can we ensure continued UK DH involvement in H2020?
And structurally, what model of DH Association in the UK and Ireland would underpin an advocacy agenda? What membership models would support an organisation that has a resonant and authoritative ‘voice’ for our field?
Event Schedule
10.00 – 10.30 — Welcome to participants
10.30 – 11.30 — Reshaping Research
11.30-11.45 — Comfort break
11.45 – 12.45 — Transforming Teaching
12.45 – 13.45 — Lunch
13.45 -14.45 — Innovating Infrastructure
14.45 – 15.00 — Comfort break
15.00 – 15.45 — Panel and open discussion
15.45 – 16.00 — Summary and next steps
Reshaping Research
- Jane Winters, SAS (Chair)
- Marc Alexander, University of Glasgow
- Tom O’Connor, Maynooth
- Simon Hettrick, Software Sustainability Institute
- Tao-Tao Chang, UKRI
- Erik Ketzan, University of Cologne (Respondent)
Transforming Teaching
- Justin Tonra, NUI Galway (Chair)
- Julianne Nyhan, UCL
- Paul Gooding, University of Glasgow
- Catherine Cronin, National Forum’s Strategic Education Developer
- Francesca Benatti, OU
Innovating Infrastructure
- Orla Murphy, UCC, (Chair)
- Jennifer Edmond, Trinity College, Dublin
- Paola Marchionni, Jisc
- Stuart Lewis, National Library of Scotland
- Kathryn Cassidy, Digital Repository of Ireland
Panel & Open Discussion
- Mike Pidd, University of Sheffield (Chair)
- Peter Brown, Irish Research Council
- Alan Bowman, Brasenose College Oxford
- Andrew Prescott, University of Glasgow
- Jane Ohlmeyer, Trinity College, Dublin