Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom: A Practical Introduction for Teachers, Lecturers, and Students

Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom: A Practical Introduction for Teachers, Lecturers, and Students

<p>Rooted in the day-to-day experience of teaching and written for those without specialist technical knowledge, this book is the first practical guide to using digital tools and resources in the humanities classroom.</p><p> <i>Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom</i> covers such topics as:</p><p> · Overcoming resistance to technology – your own, your colleagues' and your students'<br> · Finding, evaluating and using digital resources<br> · Designing syllabi and planning classroom activities and assignments<br> · Solving problems when technology goes wrong<br> · Using digital tools for collaborative projects, course work and theses<br>· Enhancing your teaching by finding support communities and connecting to your research </p><p> Taking a step-by-step approach to incorporating digital humanities tools into your teaching, the book is also supported by a companion website, including tutorials, sample classroom activity prompts and assignments, and a bibliographic essay for each book chapter.</p>