Request for Proposals: Digital Humanities and Arts Curricular Incubation
The Digital Innovation Incubator (DII) is requesting proposals for participation in our semester-long course development program. For this iteration of the program, we are seeking instructors who wish to integrate digital activities into a course to be taught during the fall 2019 semester. Courses should feature significant digital activities. The incubation program is meant to extend course development models by providing planning assistance prior to and access to infrastructure and ongoing support during the semester of teaching.
Selected courses will be provided with:
- the use of physical space in the Digital Innovation Lab if appropriate,
- consultation with DIL staff,
- consultation with Library collection and digital support services,
- access to technical infrastructure and support through ITS,
- programming and consultation resources from OASIS.
If selected, instructors will coordinate closely with incubator personnel to plan and prepare for fall course activities. Support elements might include:
- developing web spaces for course projects,
- planning and coordinating data- and/ or GIS-oriented activities,
- planning related to archival and digitization activities,
- developing assignments and support structures for media-oriented activities,
- training and ongoing support for students and instructors.
Eligibility: Courses must be taught by tenure-track or fixed-term faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences. Courses should represent disciplines in the humanities, arts, or humanistic social sciences.
Selection: Courses will be selected by the DII Administrative Board. The board will seek to identify courses that:
- provide opportunities to investigate emerging innovations in digital research or production methods,
- propose feasible adaptations that can be implemented during the semester,
- provide students with hands-on, digital research or production opportunities,
- leverage campus infrastructure and initiatives,
- engage with multiple communities across and beyond campus,
- propose adaptations that can be conducted without additional support in future offerings of the course,
- will be offered regularly in subsequent years.
Submission: To request that a curricular project be considered for possible incubation, please submit a proposal using our online form. Submissions will be asked to:
- detail the digital activities to be pursued during the course,
- explain the links between the proposed activities and the learning outcomes of the course,
- show the ways the course offers opportunities to experiment with emerging digital methods,
- provide details about the students likely to be involved in the course.
Submit your proposal and supporting materials via the form found at this link by Friday, April 26th.
