About this Event
About Dream Lab 2024:
Hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, Dream Lab is designed to help humanists become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
There will be 8 courses to choose from, each of which combines technical instruction with practical application. Please visit this link to view the detailed course list!
Dream Lab is open to everyone but has been designed with aspiring and teaching faculty, aspiring research librarians and aspiring archivists in mind. Register now, and we'll see you on June 10-13, 2024!
Course Description:
Data has the capacity to illustrate the lived experiences in and of communities, transforming anecdotal evidence into actionable knowledge. This introduction to advocating with community data will introduce to you the fundamentals of community data collection, organization, and visualizing. Participants will compile and generate a dataset, and build a website that models how one might access, analyze, map and use data to inform decision-making. In addition, participants will discuss advocacy, community engagement, and crowdsourcing towards developing techniques for equitable partnerships with community partners. This workshop will involve hands-on experience with spreadsheets, Jekyll, and Leaflet.
Instructors:
Jennifer Garcon, Ph.D. is the Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections at Princeton University Library. She leads post-custodial archival projects that leverage library resources toward the preservation and conservation of community-held cultural heritage assets. She’s on the organizing board of Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia, and has provided digital scholarship support for the MOVE Activist Archive Project, Re/Member Black Philadelphia, and School Protest in Africa Project.
Cassandra Hradil is the Digital Humanities Specialist at Penn Libraries, and serves as a liaison between the Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship and the Price Lab for Digital Humanities. She manages and supports digital projects across a wide range of media, with a focus on web development and mapping technologies. She is also a designer and developer at the Immersive Realities Lab for the Humanities.
Emily Esten is the Project Lead, DocMaps at Knowledge Futures. In her varied work experience - from project lead to curator, educator to site developer - her primary focus has been in engaging with audiences, content, and tools to build better research and teaching communities. She's played an active role in shaping collaborations, training, and programming around digital tools for scholarly communication.
Housing:
Participants in Dream Lab 2024 are responsible for finding their own accommodations. In addition to hotels and Airbnb/Vrbo, on-campus housing will be made available for a nightly rate + tax. You will need a Penn Card if you choose to stay in on-campus housing. If you do not have a Penn Card, you will need to purchase a temp card. We'll share a link to sign up for on-campus housing as soon as possible.
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Please make sure to read Dream Lab's FAQ and Code of Conduct before registering.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Pennsylvania, 255 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, United States
USD 250.00 to USD 450.00
