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:
This workshop focuses on Leaflet.js, an open-source JavaScript library for creating interactive maps. Over the week, you will learn to create maps with Leaflet. We will explore Leaflet’s capabilities and scholarship on mapping in the digital humanities. We will identify how simple interactive maps can facilitate humanities scholarship and public engagement.
At the beginning of the workshop, we will identify and explore spatial data sources. What data is needed for your projects, and how can it be gathered? Second, how does spatial information need to be structured for mapping, and what are the main types of spatial data? Shifting from the data, we’ll learn just enough JavaScript to facilitate work with Leaflet. We will explore map base layers, markers, and data layers. We’ll cover how to search and filter elements on the map. Finally, we’ll explore problems of spatial and temporal ambiguity as well as change over time.
Workshop Goals:
This workshop includes discussions, practical exercises, and project work. By the end of the workshop, participants will gain the following:
- Experience creating interactive maps using Leaflet
- Familiarity with the capabilities and potential of interactive maps
- Knowledge of common spatial data types
- The skills needed to publish Leaflet maps on the Internet
Instructor:
Dr. Andrew Janco is a Digital Scholarship Programmer at the University of Pennsylvania. Andy teaches workshops in natural language processing, machine learning, and web development. He is a PhD in history from the University of Chicago and translates poetry from Russian and Ukrainian.
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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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Pennsylvania, 255 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, United States
USD 250.00 to USD 450.00
