Interface 2013 at UF
On 26th April, the University of Florida held Interface 2013, a day long event which brings instructors together to discuss pedagogy for a digital age. I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to...
View ArticleCompletion Report for the UF Digital Collections Grant
Completion Report Prepared By: Dhanashree Thorat (This report can be downloaded as a PDF here) The projects outlined in this report were undertaken as a part of a mini grant titled “Holistic Supports...
View ArticleStudents as Critical Users of New Media (Interface 2013)
I now have the video for my Interface 2013 talk, “Students as Critical Users of New Media.” (Video recorded by Academic Technology, UF) Accompanying powerpoint: Download (PDF, 1.16MB) And my...
View ArticleKnowledge Construction on Wikipedia: Part I
A pedagogy for the digital age must engage students in a critical study of the new media technologies that they use in their everyday lives. Students should be able to situate digital tools within...
View ArticleKnowledge Construction on Wikipedia: Part II
In my last post, I attempted to read Wikipedia from a critical digital pedagogy perspective. I discussed the two issues that we generally cover with students about using Wikipedia for research. The...
View ArticlePostcolonial Digital Humanities at THATCamp Florida 2014
I had an opportunity to attend THATCamp Florida 2014, thanks to the generous support of the UF Center for the Humanities and Public Sphere, and the Libraries. THATCAMP, The Humanities and Technology...
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