Welcome to THATCamp Florida 2.0!
We are pleased to announce THATCamp Florida 2012. The History Department and the RICHES program at the University of Central Florida will be hosting a regional THATCamp on the weekend of February...
View ArticleAccommodations
For campers that are coming from out of town we have reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton Orlando Downtown for Friday and Saturday night, the 17th and 18th of February. In order to receive the...
View ArticleApply to THATCamp Florida
The application process has opened at THATCamp Florida and you can submit your application here. We will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the time of the event or we reach our maximum...
View ArticleWorkshop Visitor
We are pleased to announce that Sheila Brennan will be joining us in Orlando for THATCamp in February. She will be leading a Workshop on using Omeka on Saturday the 18th. Dr. Brennan will draw on her...
View ArticleTHATCamp Florida on Facebook
If you are a Facebook user please take a moment to hook up with THATCamp Florida, Facebook style!
View ArticleExtension on Time for Group Rate
I spoke with the kind folks at the Sheraton Downtown Orlando Hotel and they have agreed to extend the window of booking the group rate until next Friday. Please ask for the “THATCamp” group rate when...
View ArticleZotero Translators
I would like to initiate a session in which we tackle writing code for some new Zotero translators. I am interested in creating a few web translators for sites that I use in my research and teaching...
View Articlesymposia ensoniment of Plato’s Symposium
The symposia project creates ensoniment (a term adapted from Jonathan Sterne’s Audible Past) of Plato’s Symposium using eleven distributed text to speech processes arranged in the positions of the...
View ArticleSession Proposal
My original intent for participating in THATCamp Florida was to gain experience and make connections within the digital humanities community. In regards to the topics I hope will be discussed, Omeka is...
View ArticleSession Proposal–Omeka and Other Platforms
My session proposal is this. . . . and could be combined with what was just posted– That in addiion to learning about Omeka next weekend. . . interested others will also want to discuss those “other”...
View ArticleSession Proposal – Social Life of DH Collaborations
I propose a session where we discuss the social/organizational aspects of digital humanities collaborations. The goals would be to share our own experiences of collaborating and to consolidate some...
View ArticleDonate Online
Dear Campers, As you know, THATCamp Florida is a free event to attend, and includes a t-shirt and two days of catered breakfasts and lunches, as well as two days of intense conversation about the...
View ArticleCapturing the Moment
Campers, we would love for all of you to help participate in capturing the wonder that will be THATCamp Florida by recoding the weekend in whatever ways you feel comfortable. The great folks at...
View ArticleSession proposal: Researching the digital archives
My primary interest in attending THAT camp is learning more about Omeka and digital archiving in general, so I add my voice to the prior posts. I am also interested in research methodologies...
View ArticleSharon Freeman, President DeBary Hall, Inc.
I am concerned with bringing our small 501c3 board up to speed with a website and or other internet sites . I feel learning more about the “Omeka” link, and how it works could not only benefit us but...
View Article1 Billion Heartbeats Stories For Digital Humanities
My path to participating in THATCamp Florida 2012 started in writing a business plan for investors that acquired a concept I developed of counting heartbeats while doing positive activities. Over the...
View ArticleDigital humanities and Public History
With my participation in THATCamp, my hope is that we can find ways to link the digital aspect to public history initiatives. Within my time in the Public History program at UCF, I’ve discovered new...
View ArticleDesign Timeline Module
I have the task of designing a module for Harry T. Moore in the Civil Rights timeline for the new National African American Museum of History and Culture that will be opening in 2015 in DC. I have...
View ArticleDesign Marketing Material
I am in the process of designing marketing materials for both fundraising and publicity. Both of these items will be used for a wide audience.
View ArticleOn-line threaded discussions
I am very interested to know the best tool for on-line threaded discussions. This is for both research and teaching so that multiple people involved can guide the themes of the conversations. Thus, the...
View ArticleMobile Tech at Interpretive Sites
Founders Quest Mobile is a hot topic and I’m particularly interested in ways in which mobile tech can be used to engage audiences in community and cultural sites. It looks like we’ll have both content...
View ArticleBabies…their prime time and our eco kiss
It’s an age old tradition among humans as well as instinctive behavior…nurturing, protecting, and providing for newborn babies. Science now has dazzling information to tell us what happens when we...
View ArticleJumping into GIS
This afternoon’s conversation of GIS with Dr. Walker brought out a lot of great ways that GIS can be used to visualize and interpret data. I just wanted to share a few links to help folks get their...
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