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  • GC Digital Research Institute Applications Open

    Applications open for the January GC Digital Research Institute Generously supported by the Provost’s Office, the GC Digital Research Institute guides an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate students, faculty, and instructional staff as they learn foundational technical skills that can aid–and even extend–their scholarship. Faculty who have participated in past GCDRIs have told us: “The GC DRI presented hugely valuable tools that […]

  • Uses of tech while drafting my second exam bibs: taxonomies and track changes

    Kelsey’s image: A photo of the GC anthropology program’s bookshelf in the lounge, while the books were still organized according not to author or topic but color. Impractical, yes, but more poetic. Part 1: Taxonomies I admittedly have hit my fifth year in the GC’s cultural anthropology PhD program and am nearing overdue on finishing my topic and area bibliographies […]

  • What is GCDI? (Fall 2018 Edition)

    **Note that this blog post is revised and updated every semester, typically in early September or February. Links in this post may be outdated. For up to date information, please check the most recent “Welcome to GCDI”/”What is GCDI?”/”GCDI is Here For You!” post.* Dear Digital GC, This post aims to review information about the GC Digital Initiatives (GCDI), upcoming […]

  • Audio Annotation with Praat and Python: Reflections on a workshop

    Last night, as our final GCDI Sound Series workshop of the semester, I taught a new workshop: Audio Annotation with Praat and Python.  And when I say “new”, I mean new to me. Although I’ve wanted to run a workshop like this for a long time, this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to put together this workshop. […]

  • An Introduction to Programming Paradigms

    An Introduction to Programming Paradigms Table of Contents A Simpler Program Programming Paradigms Our Problem Running the Examples An Imperative Solution Problems with an Imperative Approach Introducing Functional Programming A Functional Solution Introducing Object-Oriented Programming An Object-Oriented Solution Which Paradigm to Choose? A Few Notes Learning More Functional Concepts Functional Languages Object-Oriented Concepts Object-Oriented Languages A Simpler Program “If I […]

  • Introducing Student Consultations!

    This semester, the GC Digital Fellows will pilot one-on-one and small group consultations by appointment in order to provide graduate students at the GC with assistance on their digital projects .  Individuals or small groups can meet with a GC Digital Fellow for help with using a specific tool, designing a project, locating and cleaning data, or finding the right […]

  • How do I solve [insert problem here] with Python?

    You have that project that inspires you, and have started learning a little Python and seeking more resources, and now you’re probably thinking “but how do I do [thing I specifically need]?” That’s where libraries come in. Libraries get their name from the physical equivalent – just like the GC library provides books that can help a project along, programming […]

  • What is GCDI? (Spring 2018 Edition)

    Note that this blog post is revised and updated every semester, typically in early September or February. Links in this post may be outdated. For up to date information, please check the most recent “Welcome to GCDI”/”What is GCDI?”/”GCDI is Here For You!” post. Dear Digital GC, This post aims to review information about the GC Digital Initiatives, upcoming workshops, […]

  • Which digital tool should I use?

    It can sometimes be overwhelming to decide which of the legions of digital tools out there are good for any given task, especially when you haven’t yet built expertise in the tools (or sometimes even the task). STEM people tend to lean towards the idea that the right tool is the one that gets the job done and former digital […]

  • Kicking off the GCDI Sound Series: A Workshop on Sound

    Image: Teodorik Menšl on Flickr, 2005 Later today, I am teaching a workshop on sound, kicking off our new GCDI Sound Series. In the workshop I will review a variety of digital tools, techniques and concepts for recording, editing and sharing sound. Sound Workshop 10/11 Like the workshops led by previous Digital Fellows, my workshop is publicly available to follow […]
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