Advanced Challenges in Theory and Practice in 3D Modeling of Cultural Heritage Sites – Discussion Day #2

Please RSVP to Lisa M. Snyder at IDRE to join us for either of the Discussion Days.   9:00-9:15 Welcomes and Introductions 9:15-10:45 TOPIC #5 PROMOTION AND TENURE Invited in-person discussant: Willeke Wendrich, outgoing director of UCLA’s Center for Digital Humanities 10:45-11:00 BREAK 11:00-12:30 TOPIC #6 FUNDING Invited remote discussant: Jennifer Serventi, National Endowment for...

Turnitin Training

HumTech is offering open training sessions for Turnitin for instructors to better understand how to create an assignment, and we'll look at multi-part submissions, an improved grading interface (including shareable and customizable grade marking tools and rubrics), and the peer-to-peer review capability. These will be held in the conference room at HumTech (1040 Public Affairs), with a...

Turnitin Training

HumTech is offering open training sessions for Turnitin for instructors to better understand how to create an assignment, and we'll look at multi-part submissions, an improved grading interface (including shareable and customizable grade marking tools and rubrics), and the peer-to-peer review capability. These will be held in the conference room at HumTech (1040 Public Affairs), with a...

Text Mining and Text Analysis

Wondering what text-mining is all about? In this interactive, engaging workshop, we’ll provide an overview and comparison of two methods/tools: text analysis using the user-friendly, web-based Voyant, and a more powerful text-mining tool: MALLET. We’ll explore and compare these two methods with hands-on work using sample texts. In addition, we’ll discuss digital research projects that use both...

Turnitin Training

HumTech is offering open training sessions for Turnitin for instructors to better understand how to create an assignment, and we'll look at multi-part submissions, an improved grading interface (including shareable and customizable grade marking tools and rubrics), and the peer-to-peer review capability. These will be held in the conference room at HumTech (1040 Public Affairs), with a...

Introduction to Zotero

Find out about the purpose, uses, and features of Zotero, a free, open-source application that helps researchers manage references and notes and create formatted bibliographies. Taught by Teresa Barnett, Head of the Center for Oral History Research, Charles E. Young Research Library. Related Links UCLA Zotero Guide

Discovering Data, Making Maps, and Telling a Story

In this workshop you will discover and learn more about several databases and online platforms that provide access to data and the provide the opportunity to make maps, including Social Explorer, SimplyMap, PolicyMap, Carto, and Odyssey JS. We will look at these resources as both data sources and as simple map-making tools. You should leave this workshop knowing more...

Discovering Data, Making Maps, and Telling a Story

In this workshop you will discover and learn more about several databases and online platforms that provide access to data and the provide the opportunity to make maps, including Social Explorer, SimplyMap, PolicyMap, Carto, and Odyssey JS. We will look at these resources as both data sources and as simple map-making tools. You should leave this workshop knowing more...

Research at UCLA

Learn to effectively navigate the Library's website, search online catalogs for books and other materials, and discover the best databases for articles on a given topic. Taught by Allison Benedetti, Librarian for Advanced Research and Engagement and for Urban Planning.