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Below a powerpoint slide, captions read "Honey, do you want a grilled cheese sandwich?" "You have now seen me sharing content and also inadvertently oversharing content.", displayed despite the mic function on one program being off.

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BB Collaborate Under a Usability Lens: Pandemic-Inflected Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Digital Humanities Course

Alexandra Bolintineanu, Jennifer Ayow, Robyn Jane Carino, and Emma McDonald, with Komal Noor

When COVID-19 stopped a course’s experiential learning in libraries, makerspaces, and museums, the team turned their virtual classroom into a usability testing lab.

Three word clouds for three corpora appear, labeled India Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. Prominent words include Police, Government, and Young.

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Assignments / Short Form Pieces

Introducing Digital Text Analysis in First-Year Writing: “Data” Evidence and Source Limitations

David S. Busch

This assignment describes a text-analysis project designed to aid critical data and research literacy in first-year writing and general education courses.

A world map highlights countries in shades of blue and green. Canada is highlighted.

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How Data Visualization Can Facilitate Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in an Online Class

Kari Goin Kono and Shawn Smallman

This assignment describes how a data visualization assignment can aid students in developing research skills in an online course.

A classroom with many computer monitors reading LEADR sits empty, awaiting students.

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Evaluating Digital Scholarship for Critical Thinking in the Undergraduate Classroom

A.L. McMichael

This reflective essay and sample assignment encourage the evaluation and critique of digital humanities projects as a contribution to scholarly dialogue and public knowledge.

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Creating Student “Player Cards”: An Innovative Approach to Class Session Introductions

Angela Robles, Heidi Grappendorf, and Charlene Gamus

This article details a collaborative effort to reimagine Class Session Introductions (CSI) in the online classroom environment. Using the online platforms of Canva and Google Sites, instructors and students work together to create a digital Class Roster which promotes proximity, social presence, and meaningful engagement.