Knowledge Commons | Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) | Activity https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/ Activity feed for the group, Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon). Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:43:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e90fcba7f85dd7421293f2cdf9855161 Katherine D. Harris deposited Play, Collaborate, Break, Build, Share: 'Screwing Around' in Digital Pedagogy in the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1847617/ Wed, 31 May 2023 02:26:07 -0400 Digital Humanities has become a “hot” topic in academia over the last few years (as of 2012), primarily in research and scholarship. While many push forward into new realms of using technology to articulate cool findings, others at non research intensive universities are moving forward with engaging their undergraduate students in var ious for…[Read more]

]]> 0 53c58f92db92b110e355ce61d1fc6422 Katharine Lemessy started the topic CFP: Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/cfp-open-educational-resources-in-caribbean-studies-6/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:35:49 -0500 dLOC OER Project website: https://dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/oer/ Call for Proposals 2022-2023 (English) Link to PDFConvocatoria de propuestas 2022-2023 (Español) Enlace a PDFAppel à projets 2022-2023 (Français) Lien vers le PDFSubmit proposals by March 15, 2023 to triosmarrero@ufl.edu—Overview & PurposeWith generous support from the Andrew…[Read more]

]]> e9881071fde9b9ebee0990848946ecce Katharine Lemessy started the topic CFP: Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/cfp-open-educational-resources-in-caribbean-studies-4/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:54:54 -0500 CFP: Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies

dLOC OER Project website: https://dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/oer/ 

Call for Proposals 2022-2023 (English) Link to PDF

Convocatoria de propuestas 2022-2023 (Español) Enlace a PDF

Appel à projets 2022-2023 (Français) Lien vers le PDF

Submit proposals by March 15, 2023 to[Read more]

]]> abdbdc37adbc9cc362ca8116af907497 Molly D. Appel deposited Syllabus for Digital Humanities and Early Latinx Literatures in the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1820095/ Sat, 05 Nov 2022 02:24:22 -0400 Latinx/o/a writing has existed long before 20th century state policies and publishing markets created the category we recognize today as “Latino/a literature.” This course will focus on the literary and cultural production of writers from the era of initial colonization through Latin American independence and the 19th century actions fueled by the…[Read more]

]]> 0 60106ec3866f6b900e65bab273c2b62b Roopika Risam started the topic September News from DEFCon! in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/september-news-from-defcon/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 21:04:45 -0400 Please check out our September newsletter! If you want to join our email list, please fill out the form on our website!

We hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events, including our DEFCon Speaker Series talks or our DEFCon Reading Group!

]]> 7c0f2fa124a555867e8ac134545bf46b Theresa Avila edited the doc Course Syllabus – Beauty that lies in our own backyard: Art and Data on U.S. National Parks in the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1792554/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:29:37 -0400 e7865806e7c5a363d3a0edc4393650e5 Theresa Avila edited the doc Course Syllabus - Beauty that lies in our own backyard: Art and Data on U.S. National Parks in the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1792509/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:16:10 -0400 5308fd42427fdb6d3ed31b228fd7cba6 Theresa Avila created the doc Beauty that lies in our own backyard: Art and Data on U.S. National Parks in the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1792508/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:12:55 -0400 169705a6494a412835f4e9f7415ea5e9 Gisely Colon Lopez uploaded the file: Mapping Puerto Rican and Latino Studies to Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1792456/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:32:46 -0400 This syllabus is my first official attempt to scaffold the integration of mapping digital tools (ZeeMaps) as a way of mapping digital archives- and enhancing the teaching and learning experience.

]]> 0 9716feb33da200c99fefe30221d25f08 Tania María Ríos Marrero started the topic Please share your thoughts on Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies! in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/please-share-your-thoughts-on-open-educational-resources-in-caribbean-studies/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:15:09 -0400 español más abajo | français ci-dessous

Dear colleagues,

This email is an invitation to participate in a survey about open educational resources (OER) in Caribbean Studies. This survey is being conducted by Perry Collins and Tania M. Ríos Marrero on behalf of the Digital Library of the Caribbean/University of Flo…[Read more]

]]> 91e6f440759e5783869d14e968f4563d Roopika Risam started the topic March News from DEFCon! in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/march-news-from-defcon/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:22:27 -0500 Please check out our March newsletter! If you want to join our email list, please fill out the form on our website!

We hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events, including our DEFCon Speaker Series talks or our Virtual Annual Meeting!

]]> 0266b87527a02ff104f75196e5b3759d Roopika Risam started the topic DEFCon 2022 Regrant Webinar Recording Available! in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/defcon-2022-regrant-webinar-recording-available/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:22:58 -0500 Hosted by Roopika Risam and Keja Valens (Salem State University) and featuring DEFCon Steering Committee members Sonya Donaldson, Jamila Moore Pewu, and Toniesha Taylor, this webinar on December 13, 2021 offered an overview of the funding opportunities from DEFCon for 2022: Teaching Fellowships, Capacity Building Fellowships, and…[Read more]

]]> dcdefc3d5fc87de7661661fdfa8b03be Roopika Risam started the topic DEFCon Funding Opportunities in 2022 in the discussion Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/groups/digital-ethnic-futures-consortium-defcon/forum/topic/defcon-funding-opportunities-in-2022/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:33:26 -0500 With the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, DEFCon will be offering $100,000 in grants to support course and curriculum development in digital ethnic studies. An additional $75,000 will be offered to hire mentors to support grant recipients.

On December 13, 2021 at 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific, Roopika Risam (Consortium Director) and…[Read more]

]]> 7ce0f8acf6ee8590ce265fd6b48044f1 Roopika Risam created the group Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium (DEFCon) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1753733/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:42:55 -0400 0