Program Schedule and Overview

Welcome to Summer DH 2025! This page overviews details about the program and the program schedule.

(Digital) places we’ll spend time

• The overview for each workshop, and instructions for assignments and workshop prep, will appear on this site.
• The discussion board will be a private space to post reflections and comments.

Devices

Please bring a laptop to each workshop. We will use digital tools and download software during the summer and will frequently use them. If you have any questions or concerns about having access to a laptop this summer, do not hesitate to talk to us.

Schedule

Here’s the schedule for the next six weeks. Each session will take place 10am – 12pm in Olin Library 701, unless otherwise noted. We plan 10 to 15-minute breaks during each session. Most workshop days will include a small assignment to do in advance, and a reflection to complete afterward. Summer DH staff expect Fellows to attend each session. Please contact us in advance if you cannot make it to any session for any reason.

While some workshops will take place with the full group, many will take place with your subcohorts. Here, we’ve abbreviated the digital collections group name to “COLLX” and the text analaysis group’s name as “TEXT.”

Co-working sessions are time to work on projects individually in each other’s presence or in small groups, to ask questions, and to generate conversation, as appropriate. All co-working sessions will be held as a full group.

During the mid-program presentations (Monday, June 23), each Fellow will informally present on their project intentions during the following three weeks. Reflect on what you’d like to accomplish by the end of the summer as well as any challenges you anticipate (and strategies for navigating those challenges). You can also ask the group questions if you’d like feedback or ideas. Plan to share for about 7 minutes, then receive feedback or questions for up to 5 minutes.

The Summer Digital Humanities Showcase (Thursday, July 10), 10am-3pm at the A.D. White House will be the final event of the Summer DH program. During the event, you will each share out reflections on the progress you’ve made in your projects, as well as your key takeaways from the summer. This year, we plan to have these presentations in a panel format according to the two cohorts. We will provide lunch and refreshments this day. Please feel free to invite colleagues and friends!

Program Calendar

A note on research logs and documenting your process

We encourage you all to build the habit of keeping a research log as you work on your projects this summer (and beyond). Research logs are dedicated journaling spaces for you to reflect on what you’re learning, document your progress, record helpful resources and note questions and challenges.

During the first two weeks of instruction, we will ask you to reflect on questions via the GitHub forum, centered on what you are learning. We’ll ask about your key takeaways and questions, as well as how the content seems applicable to your project. We encourage you to read and comment on the reflections of other Fellows, as well!

Afterwards, during the last four weeks of the program, we encourage you to reflect on the following questions on your own (and share any relevant reflections during coworking sessions and presentations). You might use a digital note-taking platform (e.g., Obsidian, Microsoft OneNote, Google docs), or a special analog notebook.

The following are general research log prompts that might help guide your thinking:

1. Intention-setting: What were your project goals today? Be explicit about what you intended to work on.
2. Progress: What did you do for your project today? Did your actual work match your stated intentions?
3. Support: What resources helped you accomplish your work?
4. Challenges: What roadblocks are you encountering? Is anything confusing you? What do you feel uncertain about?
5. Questions: What other questions or thoughts are you processing (if any)?