THATCamp New Souths – THATCamp New Souths 2014 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 New and improved hashtag http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/2014/03/14/new-and-improved-hashtag/ Sat, 15 Mar 2014 01:43:30 +0000 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/?p=245

Due to massive pressure from the populace, the hashtag for THATCamp New Souths has been revised to become: #thatcampns.  The people have spoken!

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THATCamp New Souths is on its way: logistics and more http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/2014/03/11/thatcamp-new-souths-is-on-its-way-logistics-and-more/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:29:56 +0000 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/?p=194 Continue reading ]]>

Here’s what went out to everybody yesterday:

THATCamp New Souths will be here in mere days now!  We are a great group of campers with a really wide-ranging set of backgrounds–it should be a fantastic event.

Firstly, this is the week to roll out your session ideas in a big way on the THATCamp New Souths blog.  Remember that the first order of business Saturday morning will be to look over everybody’s ideas so we can set the schedule for the day–figuring out numbers of breakouts and which spaces should be used.  Please feel free to comment on and enhance one another’s suggestions–check back often through the week as new posts will be going up (below the current sticky post at the top).  Participation is the watchword of THATCamp! This is your event to create.

Some other housekeeping. This is the only time we’ll get this official (officious?), but there’s some important stuff here so please read through:

1.) Workshops: We’ve got a pair of great optional workshops to choose between on Friday afternoon. They run concurrently from 3pm-5pm:

a.) Omeka.net hands-on workshop. Erin White, Web Systems Librarian at VCU Libraries, will lead an introduction to Omeka. This platform is commonly used by individuals, libraries, archives, academic institutions, and others to host media content and create online exhibits. To make best use of the session, take a moment to check out Omeka.net, establish a (free) account, and bring your laptop to the workshop if you can.

b.) Digital storytelling.  Bud Deihl, Faculty Instructional Technology Consultant from VCU’s Center for Teaching Excellence, will lead an introduction to the art of digital storytelling. This can involve the use of many different kinds of tools, but for this session, you will receive an overview of the sound editor Audacity, the video editor WeVideo, and select principles of storytelling and storyboarding that you will be able to use subsequently to create digital stories. Please take a moment to check them out and establish a WeVideo account.

So that our instructors can plan, it’ll be helpful if we can get a feel for how many folks are interested in each workshop, so we’ve set up this handy-dandy sign-up form and ask you to indicate your preference (fear not, you can change your mind).

2.) Location and parking

All the THATCamp New South events will happen in the Academic Learning Commons (ALC) building at 1000 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA.

Friday — workshops: check-in prior to the workshops will be on the fourth floor of the ALC in the fourth-floor lobby between the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Writing Center (right near the elevators by room ALC 4100) starting at 2:15 p.m.  We’ll also have drinks and snacks available for workshop participants.  We’ll direct you to rooms for the individual workshops.

Saturday — THATCamp proper: check-in begins at 8:15 a.m. in the first floor lobby of the ALC.  Note that the only door that will be open in the ALC is the handicapped door at the Floyd Ave. entrance to the ALC. This building is not normally open on Saturdays, so we have slightly limited access. We’ll get under way in ALC Room 1102 at 9am.  Coffee and breakfasty foodstuffs will be available.

Parking: you have options for parking in pay decks (West Cary St. deck or West Main St. deck) or street parking.  Street parking is more likely to be available on Saturday. Note that some street parking requires payment at a pay station (less likely on Saturday).

3.) Technology: wireless will be available through VCU’s guest wireless network (only thing you’ll need is a valid email address).  As THATCamp is a tech-related event, we recommend you bring laptop, tablet, and/or smart phone as you wish.  And if you have other tech you’d like to show or talk with folks about, feel free to bring it along.

4.) Dress code: there is none! THATCampNS is an entirely informal event, so wear what makes you most comfortable.

5.) Friday night: anyone who is interested is welcome to gather with fellow THATCampers at a local establishment to be named shortly.  We’re finalizing that location and will announce it well in advance of Friday night.  If you can’t make the workshops on Friday afternoon, we hope you’ll still join us that night at the restaurant/bar for some good fellowship.  We’ll try to make it obvious who we are, and we’ll post to the blog and the THATCamp Twitter account (@thatcampns).

Think that does it!  If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask either Eric or John.  Watch the blog for any late-breaking announcements and, of course, to be a part of the discussion around session ideas.

Looking forward to seeing you at the end of the week.

Best,

Eric Johnson
edmjohnson@vcu.edu

John Glover
jglover2@vcu.edu

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Registration still open http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/2014/03/07/registration-still-open/ Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:46:18 +0000 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/?p=173 Continue reading ]]>

There’s still time to register for THATCamp New Souths before the March 11 deadline.  To learn more about THATCamp New Souths, see the About page.  Or head straight in to register.

So what’s going on below in this blog? Our THATCampers are starting to share ideas for sessions. Feel free to examine those and take part in the conversation!

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Registration now open for THATCamp New Souths, March 14-15, 2014! http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/2014/01/21/announcing-thatcamp-new-souths-march-14-15-2014/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:51:02 +0000 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/?p=111 Continue reading ]]>

We’re very pleased to announce that registration is now open for approximately 75 participants in THATCamp New Souths.  Spaces for this event will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early.

If you want to make sure you get a t-shirt:
          Register by the end of the day on March 6, 2014
Final registration deadline:
          March 11, 2014

So what is it again?

It’s a THATCamp–a user-generated “unconference.”  THATCamp stands for “The Humanities and Technology Camp.”

But this THATCamp has a theme: we’re particularly interested in exploring the point(s) at which technology intersects with social justice, history and society, activism, and the sharing of hidden voices, especially in the modern American South.  THATCamp New Souths builds on and takes inspiration from similar events held elsewhere, such as THATCamp PNW 2011, which examined the theme of technology & social justice.  We expect to draw participants from scholars, community activists, and others who study and/or are engaged in social and political action.  Those who are curious about such an approach, or are experienced with it, are especially invited to register.

When will it be?

THATCamp New Souths will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2014.  Details are still being finalized but we anticipate offering optional workshops on Friday afternoon, to be followed that evening by a social event, open to all THATCamp participants, at a nearby venue.

The THATCamp unconference event itself, with its participant-generated sessions and hacking opportunities, will be held on Saturday, March 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where is it being held?

In Richmond, Virginia, on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Who should come?

You should!  Especially if you have a particular interest in our exploration of the intersection of technology with social justice, history and society, activism, and the sharing of hidden voices in the modern American South.  Other participants might simply have a larger interest in the humanities and/or technology.  To put it another way: community activists, scholars, library staff, museum professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, programmers, archivists, developers, non-profit staffers, people from the for-profit sector, lifelong learners—all are welcome, whether experienced THATCamper or first-timer.

Cost?

THATCamps are free to all who participate, though traditionally there is a passing of the hat for participants’ to voluntarily help defray some of the costs.

Who is pulling this event together?

The planners include the organizers of VCU Libraries’ Digital Pragmata program; other staff of the VCU Libraries; faculty from the departments of History, of English, and of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies; and representatives of the Office of Learning Innovation & Student Success—but really, this is your unconference!

Do you have further questions? Email us!

Check back here for more news and information soon. And follow us at @THATCampNS.

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Launching tomorrow http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/2014/01/20/launching-tomorrow/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:04:44 +0000 http://newsouths2014.thatcamp.org/?p=121

Hang tight–we’re about to go live!  January 21 is the day.  Feel free to navigate the site for some information about THATCamp New Souths and THATCamps in general.

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