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Lisa Spiro wrote a new post, Towards a Humanities and Data Science Syllabus, on the site THATCamp Digital Frontiers 2016 right now

Over the past five years, “data science” has become a major force, as companies strive to gain insight into customer behavior, researchers look for patterns in large collections of data, and educational ins […]
Lisa Spiro wrote a new post, Participate in the Dork Short Session, on the site THATCamp Digital Frontiers 2016 right now

Want to discuss a new or upcoming project, demonstrate a tool, pose a meaty question, or call for collaborators? Give an informal, two-to-three minute presentation during our Dork Short session, which will take […]
Lisa Spiro started the topic Problems resetting password in the forum Technical issues right now

One of the people attending the THATCamp that I am hosting in a little less than a week is running into trouble resetting her password. She gets a message saying “Your password reset link appears to be invalid” when she tries (including using http://thatcamp.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword). How should I handle this problem?

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Lisa Spiro wrote a new post, Welcome, on the site THATCamp Digital Frontiers 2016 right now

THATCamp Digital Frontiers will take place at Rice University’s Fondren Library on Saturday, September 24, 2016, immediately after the Digital Frontiers conference. It is co-sponsored by the the Andrew W. Mellon […]
Lisa Spiro wrote a new post, Thanks!, on the site THATCamp Texas 2011 right now

THATCamp Texas emerged from two experiences. In 2008, I was lucky enough to attend the very first THATCamp at George Mason University’s CHNM and became convinced that holding an unconference is one of the best […]
Lisa Spiro commented on the post, Project "Develop Self-Paced Open Access DH Curriculum for Mid-Career Scholars Otherwise Untrained", on the site THATCamp CHNM 2010 right now

I’m late to the party and was not able to make it to THATCamp, but I think this is a terrific idea. If you’re looking for a publishing for the modules, check out Connexions (http://cnx.org/), an open platform […]
Lisa Spiro commented on the post, Exploring research methods, on the site THATCamp CHNM 2008 right now

Thanks so much for the references, Anna. I’m looking forward to reading these works. And I love the idea of teaching around the things that need to be uncovered!
Lisa Spiro wrote a new post, Exploring research methods, on the site THATCamp CHNM 2008 right now

In a compelling blog post several months ago, Tom Scheinfeldt suggested “that we are entering a new phase of scholarship that will be dominated not by ideas, but once again by organizing activities, both in terms […]
Lisa Spiro commented on the post, Text mining and visualizations, on the site THATCamp CHNM 2008 right now

Sign me up! Your project sounds fascinating, Rob. I’m exploring the use of text mining tools for my project on 19th C culture and bachelorhood, so I’d love to participate in this conversation (and pretty much […]
Lisa Spiro commented on the post, Playing History: Video Games and the Humanities, on the site THATCamp CHNM 2008 right now

Wow, this sounds like a great project! Not only am I interested in historical gaming, but also in the process you all are using to build a collaborative directory of games, since I’m working on a similar project […]
Lisa Spiro commented on the post, Hotels and Transportation, on the site THATCamp CHNM 2008 right now

So it looks like the best option for Fairfax hotels on the bus line is the Courtyard Fairfax Fair Oaks:
* the #2 rated Fairfax hotel on TripAdvisor
* $63/night with AAA discount ($84 without)
* free high speed & […]

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