ESCALATOR - towards an active and inclusive community of practice in Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences in South Africa. By @SADiLaR_ZA
If you're a researcher, student or professional support staff interested in Digital Humanities or Computational Social Sciences research, this event is for you!
Visit bit.ly/dh-ignite to learn more about the upcoming DH-IGNITE Northern Region event.
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Join us for our second SWiP event post-launch! Participants will be able to leave a mark on Wikipedia by getting an overview of how to edit & add content to Wikipedia in their African languages. No prior experience is needed!
Register: bit.ly/3G10eS1
ATTENDANCE IS FREE
Join us for the DH-OER Champions Showcase and Celebration online on November 16, 2023. See escalator.sadilar.org/talk/d… for details. Or follow @DHCSSza
It’s Day 2 of the DH Ignite and we have an exciting programme lined up for the day! Our panel of experts discussing ‘A vision for digital & computational research in humanities @ social sciences’
@DHCSSza#DHIgnite
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Our ‘lightening talks’ speakers sharing their insights on lessons learned from doing interdisciplinary research.
Thank you to Gordon Matthew (NWU), Adedayo Adewole (ARC) Tasneem Hassan (WITS) & Rahab Mothapo (SMU) for a compelling session! @DHCSSza
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And the winners of today’s ‘South African languages/cultures match’ ice breaker are… TABLE 6!!! The ‘Nudibranchs’ 🏆🥇
Congratulations team ! Indeed, team work makes the dream work!!! 😁
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Big thanks @SADiLaR_ZA@DHCSSza@aneldavdw@mmasibidi4 for inviting us to support the development of an active community of practice in Digital Humanities & Computational Social Sciences in SA.
All the best with today's workshops on text mining, working with digital texts, etc!
ALT A screenshot of a poster announcement of the DH-IGNITE event, containing the following information:
Title: Exploring digital and computational research in humanities & social sciences
Dates: 23 - 25 August 2023
NEW VENUE: Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo
Invited institutions: UP, UNISA, TUT, VUT, SMU, WITS, UJ, CUT, UFS, SPU, NWU, CSIR, HSRC
ALT A conference room with round tables and attendees sitting in groups around those tables. Almost all of them have their backs to the camera, facing the front. At the front is a screen on which is projected "DH-IGNITE" and on either side of the screen are banners, one for SADiLAR on the left and another with DH-IGNITE on the right. Standing in front of the screen is Mmasibidi Setaka, a Digitial Humanities Researcher at SADiLAR, as well as a Carpentries Instructor Trainer, welcoming the participants to the event.
ALT A conference room with round tables and attendees sitting in groups around those tables. Almost all of them have their backs to the camera, facing the front. At the front is a screen on which is projected "ESCALATOR: Growing community of practice around digital and computational research in humanities and social sciences" and on the right side of the screen is a banner with DH-IGNITE printed on it. Standing in front of the screen is Anelda van der Walt, a Consultant & Digital Literacy Trainer with the ESCALATOR programme, as well as a Carpentries Instructor, telling the participants more about ESCALATOR.
To learn more about Digital Humanities Researcher @mmasibidi4 and her @SADiLaR colleague @RoowyM, both newly certified Carpentries Instructor Trainers along with 11 other new Trainers from Argentina, Germany, Mexico, the UK and the US, revisit: carpentries.org/blog/2023/08…
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Curious about the ESCALATOR programme & how you can benefit from it?Join us for an informal introduction on 05 Sept, from 10: 00 - 10: 30 (online). Ask questions,meet the project team & learn how to get involved! @DHCSSza
Sign up: ow.ly/n9jC50PHjLI
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The countdown has officially begun!🕺05 days to go before the upcoming DH Ignite conference! Registrations are now closed, but you may register your interest for future events!
Read more on DH Ignite: dh-ignite.org#countdown
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Excited for Aug 23rd @SADiLaR_ZA DH-IGNITE programme where our Communications Manager @oscarsibabalwe will be one of the speakers on the 'Resources and opportunities for learning and teaching digital and computational skills' Lightning talks session @ 3pm: dh-ignite.org/#schedule
We are excited to invite humanities and social sciences staff and students from public universities in Gauteng, Northern Cape, Free State and North West to participate in DH-IGNITE from 23-25 August 2023. This is a free event.
Find out more: dh-ignite.org/@SADiLaR_ZA
Applications for DH-IGNITE are still open!
Make sure you don’t miss this great opportunity to grow the impact of digital humanities.
Apply today: bit.ly/3IUZJL1@SADiLaR_ZA
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Noxolo Chalale joined us virtually to discuss the Escalator project. Escalator aims to grow a community of practice around digital and computational skills amongst South African humanities and social sciences researchers and students. #digimethods2023
Join us on tomorrow between 12:00 and 13:00 for another opportunity to dedicate time to programming.
This is a friendly virtual environment where you can learn at your own pace.
Register here: forms.gle/i1RVcSNBof2jTapa8@SADiLaR_ZA
Join us on 21 June between 12:00 and 13:00 for another opportunity to dedicate time to programming.
This is a friendly virtual environment where you can learn at your own pace.
Register here: forms.gle/i1RVcSNBof2jTapa8@SADiLaR_ZA
We are hosting our last Q&A session tomorrow, 20 June, to answer your questions about how you can explore digital and computational research in humanities & social sciences by attending DH-IGNITE.
Sign-up to join: bit.ly/3IPTxnI@SADiLaR_ZA