Since January, I've had a chance to teach a new course—"AI for the Humanities"—at BYU. The course evolved from a conversation I had with my colleagues Jeremy Browne, Kathie Gossett, and Rob Reynolds at our College's annual assessment retreat in early May of 2025. As we talked, we tried to think about the sorts of … Continue reading AI for the Humanities
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What We Teach When We Teach DH is Published!
We are tremendously thrilled to announce that our edited volume, What We Teach When We Teach DH: Digital Humanities in the Classroom, has just been released in glorious print by the University of Minnesota Press. It’s the newest member of the Debates in the Digital Humanities series, which is edited by Matthew K. Gold and … Continue reading What We Teach When We Teach DH is Published!
Talking myself through word embeddings, part 1
Last week, I had the very real pleasure of attending a Word Vectors for the Thoughtful Humanist workshop. This workshop was hosted by Northeastern's Women Writers Project (WWP) and was sponsored by a grant from the NEH’s Office of Digital Humanities. The principal instructors throughout the week were Julia Flanders and Sarah Connell, respectively the WWP Director and … Continue reading Talking myself through word embeddings, part 1
Revenge of the Blog
The trouble with blogging is that it’s great if you do it regularly and it’s…far less great when you don’t do it as regularly. For years, I had a goal of posting to my blog once per month, and I managed to hit that. But I got busier as my kids got older and my … Continue reading Revenge of the Blog
Do You Teach DH? Please Take Our Survey!
Diane Jakacki and I are excited to announce the launch of a research study: “Who Teaches When We Teach Digital Humanities?” With this study, we hope to learn more about the training and preparation of those who teach digital humanitiesthe for-credit and informal teaching that DH teachers do “I teach DH!” you say. “How can … Continue reading Do You Teach DH? Please Take Our Survey!