Through the generous support of donor funding, OU Libraries hosted their inaugural Digital Scholarship Fellowship in 2020-2021. This structured program provided financial assistance and expert support to empower students and faculty to gain a deeper understanding of digital scholarship research methods. The program is not currently active, but faculty and students can contact the Libraries for general project assistance.
The Fellowship aims to:
The Fellowship aims to:
- Foster collaboration across subject disciplines
- Build a community of practice in digital scholarship
- Provide high impact, project-based learning for students
Listed below are faculty and student recipients, 2020-2021:
Project Title: 3D Digital Archive of Ancient Trans-Saharan Trade
Faculty Partner: Dr. Thomas Fenn, Anthropology
Student Fellow: Ian Miller, Economics major
Student Fellow: Ian Miller, Economics major
Project Title: Plainscapes: A Digital Project: Black Space and Community on the North American Great Plains
Faculty Partner: Dr. Kalenda Eaton, African and African American Studies
Student Fellow: Sally Johnson, English major
Student Fellow: Sally Johnson, English major
Project Title: Digital Humanities, Popular Geopolitics and the Subreddit r/polandball
Faculty Partner: Dr. Darren Purcell, Geography
Student Fellow: Carson Schlittler, Economics major
Student Fellow: Carson Schlittler, Economics major
Project Title: Indigenous Archives across Publics: Collaborative Digital Curation through the Mukurtu Platform
Faculty Partner: Dr. Amanda Minks, Honors College
Student Fellow: Kamryn Yanchick, Political Science major
Student Fellow: Kamryn Yanchick, Political Science major
Project Title: Digital Mapping Wyman’s Florida Travels
Faculty Partner: Dr. Asa Randall, Anthropology
Student Fellow: Laura Pott, Anthropology major
Student Fellow: Laura Pott, Anthropology major
The projects involved the following research methods:
- Analyzing data and textual information
- Recreating delicate and endangered artifacts or spaces using 3D modeling to allow virtual and collaborative study
- Geo-mapping data to identify patterns
- Creating a digital platform or online exhibit
- Understanding concepts of programming and algorithms
Fellowship Program Facilitators
Jessica Davila
Associate Dean for Digital Strategies & Innovation
jdavila@ou.edu
Theo Acker
Digital Scholarship Specialist
theo.o.acker-1@ou.edu
Dr. John Stewart
Assistant Director of the Office of Digital Learning
johnstewart@ou.edu
Associate Dean for Digital Strategies & Innovation
jdavila@ou.edu
Theo Acker
Digital Scholarship Specialist
theo.o.acker-1@ou.edu
Dr. John Stewart
Assistant Director of the Office of Digital Learning
johnstewart@ou.edu
