DH Speaker Hannah Jacobs: How to Teach with 3D Technologies

3D visualization technologies are engaged across the digital humanities to document, imagine, and interpret historic sites, past events, cultural heritage objects, fictional spaces and narratives, and more. How can it be used to engage students’ learning? Where do we begin when teaching humanities with 3D technologies? This workshop will address these questions drawing on not only participants’ experiences but also a decade of pedagogical practice in Duke University’s Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab. We’ll discuss how pedagogy and ethics can inform our approach to 3D platforms and methods in the classroom, and we’ll get hands-on experience with assignment design through an introductory 3D modeling tutorial using SketchUp for Web (free with account).

Refreshments will be provided. Please register in advance to reserve your lunch!

Hannah Jacobs (she/her) is a Digital Humanities Consultant with ScholarWorks: Center for Open Scholarship in Duke University Libraries. There, she collaborates and consults with faculty and students; teaches topics in digital humanities; and conducts research in and writes about digital pedagogy, project management, and dh praxis. She is especially engaged in visual approaches and applications in dh, including theorizing and building digital archives, creating digital interactive stories, gathering and analyzing historical 3D data, and mapping historical phenomena. She holds an MS in Information Science from UNC Chapel Hill, an MA in DH from King’s College London, and a BA in English and Theatre from Warren Wilson College.

Questions?

Contact Scholars' Lab Assistant Director for Public Services Laura Miller.