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Introduction to Scrivener

This workshop will explore Scrivener, a writing application designed for long writing projects. The workshop will cover core concepts, importing documents and research into Scrivener, view modes, using metadata, tagging, keywords, and much more. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Practical Web Technologies for Social Scientists

This workshop will introduce the alphabet soup of technologies powering the modern web; TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML, XML, JSON, REST APIs, OAUTH, SSL, AWS, among others. Attendees will build up enough background knowledge to begin scraping data from the web. Python will be demonstrated, but the concepts are reasonably generic. This Workshop will be offered via Zoom. […]

Presentation Strategies and Tools

This workshop will examine a variety of strategies, tools, and design tips to create engaging and compelling presentations designed to better connect you with your audience. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.

Exploring Digital Archives with DEVONthink, Tinderbox, and Zotero

This workshop will explore working with digital archives using DEVONthink,  a powerful document and information management tool that allows you to collect, organize, edit, and annotate documents of any kind. Tinderbox, a sophisticated notetaking application designed to capture and analyze complex relationships and ideas, and Zotero, an open-source reference manager, used to manage bibliographic data […]

Introduction to Tinderbox

This workshop will explore Tinderbox, a sophisticated notetaking application designed to capture and analyze complex relationships and ideas. The workshop will cover core and advanced concepts. Please visit eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ for more information on this tool. This Workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the […]

Fundamentals of Computational Text Analysis with Voyant

The relationship between close reading, mid-range reading (Alison Booth, “Mid-Range Reading: Not a Manifesto,” 2017), and distant reading (Franco Moretti, “Distant Reading,” 2013) has expanded the scholarly potential of both literary studies and the social sciences. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the basic workflow, terms and output a student or […]

Introduction to Network Graphs: Formatting Your Data

Network analysis facilitates the study of things (or “nodes”) and their connections to one another (called “edges”). Whether you’re exploring relationships in literary, social, or correspondence networks, network graphs help disentangle relationships. In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of network analysis, the types of graphs you can create, where you can find formatted datasets, […]

Introduction to Scrivener

This workshop will explore Scrivener, a writing application designed for long writing projects. The workshop will cover core concepts, importing documents and research into Scrivener, view modes, using metadata, tagging, keywords, and much more. For more information on this tool, please visit: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Platform Mac/Win This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, […]

Introduction to SketchUp – 3D Modeling for Research Part I

This workshop will introduce 3D Modeling for Research using SketchUp, an intuitive modeling application that lets you create and edit 3D models. The workshop will cover: navigating and understanding 3D space, drawing basics, textures, tags, importing and exporting, and much more. Note: This workshop will be using Sketch-up free. If you would like to follow […]

Introduction to Vectorworks – 3D Modeling for Research Part II

This workshop will explore 3D Modeling for Research using Vectorworks, an advanced 2D/3D modeling application. The workshop will cover: basic interface, document settings, 3D modeling basics, views and rendering, Importing and exporting, and attaching research data to the model using Scholarly Building Information Modeling (SBIM). Platform Mac/Win Note: Vectorworks is available to faculty and students […]