Poster Presentation/Demo Abstract
HyperStudio – Laboratory for Digital Humanities explores the potential of new media technologies for the enhancement of education and research in the humanities. A range of projects in the humanities and social sciences along with on-line tools for education and research will be presented.
Statement of the problem or issue
How can new digital media and collaboration technologies foster new modes of teaching, learning and research?
Description of activity, project, solution, and outcome
Projects ranging from cross-cultural understanding, diplomatic history, serial novels, and French theater will be shown.
Importance or relevance to other faculty, staff, students, departments, and programs
All HyperStudio tools for education and research are developed as modular open-source components that can be reused and adapted for a range of different topics and fields. The underlying repertoire platform – modular in itself – will be made open-source in the near future.
Kurt Fendt (HyperStudio, CMS, FL&L, SHASS)
Stephanie Stewart (HyperStudio)
Brett Barros (HyperStudio)
Dave Della Costa (HyperStudio)
(Presented at MIT Educational Technology Fair 2009)
Topic Area(s)
2. Finding and integrating digital content into the curriculum
3. Supporting global learning experiences
4. Incorporating visualizations and simulations to deepen student understanding
5. Open educational tools and resources