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Teaching with Manifold: An Overview

Zoom

Registration link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/3lErldgvR8m4GHNG6YrSyQ Discover the possibilities of teaching with Manifold! This workshop will provide an overview of how Manifold has been used in the classroom, featuring examples that cover creating syllabi and course readers; building course readers with existing projects; utilizing Manifold’s annotation tools and reading groups; designing assignments around resource collection; and publishing students’ work …

Web Scraping with Python

Zoom

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the basics of web scraping using Python. We will explore how to extract data from websites, navigate HTML structures, and work with popular web scraping libraries. The session will also cover best practices, including respecting website terms of service and handling potential challenges. By the end of the …

Free
Event Series Monthly Manifold co-working sessions

Monthly Manifold co-working sessions

Room 5307 @ The GC

Join us for monthly in-person co-working sessions! Whether you’re starting a new digital project and want to test out Manifold, need expert guidance to overcome roadblocks in an existing project, or simply want focused co-working time with opportunities to ask questions and share Markdown or CSS tips, these sessions are for you! Our CUNY Manifold …

Data About Data: Best Practices for Metadata

Zoom

WORKSHOP  POSTPONED Unfortunately, due to extenuating circumstances, this workshop will be postponed to a later date. We will email currently registered participants to let them know of the new date and time, which is yet to be determined. We will post a new event on the calendar once it has been rescheduled. Why care about …

Free

Teaching with Omeka: Building Digital Collections in the Classroom

Room 7388.01, New Media Lab, @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Would you like to create a digital archive or teach students how to design online exhibits? In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to leverage Omeka, an open-source platform for managing and presenting digital collections, as a tool for teaching best practices in archival research, curating online exhibits, and designing collaborative assignments using primary sources. Educators interested …

Manifold Lunchtime Community Events

Room 5307 @ The GC

Curious about building resource-rich projects on Manifold? Stefano Morello (American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, CUNY Graduate Center) will share insights from his work on two projects: Let My People Know and the Italian American Studies Open Syllabus. Discover the collaborative process behind these digital publications—from initial conception and curating materials to creating media-rich, interactive collections. Learn …

Data visualization in R

Zoom

This workshop is designed to introduce some of the basic techniques of data visualization in R with ggplot2 (an R package). The session will walk you through creating plots commonly used and seen in data analysis—including scatterplots, histograms, box plots, and line charts. You will gain practical experience in selecting the right graphs for your …

Free

Customizing your Manifold Text with Stylesheets

Zoom

Registration link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/wu1dps1mQteTcxb6XlBKbw  Have you created a Manifold Text and thought, some things look wonky, how can I make them look better? Are you curious about Microsoft Word Styles? Are you curious about how to use Microsoft Word Styles in Manifold? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then this workshop is for …

Data About Data: Best Practices for Metadata

Zoom

Why care about metadata? In digital humanities, metadata can describe our objects of study, helps us find relevant information, shape how we understand or present our topics, and more. This workshop will discuss ethical issues with metadata re-use and creation, provide an overview of common metadata standards, and introduce tools for cleaning and manipulating metadata. …

Free

Mapping 2: Advanced GIS–Visualizations

Room 9206, CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, United States

An important component of many datasets is time. This workshop will teach you to utilize temporal data in your GIS visualizations. Together, we will learn to enable temporal settings on layers, work with the Temporal Controller, and create an animated gif of a temporal map in QGIS. It is expected that you have a foundational …

Free