Being able to ask questions in a clear and comprehensible way is a skill worth practicing because not only does it help you get better answers for your questions, others …
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Getting Started with Pygame
In the Intro to Educational Game Design workshop held last October, we discussed a few common tools and software for designing computer games. In this post, I’d like to follow …
JavaScript or Python: which is the better language for academics to learn ?
As researchers, we are often searching for new and better tools to help with data collection, sorting, and visualization. Today, there is a plethora of powerful digital tools available and …
Quick and easy mapping with R
The R language is a very versatile tool, which explains why it is used by so many academics (with a growing community). Almost any statistical modeling can be done in …
How to create websites with audio and visual elements on the CUNY Academic Commons
Whether you are seeking to make your research publicly available, host an interactive website for your courses, or track research for your M.A. thesis or dissertation, creating websites has become …
Top Mapping Mistakes
Throughout the past three years as a Graduate Center Digital Fellow, I’ve spent much of my time helping other students and faculty with their mapping projects. I’ve loved getting to …
GIS at Scale with Google Earth Engine
In this blog post GC Digital Fellow Connor French teaches you how to add “some extra oomph” to your GIS project. Connor discusses different datasets as well as analytical tools …
Thinking with Sound: Starting a Podcast Project
In this blog post GC Digital Fellow Di Yoong discusses ways of getting your Sound Studies project off the ground by focusing on how to make a podcast. What is …
Creating a Dissertation Blog with Open Source Tools – GC Digital Fellows
Check out GC Digital Fellow Filipa Calado’s helpful guide to start a dissertation blog, where you can develop your thoughts and share drafts of your work in progress! Read more: …
Building Websites with WordPress on the Commons
This guide was prepared for a hands-on workshop about building websites with WordPress on the CUNY Academic Commons. The slides have been refined slightly to allow a user to walk …
