This workshop counts as a Skill Training workshop for the Museum Practice, Digital Scholarship, and Public Engagement concentration.

Monday, February 2, 12:15–1:15 pm | 5th Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

This workshop will cover elements of the Chicago Manual of Style most pertinent to BGC essays and qualifying papers. Learn the unbreakable rules and how to make decisions about the rest. We will definitely talk about figures and illustrations! Please bring your Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian (if you can) and your questions. Led by Helen Polson, Associate Professor of Practice in Writing.

Wednesday, February 4, 12:15–1:15 pm | 5th Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

A professional page layout application for print and digital publishing, InDesign lets you design, preflight, and publish a broad range of content for print, web, and tablet apps. It offers precise control over typography, built-in creative tools, an intuitive design environment, and integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat. In this workshop you will learn the basics of InDesign’s interface, tools, and workflow so that you can get started on your next publishing project! Led by Jesse Merandy, Director of Digital Humanities/Exhibitions.

Prerequisites: None

This workshop counts as a Skill Training workshop for the Museum Practice, Digital Scholarship, and Public Engagement concentration.

Thursday, February 12, 12:15–1:15 pm | DML
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

Monday, February 16, 12:15–1:15 pm | 2nd Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

Learn how to use a 3D printer and print an object of your own! This workshop is an introduction to the process of developing a 3D printed object and the basics of working with 3D printers and printing materials. We’ll walk through how to create a 3D model in SketchUp and the steps for preparing your model to be printed using 3D printer software. Come explore making in three dimensions as you build skills in technical design and fabrication. Led by Julie Fuller, Digital Humanities Educational Technologist.

Prerequisites: None

This workshop counts as a Skill Training workshop for the Museum Practice, Digital Scholarship, and Public Engagement concentration.

Thursday, February 19, 12:15–1:15 pm | DML
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

Monday, February 23, 12:15–1:15 pm | 2nd Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

This workshop will walk you through some tips for preparing and delivering an effective academic presentation, with opportunities for presentation coaching. We will explore structure, storytelling, pacing and vocal delivery, use of media, and technical preparations (for both in-person and online presentations).

As part of the workshop, two participants will be invited deliver part of an upcoming talk (a conference paper, the first 10 minutes or shorter). We will work together to provide comments and suggestions. If you’d like to present part of a paper, please let us know when you RSVP (first come, first served). Led by Professor Freyja Hartzell and Andrew Kircher, Director of Public Humanities + Research.

Thursday, February 26, 12:15–1:15 pm | 5th Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

This workshop will explore the history of zines and zine culture. Students will be introduced to zine libraries and collections located in the city, and learn where they can purchase or trade zines of their own. Finally students will get the chance to craft their own unique zines. Led by Library staff.

Monday, March 16, 12:15–1:15 pm | Penthouse North
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

GarageBand is a powerful, yet simple, digital audio workstation (DAW) for macOS and iOS that features an intuitive, modern design, which makes it easy to create music, podcasts, oral history projects and more. In this workshop you will be introduced to audio engineering, learning how to import, edit, mix, export and share digital audio. If you are interested in working on any project involving audio, this workshop will give you the basic skills needed to get started. These fundamentals can be applied to other DAW’s as well.
This workshop will be led by Sean Hagerty, a sound designer, composer, and violinist known for his work with immersive theater company Third Rail Projects (Then She Fell, The Grand Paradise, and Ghost Light at Lincoln Center, among others). https://www.seanhagerty.com.

Prerequisites: None

This workshop counts as a Skill Training workshop for the Museum Practice, Digital Scholarship, and Public Engagement concentration.

Thursday, March 19, 12:15–1:15 pm | DML
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

Review the guidelines for abstract writing in the context of writing your abstract. Bring a draft of your QP abstract for workshopping. Led by Helen Polson, Associate Professor of Practice in Writing.

Friday, March 27, 12:15–1:15 pm | 5th Floor Classroom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

Ask your last minute questions for qualifying paper projects, due the following Monday. Led by Helen Polson, Associate Professor in Practice of Writing.

Monday, March 30, 12:15–1:15 pm | On Zoom
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu

This workshop explores Divi, a powerful theme and visual website builder that gives users the ability to fully customize the design and functionality of their WordPress projects without coding knowledge. Participants will learn how to use Divi’s toolkit to edit and manage content, develop advanced layouts and templates, work with dynamic content, and integrate multimedia elements. Led by Jesse Merandy, Director of Digital Humanities/Exhibitions.

Prerequisites: None

This workshop counts as a Skill Training workshop for the Museum Practice, Digital Scholarship, and Public Engagement concentration.

Monday, April 2, 12:15–1:15 pm | DML
RSVP: julia.cullen@bgc.bard.edu