Analysis: So you wanna involve undergrads in digital humanities projects
<p>The discussions at the Project Bamboo workshops clearly indicated that a scholar's research and teaching do not exist in isolation from one another. The interaction between teaching and research can take many forms, from teaching a class on a topic that is also the focus of one's research, to leveraging student work to make progress on a digital humanities project. </p> <p>If you're thinking about actively involving students in a project, here's a few things to consider:</p> <p>The usual issues for starting a project<br /> If your students are going to be working on a new project that you're trying to get off the ground, rather than contributing to an existing project, you need to think through the standard set of questions for new digital humanities projects. You may need less funding than you would have to ask for otherwise, if students can work on a project as part of a class assignment, instead of you having to pay an assistant to do it. Nonetheless, you'll need to work out who can provide the technical infrastructure and support,</p>