Digital projects require interdisciplinary collaboration as well as sustained technical support, which brings new challenges to researchers in the social sciences and humanities who are often accustomed to working independently. This workshop will cover the basics of working collaboratively on digital projects: forming and developing research teams; establishing a research vision; ensuring the effectiveness of the project; and finding tools to support your project as a whole. It will be led by Lynne Siemens (UVic), whose experience with the Digital Humanities Summer Institute provides a unique and valuable perspective on these issues.
Dr. Lynne Siemens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria. Her research is varied and crosses disciplinary lines with a focus on knowledge transfer and mobilization at individual, organizational and community levels.
Among several strands of her work, Dr. Siemens is exploring academic entrepreneurship, teams and collaborations. Funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, this research has focused on the nature of collaboration within multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, with the objective of developing effective work practices to maximize the benefits while minimizing the associated challenges. Serving as management advisor, she is also part of Implementing New Knowledge Environments project, a 7-year research project with over 40 active researchers and a budget of $2.5 million plus in-kind funding. In addition, Dr. Siemens is studying INKE to trace the development of a collaboration as it is underway, rather than as reflection at a project’s end.
Join us for a 2.5-hour workshop on managing collaborative digital projects. Please join us at noon even if you cannot stay for the whole event.
Feel free to bring a bag lunch; light refreshments will be served.
