Day of Digital Scholarship: FAQ

What is the Day of Digital Scholarship?
What is digital scholarship?
How do I present my work?
Can I present as part of a group?
I’m not sure what I want to present. What are you looking for?
Can I present more than one project?
What if I can’t be there during the event?
Can I attend without presenting?
Do I have to post my work on the Incubator in order to present?

What is the Day of Digital Scholarship?

The Day of Digital Scholarship is a yearly event that highlights the work Trinity students, faculty, and staff have made with digital tools, inside or outside of the classroom. Completed works as well as works in progress are welcome!

This year’s event will be held Wednesday, April 23 2025 from 3 pm – 6 pm in the Raether Library & Information Technology Center, on Level 1. Sign up to present!

What is digital scholarship?

Digital scholarship is any scholarly process or product that utilizes digital tools, technologies, research methods, or platforms. It can be individual or collaborative, simple or complex, and may result in physical or digital output. Examples include textual analysis, robotics, 3D printing, data visualization, mapping, websites, video, and audio projects.

This intentionally broad term includes many types of projects. A few examples from previous years:

Trinity College Literary Magazine (a digital publication created by the English Department’s Student Advisory Board)
Social Perceptions of Chronic Illness (a Global Health Humanities Gateway Program capstone research project)
Digital Place Making: Mapping Hartford Puerto Rican Public Art: (a faculty member’s assignment prompt to create a virtual tour)
Learning to Cook: Lorice Edition (a student’s multimedia timeline of learning how to cook while studying away in Trinidad)
Listening Between Your Ears (a faculty member’s narrated video visualizations of the human brain)
Making Chairs in Quebec (a photo essay of an apprenticeship in the woods of Southern Quebec)

How do I present my work?

Typically, you be assigned a space with a screen to show off your work, and you can deliver a short presentation or more casual Q&A with attendees. Think of it like a digital poster session. If your work does not lend itself to this style of presentation, we’ll set you up with something more appropriate (such as a room to screen a video or an open space to display physical objects).

Can I present as part of a group?

You are welcome (and encouraged!) to present alongside any co-creators of your work. Faculty members may also wish to join students who present works created for their classes.

I’m not sure what I want to present. What are you looking for?

Have you created an online portfolio? Recorded a podcast? Designed and 3D-printed a tool? Made a short film with your friends? These are all examples of projects that have been presented in previous years. You can see a variety of other past projects in our archives.

We also welcome faculty members to submit assignment prompts that they have created for digital projects in their classes.

Can I present more than one project?

Yes, absolutely! We would love to find space to share all your digital work. Please indicate more than one time block when you’re available so we can book you separately for each project.

What if I can’t be there during the event?

You can record a short talk or presentation about your work (think somewhere in the range of 5-15 minutes), and we’ll make it available for attendees to view.

Can I attend without presenting?

Of course! We encourage you to check out the work being presented by others.

Do I have to post my work on the Incubator in order to present?

Presenters are not required to post their work on the Incubator; however, we’d encourage you to consider doing so, as it offers a means to share your work more widely with our campus community. We offer guidance on how to protect your work with a Creative Commons license so that you can share your work under terms you are comfortable with. You can contact Amy Harrell (amy.harrell@trincoll.edu) with any questions.