Upcoming Events: Research Data & Digital Scholarship

Getting Started with GitHub

In this workshop, we will create GitHub accounts, navigate the interface, learn the terms that build foundational understanding, and discuss the platform's benefits and drawbacks.

• September 22, 2026
• 10:00am - 11:00am
• Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor

Code Your Own Local Small Language Model for AI

A hands-on workshop where participants learn to build and run open-source AI models locally on everyday hardware while exploring AI infrastructure, privacy, ethics, environmental impacts, and minimal computing practices.

• September 22, 2026
• 3:00pm - 4:30pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Games-based Pedagogical Approaches to AI Literacy

Engage in hands-on games and activities developed by participants to explore alternative pedagogical approaches to understanding generative AI tools, and their socio-technical considerations.

• September 23, 2026
• 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor

History of Technology Showcase

Examine representations of automata, mechanical devices, computational objects, humanoid robotic sentience, cryptography, and more, in relation to gender, labor, multilingualism, and environmentalism.

• October 6, 2026
• 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Kislak Center Vitale II Lab for Book History and Digital Humanities, Van Pelt-Dietrich Center Library, Room 623

Take Back Your Technology Hands-on Workshop

Take back control about how you interact with technology; protecting your time, your mind, and your privacy. Design an intentional experience of using your smartphones, laptops, and other devices.

• October 26, 2026
• 10:00am - 11:00am
• Hybrid: Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor; and Virtual