Year 2 Schedule

Day Time Activity Description Speaker(s)
Monday (Aug 15) 8:00 am - 8:30 am Check-In    
  8:30 am - 10:30 am Opening Remarks, Institute Introduction, Logistical Information    
  10:30 am - 10:45 am Break    
  10:45 am - 12:00 pm Project Update Presentations 10 minute presentations from each institute member to update on project status, past year’s work, and what needs to be done. The presentations also help faculty and mentors identify how they can contribute.  
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Project Update Presentations (Part 2) 10 minute presentations from each institute member to update on project status, past year’s work, and what needs to be done. The presentations also help faculty and mentors identify how they can contribute.  
  2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break    
  2:45 pm - 4:30 pm Project Update Presentations (Part 3) 10 minute presentations from each institute member to update on project status, past year’s work, and what needs to be done. The presentations also help faculty and mentors identify how they can contribute.  
  4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Day 1 Wrap Up    
Tuesday (Aug 16) 8:30 am - 9:00 am Day 2 Opening Remarks    
  9:00 am - 10:15 am Archive of Malian Photography — Project Background and Intellectual Property Considerations Discusses the development and goals of the Archive of Malian Photography, including intellectual property and copyright issues, as well as the creation of a Partnership Agreement. Catherine Foley, Michigan State University
  10:15 am - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm 3D in Museums; Museums in 3D A presentation on the use of 3D technology in museums, including different printing methodologies and the “Museum in a Box” project. Dan Pett, British Museum
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Daily Project Scrum A session for answering three questions: (1) What did you do yesterday? (2) What are you doing today? (3) What is standing in your way?  
  1:45 pm - 4:30 pm Project Development Time Work on your project!  
  4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Day 2 Wrap Up    
Wednesday (Aug 17) 8:30 am - 9:00 am Day 3 Opening Remarks    
  9:00 am - 10:15 am #Failing Productively in Digital Archaeology An exploration of the concept of “failing gloriously” and a taxonomy of different kinds of “fails” in digital archaeology. Shawn Graham, Carleton University
  10:15 am - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Delivering the Baby, Then What? This presentation will address project management, overcoming impasses, and post-delivery maintenance, with a discussion on what could work for MSUDAI projects. Dan Pett, British Museum
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Daily Project Scrum A session for answering three questions: (1) What did you do yesterday? (2) What are you doing today? (3) What is standing in your way?  
  1:45 pm - 4:30 pm Project Development Time Work on your project!  
  4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Day 3 Wrap Up    
Thursday (Aug 18) 8:30 am - 9:00 am Day 4 Opening Remarks    
  9:00 am - 10:15 am Marketing Digital Archaeology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly A look at the commoditization of scholarship and how to sustain intellectual engagement with a digitized past, including the need for longer-term funding and professional commitment. Eric Kansa, Alexandria Archive Institute & Open Context
  10:15 am - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Not all Networks: Toward Open, Sustainable Research Communities An exploration of developing open, sustainable, and mission-driven scholarly communities, using Humanities Commons as an example. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, MLA
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 3:00 pm Campus Archaeology Tour Work on your project!  
  3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Project Development Time    
  4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Day 4 Wrap Up    
Friday (Aug 19) 8:30 am - 9:00 am Day 5 Opening Remarks    
  9:00 am - 10:15 am Promoting A Digital Project: Identifying, Targeting, and Engaging Your Audience This presentation will focus on best practices and strategies to develop ongoing engagement with your audience through your digital project using social media. Terry Brock, Montpelier Foundation
  10:15 am - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Teaching Digital Literacy and Skills in the Heritage Classroom An overview of how to develop digital technology projects for undergraduate courses and strategies for teaching digital skills. Brian Geyer, Michigan State University
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Daily Project Scrum A session for answering three questions: (1) What did you do yesterday? (2) What are you doing today? (3) What is standing in your way?  
  1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Project Development Time    
  3:00 pm - 3:30 pm NEH and Future Funding Opportunities    
  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Project Development Time    
  4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Day 5 Wrap Up    
  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Institute Dinner    
Saturday (Aug 20) 8:30 am - 9:00 am Final Day Opening Remarks    
  9:00 am - 10:15 am Publishing Strategies that Fit Individual Needs: A Focus on Creating the World Where You Want to Be A discussion on creating individual publishing strategies for digital archaeology scholarship, considering career goals, time, and resources. Christine Szuter, Amerind Foundation; Lynne Goldstein, Michigan State University
  10:15 am - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 am - 10:45 am Final Project Scrum    
  10:45 am - 12:00 pm Project Development Time    
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch    
  1:15 pm - 3:00 pm Project Development, Project Launch!    
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Project Launch, Institute Reflection, Institute Wrap Up