The Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative (DLAC) is a team of academic technologists and digital liberal arts specialists who support the incorporation of digital methods, applications, and practices into the teaching, learning, research, and scholarly life of the Grinnell College community. Positioned at the intersection of academic technology, the learning sciences, and the scholarship of teaching and learning, DLAC helps faculty, staff, and students think about the digital information ecosystem and design and implement effective practices for our learning and work. DLAC partners with other colleagues at the College who are engaged in supporting the digital liberal arts, such as the Libraries, Information Technology Services, and the Data and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL).
Our projects span a broad range of academic and professional domains, both across the formal curriculum as well as the work of various offices, departments, and units of the College. We consult with faculty and help them design digital assignments, giving their students the opportunity to construct and present their knowledge in diverse modalities of form and media. We work with students to build their digital competencies and literacies and to prepare them to navigate the complex information landscape of our world. We help college programs and offices to improve the effectiveness of their workflows and to showcase the resources and services they offer to the college community.
“DLAC Teaching with Technology Fair”
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, Noon–1 p.m., Rosenfield Center, Room 101
The Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative sponsored the annual Teaching with Technology Fair to showcase innovative uses of digital methods, applications, and practices among Grinnell College faculty and students. The fair is an opportunity for faculty to share and discuss ideas for effective uses of technology in teaching and learning and to recognize faculty and students for their work in creatively integrating technology and pedagogy.
Our 2024 presenters are:
- Laura Ng (Anthropology), Evan Albaugh '25, and George Matthes '25: "Archaeological Research and Public Outreach: Buried Chinatowns Blog"
- Sarah Purcell (History): "Contested U.S. Presidential Elections: Public History Projects"
- Hayley Carson '25 and Jules Wood '25: "Digital Studies Concentration Portfolios"
- Maria Tapias (Anthropology), Tilly Woodward (GCMoA), and Sophia Mason '26: "Graphic Medicine Project"
- Petrouchka Moïse (Libraries) and Cadence Chen '26: Haitian Art Digital Crossroads (HADC) – The Digital Lakou and the Making of a Kreyol Thesaurus"
- David Harrison (French) and Hamilton Peacock '25: "Podcasts for Discussing French Literature"
- Libby Cave (Libraries): "Practical Bibliodiversity: Finding and Using Non-English and Non-“Western” Scholarly Materials"
- Dixuan Chen (Religious Studies), Eliza Cline ’27, Sophia Spindler-Krage ’27, Madel Sibal ’26, Reeyan Esmail ’26, Ela Chintagunta ’25, & Samikshya Pokharel ’25: "Religion, Healing, and Health: Video Essays"
- Jocelyn Krueger (GCMoA), David Neville (DLAC/GCIEL), & Amy Kan ’27: "Structured Light Scanning of Museum Objects"
- Christopher French (Mathematics), Shibam Mukhopadhyay ’26, & Boston Gunderson ’26: "Virtual Reality for Understanding Calculus"
- Adam Kelley-Chown (DAR) & Mahiro Noda ’26: "Virtual Titular Head"
- Karolina Calleros ’26, Libby Eggert ’25, Regann Fishell ’27, Emma Kumano-Maloney ’25, Valery Mayorga ’26, Bruno Sica ’27, Morgan Smith ’26, Tierney Steelberg (DLAC), & Libby Cave (Libraries): "Vivero Digital Fellows Program"
