HASTAC welcomes nominations for Scholars 2010-2011

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HASTAC WELCOMES NOMINATIONS FOR THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2010-2011

The HASTAC Scholars program is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students who are engaged with innovative projects and research at the intersection of digital media & learning, 21st century education, the digital humanities, and technology in the arts, humanities and sciences. We blog, host forums, organize events and discuss new ideas, projects, experiments, and technologies that reconceive teaching, learning, research, writing and structuring knowledge. For more information and to see our discussion forums, please see the HASTAC Scholars website.

HASTAC Scholars are interested in questions such as:

  • What kinds of projects and ideas are included in the Digital Humanities, New Media Arts, or Science & Technology Studies? What do these kinds of projects make possible and how do they reimagine notions about culture, knowledge, aesthetics, science, the body or communication?
  • What might our research, technology design, and thinking look like if we took seriously the momentous opportunities and challenges for learning posed by our digital era?
  • How do we use technologies in our teaching & learning endeavors, not just to replace traditional media and assignments, but to fundamentally address different student approaches, needs, and possibilities afforded by new ways of thinking?
  • How do we work across and transform our different disciplines and fields? We have Scholars working in a huge array of projects: race and technology, equal access, architecture of digital spaces, digital historiography, queer and feminist theory, science studies, critical coding, education, nonprofit and government projects, biotechnology & medicine, media studies & more!

As a Scholar you can participate in various ways:

  • Blog about your own work and research projects, questions, ideas
  • Host and comment in the energetic discussion forums
  • Report on activities at your local institution and department
  • Share insights from conferences and performances
  • Blog, tweet, podcast, or participate on the wiki
  • Network with other students, professors, artists, scholars and researchers, both online and in local meet-ups
  • Conduct interviews, book reviews, project reviews, etc.
  • Your idea here – we are collaborative and rely on your ideas and feedback!

Requirements for Nominators: 

Any faculty or staff member at a post-secondary institution may nominate an undergraduate or graduate student to be a HASTAC Scholar. Making such a nomination puts you in the official category of "mentor" and the Mentor will be responsible for the following:

  • Complete the online nomination form by August 13, 2010.
  • Subsidize each HASTAC Scholar nominee with a $300 fellowship paid by the Mentor's institution.  The payment process is entirely decentralized; the Mentor and the Scholar need to work out their own process. For participants outside the US, this $300 fellowship can be waived if necessary -- please email fiona.barnett@duke.edu for more information.
  • Check in with your HASTAC Scholar(s) throughout the year, suggest material/events to blog about or post on the HASTAC website, and help to promote your HASTAC Scholar within your institution.
  • We hope you will joins us too - you're invited to blog, comment in the forums, or participate in any other HASTAC activity.

Requirements for HASTAC Scholars:

  • Blog within the first month introducing yourself and your projects, interests & ideas!
  • Report on at least ONE local relevant event – any conference, talk, art project, symposium, experiment or collaboration – during the year
  • Introduce at least one other technology project to the greater HASTAC community – this could be a new technology, a new coding language, a new use of technology in the non-profit sector, a new game for learning, an interesting new book, etc. Share your research or personal interests, and help other Scholars learn about a new idea or implementation!
  • Contribute to HASTAC Scholar Discussion Forums, either by hosting or commenting. These very lively discussions are part of the backbone of the HASTAC Scholars program. You will be invited to propose topics for forums and to help facilitate forums, and everyone is invited to join in the discussion. For previous forum examples, see the HASTAC Scholars site: www.hastac.org/scholars
  • Build community and conversation by commenting, tweeting, covering conferences, and helping organize local meet-ups

FAQs

Q: Are previous Scholars eligible again?
A: Yes! Previous Scholars ARE eligible to be re-nominated through this form. On the application form, the Scholar must mention their previous HASTAC involvement and how they have participated in previous years.

Q: Does HASTAC deal with the fellowship process?
A: All fellowships are decentralized and provided by the Mentor, the department, or local institution. HASTAC does not process or arrange the payments; all financials are organized between the Scholar and Mentor.

Q: I’m not from the US – can I still be nominated? How do fellowships work?
A: Absolutely! We have Scholars from many countries, including Canada, UK, Germany & Spain and we welcome you! We’re happy to discuss the fellowship process for international students – please contact me at the email below.

Q: I’m not a student – can I be a HASTAC Scholar?
A: We are generally keeping the program limited to current students. However, if you have recently graduated and would like to be nominated by your former institution as an alumni, get in touch with them and see if it’s a possibility. Remember – you can absolutely participate on the HASTAC website even if you’re not an official Scholar!

Nomination process:

Applications are due August 13. The application must be completed by the Mentor. It requires the following information from both the Scholar and the Mentor:

  • Name
  • Title/Year (ex. Associate Professor/4th Year Graduate Student/Senior)
  • Program/Department
  • Institution
  • Preferred E-mail Address
  • Mailing Address
  • Telephone Number
  • HASTAC User Name

Additionally, the nominee needs to provide a brief bio paragraph of no more than 250 words that mentions research projects and interests (including dissertation if applicable) and their HASTAC-related interests and work. All nominations must be received by August 13. 

Click here to nominate a scholar now.

If you have any other questions, please email the Director of HASTAC Scholars, Fiona Barnett: fiona.barnett@duke.edu.

Thank you! Please share with any interested students, faculty, listservs & departments.