April 13, 15 & 20, 10:00am – 1:00pm / UCSB Library, Room 2509 This three-day workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to Python, specifically designed for participants with no prior programming experience. Through the use of Jupyter notebooks, learners will get started coding in Python. The workshop will cover essential skills such as data loading and…
April 7 & 9, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm / UCSB Library, Room 2509. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn the basics of Git for tracking changes and GitHub for sharing and collaborating on code. On day 1 we’ll cover setting up projects, tracking changes, and publishing to GitHub. On day 2, you’ll work with…
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use Telar, an open-source platform for building interactive visual narratives around high-resolution images. Telar produces free-standing websites using a minimal-computing approach — no servers, no databases, no installation, and no ongoing maintenance costs. Participants will work through the full workflow: setting up a project on GitHub,…
“How to make a map with ArcGIS Online” the first in a three-part workshop series designed to add mapping skills to your research toolkit. Workshop 1: I want to make a publication ready map The goal of this session is to demystify GIS (Geographic Information Systems). By the end of this workshop, you will know…
Alan Liu, English (2024-2025 Faculty Research Lecturer), will give the lecture “AI Virtue: What’s “Good” Knowledge in the Age of Artificial Intelligence?” In the age of AI, what will be good knowledge? Alan Liu applies digital humanities methods to map epistemic virtues (like “true,” “accurate,” “creative”) used to discuss artificial intelligence. “Creativity” comes in for…
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