Topics, Methods, and Resources To "Do More with Digital Scholarship" Online
Digital scholarship encompasses a wide range of approaches, tools, and methods that leverage digital technologies to support research, teaching, learning, knowledge mobilization, and creative practice. Join us for a 1-hour introductory session, where we’ll address some of your fundamental questions about Digital Scholarship, including: What is it? How can I integrate it into my learning, research, teaching, personal learning and professional development? What tools and services exist to help me learn more, get started, or engage more deeply? Participants will learn more about Digital Scholarship topics and methods, McMaster’s Lewis and Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship (SCDS), and the many ways in which the SCDS can support their work.
This session is ideal for students, faculty, staff, and researchers who are new to digital scholarship or interested in learning more about digital tools, methods, and support services available at McMaster University. No prior experience is required.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe digital scholarship and the variety of topics and methods it encompasses.
- Explain how digital scholarship relates to and augments traditional disciplinary research and learning.
- Describe the role of the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship in supporting research, teaching, and personal development.
- Identify the digital scholarship tools, resources, and services that may be of relevance to your research, teaching, and personal development objectives.
- Apply your new knowledge to get started with digital scholarship, whether by exploring further or accessing specific resources further or accessing specific resources.
Details: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information page. This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared on the same page, and discoverable via the Sherman Centre's Online Learning Catalogue.
Certificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligible for the Sherman Centre's certificate program. For more information, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcmaster.ca.
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- McMaster + Community
- Categories:
- DMDS DRI Training SCDS Sponsored Events Workshops
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Sherman Centre and the McMaster University Libraries are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for its presenters and participants. As a participant in this session, you agree to support and help cultivate an experience that is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive, as well as free of harassment, discrimination, and oppression. We reserve the right to remove participants who exhibit harassing, malicious or persistently disruptive behaviour.
We strive to make this event accessible to everyone. Where possible, sessions are recorded and include live captioning, and we will share recordings, slides, and transcripts afterward so you can revisit the content at your own pace. Because these materials are provided, and to help protect participant privacy and consent, we ask that attendees do not use AI note-taking or automated recording tools (such as Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Zoom AI Companion, or similar apps) without prior permission from the organizers.
Please refer to our code of conduct webpage for more information.
Cathy Grisé (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, specializing in material culture and book history, women’s writings, and community engagement. She has served on a number of committees and groups across campus related to undergraduate studies, curriculum, and experiential learning. She previously filled in as Acting Academic Director at the Sherman Centre while Andre Zeffiro was on leave and was also Acting Co-Director of the Office of Community Engagement when they moved into their permanent building on Mayfair Crescent. Last year, as Acting Associate Dean of Humanities, she led the Humanities Working Group on Generative AI, which led to a successful Garden Grant Award on the subject.
Cathy is interested in Digital Humanities for research and teaching and is using digital tools in her current project on the dissemination of pre-modern European devotional texts and concepts into French and Spanish colonies.
| Jay Brodeur (he/him) is the Director of Digital Scholarship Infrastructure & Services and the Administrative Director of the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship. Jay has years of experience working with data in a wide variety of formats and interdisciplinary contexts. A scientist by training with a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences, he’s comfortable working and advising on all kinds of data-related activities, ranging from data wrangling and integration to analysis and mapping to research data management. Jay’s also keenly interested in the application of digital approaches to support experiential learning opportunities within and outside of the classroom. |
The Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship supports McMaster students, faculty, and staff, as well as anyone curious about digital scholarship. From research and teaching to training and technical support, we’re here to help bring digital projects to life at every stage!
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