Technology is being integrated in many disciplines across the curriculum. Have you ever encountered technologically-based academic research?
Developing this competency involves …
- Becoming aware of both traditional and emerging processes of knowledge creation and dissemination in a particular discipline.
- Developing first-hand experience with the digital tools and technology-enabled-methodologies that are transforming disciplinary research. Examples include textual analysis, topic modeling, network analysis, GIS, and the creation of non-linear narratives and arguments.
See also: “Information Creation as a Process.” Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.
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The Bryn Mawr digital scholarship program encourages the intellectual curiosity at the center of a liberal arts education through critical engagements with digital technologies.
Bryn Mawr College Digital Competencies Program