UC Davis Grads to Attend NHC Podcasting and Pedagogy Institutes

  • by Emily Erin Rich

The UC Davis Humanities Institute has awarded grants to sixteen UC Davis PhD students to attend two National Humanities Center virtual residency programs: the Podcasting the Humanities Institute and the Meaningful Teaching and Learning in the Humanities Classroom residency. The grants cover tuition and equipment for the residencies, allowing UC Davis grads to collaborate with scholars from around the country and hone new skills in an interdisciplinary environment.

Podcasting the Humanities

January 10-14, 2022

The Podcasting the Humanities Institute, a partnership between the NHC and the Digital Humanities Center at San Diego State University, is a five-day virtual residency that gives participants the skills to “translate research, commentary, and community-sourced narratives into podcast episodes.” Attendees will learn the technical skills required to record, edit, and publish professional, broadcast-ready podcasts. Working in small cross-disciplinary and intra-university teams, scholars will undergo the entire podcast process from brainstorming to publishing in just five days of intensive learning and collaboration. The institute will train participants in the technical skills needed to create their podcast, but will also focus on the potential of podcasting for public humanities work, encouraging scholars to envision their research as contributing to larger national conversations. 

Podcasting Institute 2022 Attendees

  • Daniel Castaneda - History
  • Carlie Domingues - Native American Studies
  • Ben Fong - Comparative Literature
  • Nick Petry - German
  • Kirin Rajagopalan - Cultural Studies
  • Emily Rich - English
  • Heather Ringo - English
  • Janet Torres Espinoza - Spanish and Portuguese
  • Talitha Trazo - Asian American Studies

 

Meaningful Teaching and Learning in the Humanities Classroom

July 11-15, 2022

The Meaningful Teaching and Learning in the Humanities Classroom residency is a five-day virtual program that gives graduate students the “opportunity to learn about and experience best practices in teaching and learning.” Working in small groups and with guidance from scholars and education professionals, participants collaborate to produce instructional materials based on best practices for the undergraduate humanities classroom. Eech year, the residency pairs a pedagogical theme with an emerging form of instructional technology. This year’s focus is on creating “instructional strategies that can be modified for an in-person, a virtual, or a hybrid classroom,” a goal particularly suited to the residency’s virtual format. 

Meaningful Teaching and Learning 2022 Attendees

  • César Hoyos Álvarez - Spanish and Portuguese
  • TP Coughlin - English
  • Adán García - Cultural Studies
  • Karen Gettelman - History
  • Wayne Jopanda - Cultural Studies
  • Amanda Kong - English
  • Colin Rankin - Comparative Literature

 

You can learn more about the NHC’s programs for graduate students and faculty on their website.