ABSTRACT
Digital Humanities (DH) carries a range of meanings depending on the context, but it has coalesced into an institutionally recognized field in many universities, and so courses are offered to train students in DH. How do instructors choose to teach this shifting topic? What methods do students learn, and how do those methods fit into the research practices of faculty and other scholars?
This chapter will provide an environmental scan of pedagogical writing and practice in DH, including published work, blog posts, and syllabi from instructors. The chapter will highlight the range of approaches undertaken in teaching DH methods, as instructor background, institutional context, and global situations support a range of approaches. I will also bring into the chapter my own approach and experience teaching undergraduates introductory DH classes. Despite the variety of approaches to teaching DH and the range of methods included in the practice of DH, there are a number of common themes and values that are common. The chapter will focus on how teaching DH methods imparts skills and critical thinking in issues of project management, accessibility, labor ethics, preservation, and public humanities.
