Tips and tricks for grad students who want to engage with the public.
Created as a Graduate Assistant at LEADR Summer 2020
https://dmwillcutt.github.io/publicscholarship/
There are two main ways that academics engage with the public via digital humanities. The first way is by building a personal digital presence. This includes creating a CV website, blogging, social media, and any other activity that places you in the public eye. The second way is by designing, building, and maintaining public educational products.
Having a digital presence is a way to network while also displaying your media savviness. Both of these aspects is good for professional prospects since it means sharing your research and attaching your name to your topic.
Blog (Weebly and WordPress are two popular blogging platforms) Create a personal or C.V. website Twitter for academics Facebook Instagram H-Net
Our current teaching situation is forcing us to be creative Institutional learning centers such as museums are being forced to switch to online models for sharing artificts and information. Technology may change and become obsolete, but it is not leaving our lives any time soon.
Avoid jargon Keep your message simple Know your audience Tailor your narrative to your audience