Arts Faculty News
Digital Arts Lab Blog - FAB Digital Wednesdays
- The Digital Arts Lab - showcasing creative digital practices in the Faculty and beyond, exploring innovations, and dreaming-up innovations;
- Technology-Enhanced Active Learning - supported tools and techniques for teaching, with an emphasis on making learning active and engaging;
- Digital Humanities - showcasing and supporting the use of tech in research in the Faculty.
We will be joined by experts from across the University and beyond, including key people from central services (IT, AV, Space Management, Academic Tech, Library). Our next FAB Digital Wednesday will be #UnboxingTheFAB teaching spaces on 12th January. This will include "space walks" to explore the building, and a drop-in support session. Watch this space for more information.
Digital Arts Lab Showcase 2021 Student Competition Winners
Click on the link to see the winning entries for this year's Digital Arts Lab Showcase competition on the theme of "storytelling". Congratulations to all of our entrants who produced a wonderful and very diverse set of digital submissions and reflective pieces that truly demonstrate the creative and technical talent and in-depth knowledge and expertise of our Arts undergraduates.
New Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP) - Digital Arts and Humanities
The Faculty of Arts is very pleased to welcome Dr Robert O'Toole as its new Director of Student Experience and Progression - Digital Arts and Humanities from 1 April 2021
Digital Arts & Humanities Lab Summer Programme
This Summer Term the DAHL will provide a full programme of exciting opportunities for staff, students, and alumni. No booking necessary.
- Monday evenings, 5-6, the Virtual RealityLink opens in a new window club will meet to explore the latest in VR and AR tech and experiences for the Arts and Humanities (we have a range of headsets).
- Wednesday afternoons, 1-2, we have two DAHL ShortsLink opens in a new window sessions (in the FAB and online), covering topics including digital humanities, artificial intelligence, and online museums.
- Thursday lunchtimes, 12-1, DAHL CafeLink opens in a new window, you can come along to the FAB Mezzanine for guidance from experts on using technologies in your research, study, and public engagement.
- Digital Humanities CertificationLink opens in a new window for staff and PGR students - participate in 6 DAHL Shorts sessions, do a project to adopt new tools and techniques into practice, and write/record a short reflective account of your experiences with digital humanities.
- DAHL Showcase competitionLink opens in a new window for students - enter your digital productions relating to the theme of "community and belonging" for a chance to win £50.
The new DAHL JournalLink opens in a new window blog has reports on these activities, recordings of events, articles, and more opportunities.
Advanced HE Collaborative Awards for Teaching Excellence (CATE) 2022
Congratulations to Warwick's Learning Design Consultancy Unit on being one of the winners of Advance HE's 2022 Collaborative Awards for Teaching Excellence (CATE). The LDCU team is led by Jess Humphreys and includes contributions from the Faculty of Arts' Director of Student Experience, Dr Rob O'Toole. Since moving to a Faculty role in April 2021, Rob has been working on digital pedagogic interventions with staff and students and more recently on designing a new UG course on Innovation by Design, which it is planned to launch for 23 entry in the School for Cross-Faculty Studies.