Workshop Block 1A: Weaving and Wearables Hangout

Faciliators: Dan Lizotte, Bill Turkel, and Meghan Newkirk

Join us for a Weaving and Wearables Hangout, where traditional craft meets modern tech! Watch a live demo on our table loom to see how intricate patterns come to life. Grab a small hand loom and start your own woven masterpiece on the spot. Explore the world of e-textiles with demos of wearable projects powered by Arduino LilyPad and Flora. Whether you're a seasoned fiber artist or a curious beginner, come hang out, share ideas, and see what happens when we bridge the gap between thread and code.
 

Workshop Block 1B: Building AI Agents for Researchers

Instructor: Yadira Lizama-Mué

Upscale your co-creating skills by learning how to build your first AI Agent. In this hands-on workshop, students will learn about AI agents and Agentic AI architectures that transform manual research workflows into automated, digital teammates. By mastering the "Trigger -> Reasoning -> Action" framework, you will move beyond simple chat queries to create autonomous assistants capable of performing tasks independently. You will leave the session with a functional, personalized agent and a practical blueprint for delegating repetitive tasks to an AI agent. No coding experience is required.
 

Workshop Block 2A: Publishing on the Margins: Zines & Pamphlets

Instructor: Arielle VanderSchans

This hands-on workshop explores the pamphlet as a publishing form that bridges traditional print culture and open access values. Participants will how digitally design their pamphlet/zine and then how to do two vareities of binding (pamphlet stitch and zine fold) while reflecting on the role of independent publishing in expanding access to knowledge. We’ll consider historical pamphlets, zines, and digital DIY publishing as models for sharing research and creative work beyond conventional academic channels.
 

Workshop Block 2B: Network Visualizations with Palladio

Instructor: Jo Paterson

Palladio is a web-based digital humanities tool designed for exploring relationships between people, places, and events: no coding required.
In this introductory workshop, we’ll learn how to prepare simple datasets and use Palladio to create maps, networks, and timelines that help us eclean, organize and explore a humantities dataset. The focus is on exploration and interpretation rather than polished visual outputs. This session is ideal for students, faculty, librarians, and researchers curious about digital humanities methods and interested in working with (un)structured data in an accessible way.