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“Little knot here. You can work on that.”

This week’s task: sorting through the digital drawer of CDHI’s systems.

Felt a little like this scene from Christmas Vacation.

Behind the research is a web of platforms, plugins, and passwords.
Some we still use.
Some we’ve outgrown.
And a few… we can’t quite remember.

Untangling it isn’t glamorous.
But it matters.

The CDHI transition team met for the first time last week.

In earlier years, meetings began with a question—quirky, disarming, sometimes ridiculous:

What’s your walk-on song?
What’s a genuine sign of spring, for you?
What’s the best pasta shape?

One time…
Date, Marry, Kill: Bread, Rice, Pasta?

The goal was connection—a way to bring warmth into a virtual room.

Our water cooler.

This meeting opened with intros.
New names, new roles, new beginnings.

The quirky question didn’t come.
But it was remembered.

This moment at CDHI feels a little like this.

Wide open.
In motion, but not yet clear.
A pause before the next thing.

We don’t know yet what will stay,
what will shift,
or what will vanish.

But we’re still here.

A little card for 💜
From your fam, with love and deep admiration.

⏰ Time’s running out! Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2025 Digital Research Storytelling Workshop. If you’ve been waiting to transform your research into a captivating digital story, now’s your moment! 🎬

Meet our facilitators and hear what past participants have to say about their experiences. Ready to make an impact?

Apply by April 4th! 🔗 Link in bio.

🚨 Only 2 weeks left to apply for the Spring 2025 Digital Research Storytelling Workshop!

Whether you’re faculty, a student, staff, postdoc, or librarian, this workshop is your chance to turn your research into a powerful digital story. No experience needed—just a passion for storytelling! 🎥✨

Swipe through to learn what you’ll explore each week, and get a sneak peek into the kinds of creative skills you’ll develop.

Don’t miss out—apply by April 4th! 🔗 Link in bio.

📢 Calling all U of T researchers! 📢

What if storytelling, video editing, and performance could make you a better researcher?

Applications are now open for the Spring 2025 Digital Research Storytelling Workshop—created by the in partnership with .

Digital storytelling is more than just a method—it’s a powerful knowledge translation tool rooted in feminist, disability, anti-colonial, anti-racist, and Indigenous perspectives. Whether you’re faculty, a student, staff, postdoc, or librarian, this 6-week, in-person workshop is your chance to transform your research into a compelling digital story that reaches beyond academia. 🎥✨

No experience needed! Our hands-on, open studio environment will guide you through the entire process—from scripting to screening—with the support of trained facilitators and peer-to-peer learning alongside fellow tri-campus U of T researchers.

🗓️ Workshop Dates: May 14 - Jun 18, 2025 (Wednesday Afternoons)
📍 Sam Ibrahim Building | Scarborough Campus
📌 Deadline to apply: Apr 4, 2025
🔗 Learn more or register now via the links in bio

Don’t miss this chance to amplify your research and engage broader audiences! 🚀

📢 ICYMI: Building Joyful Teams in Humanities Research! 💡✨

Earlier this month, CDHI’s Interim Faculty Director, Claire Battershill (), and Managing Director, Danielle Taschereau Mamers (), shared their insights at the Healthy Research Teams Symposium. Their talk, “Building Joyful Teams in Humanities Research,” explored how small, consistent acts of connection and clear structures create the foundation for joy in team-based work.

From re-imagining traditional events like to fostering meaningful moments during onboarding and offboarding, Claire and Danielle showed how Digital Humanities research thrives when collaboration is creative, critical, and community-focused. ❤️

Want to build your own joyful research team? Start with connection questions, make something together, and prioritize shared values. (And don’t forget balloons! 🎈)

🎨: Illustrations by our very own

After a delicious lunch, what better way to get things moving? The Student Research Poster Session is under way and attendees are wandering the room chatting with students, reading posters, and participating in a scavenger hunt. (Did we mention there’d be prizes??)

Our Digital Storytelling Roundtable is moderated by CDHI’s Julia Gruson-Wood, and features some of the researchers who participated in our Digital Storytelling Workshops. After sharing their digital stories with the crowd, the panel talks about their experience turning research into video format.

You can learn more about these popular sessions at our link in bio.

Happening now! It’s 2024 and we’re highlighting critical DH research and knowledge mobilization at . From research roundtables to poster sessions, lightning talks, a scavenger hunt, and more, today’s all about as we celebrate three years of CDHI.

 
The day kicks off with opening remarks from CDHI Director, .brown; Dean of , Javed Mostafa; and professor and Director of the Indigenous Digital Practice initiative, Jennifer Wemigwans.

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