Computing in Humanities education

	Document Contents Applied Computing in Humanities Courses

Although the primary focus of the ALLC is on the application of computing and related technologies in humanities research, it also places great emphasis on the role and value of applied computing in humanities education at university level.

The ALLC was a formal participant in the ACO*Hum (Advanced Computing in the Humanities) project, 1996-2000. This was a Thematic Network Project funded by the European Union in its Socrates programme. The project was led by the University of Bergen, Norway.

In the fourth year of the project, web materials were created to provide information about computing in humanities courses at European universities; the links to these materials appear below.

Applied Computing in Humanities Courses

• Guidelines on Best Practice
• Training and retraining
• Continuity

At its meetings in July and December 2000, the ALLC Committee committed itself to developing and maintaining this information as a service to its members and others interested in the appropriate role of advanced computing in humanities education, including teachers, administrators and current and prospective students, at undergraduate and masters levels. Papers and posters on humanities education are strongly welcomed at the annual joint international conferences of the ALLC and the Association for Computers and the Humanities.

It is important to note that the information available here is far from comprehensive. It is viewed entirely as a starting point, and as providing a basis on which to build for the future. The Association is actively seeking the means to extend and enhance the information in a systematic way.