The combination of art and literature with modern technology could soon offer another layer of engagement for students studying humanities, claims EdTech Magazine. A new program at the University of California, Berkeley, called “Art in a Digital World” is designed to help humanities majors learn how digital media can be used as tools that enhance their study of literature.
The combination of art and literature with modern technology could soon offer another layer of engagement for students studying humanities, claims EdTech Magazine. Students at the State University of New York are using online visualisation tools to look for semantic patterns in Sherlock Holmes novels and use software to map characters' travels around Victorian London, while the Digital Writing & Research Lab at the University of Texas is encouraging students to build video games as "an expression of classical rhetorical practices".