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Summer 2019: This summer, we are hosting the Humanities Commons Summer Refresh Workshop twice! The first workshop will run from Monday, July 8th to Friday, July 12th and the second will go from Monday, August 5th to Friday, August 9th. Please click on the #HCSummerRefresh tab for more information or join the Humanities Commons Summer Refresh Workshop group to participate!

From May 29- August 19, 2018, Humanities Commons ran a virtual summer camp. Even if you are visiting this site after our official camp session, you can still access all of our challenges and the tips and instructions provided for each one. You can find the challenges (and mini challenges) through the drop-down menu labeled Archive on the top of this page. Although the camp is currently not in session, please feel free to join our Humanities Commons group and add to the discussion over there as you work through the challenges on your own. You might also want to use the #HCSummerCamper on other platforms like Twitter to share the work you create while progressing through challenges. 

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About the HC Summer Camp

This summer, Humanities Commons will honor one of the most time-honored traditions of the season: summer camp. That’s right- we’re hosting our very own virtual summer camp for users old and new. The HC Summer Camp will be particularly helpful to anyone who has wanted to take advantage of our platform, but either hasn’t found …

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Schedule

HC SUMMER CAMP 2018 SCHEDULE

All events are also listed on our group calendar.

Challenge #1: Profiles May 29-June 10 In order to complete our first challenge, you must either create a profile on Humanities Commons or update and add to your already established profile. Try to fill out as much as the form as possible. Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information, encouragement, and pro-tips.
 Challenge #2: Building Your Network  June 11-24 To complete our second challenge, you must: Follow three or more users who share your academic interests. Join a group (along with this one). Start a new discussion topic or add to a discussion on a group. You can choose to complete this challenge through the Summer Camp group. Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information, encouragement, and pro-tips.
 Challenge #3: CORE  June 25-July 8  For our third challenge, you will need to: Find and download 1-3 CORE uploads that fit your interests. Upload at least one item of your own to CORE and share it with this group. Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information, encouragement, and pro-tips.
 Challenge #4: Sites  July 9-22  To complete our fourth challenge, you must create a Humanities Commons site. For this challenge, you only need to establish the site and design its appearance. Don’t worry about content for now, we will tackle that in Challenge #5. You will also need to select what type of site to build (i.e.: blog, personal site, anthology, class site, etc.). Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information, encouragement, and pro-tips.
 Challenge #5: Sites 2.0  July 23-Aug. 5 To complete our fifth challenge, you will need to: Add content to the site you created during Challenge #4. Make it presentable. The content you add will depend upon what type of site you’ve created. Share your site with this group in our Challenge #5 discussion thread. We also encourage you to share it on your social media. Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information, encouragement, and pro-tips.
 Challenge #6: Reflect and Plan  Aug. 6-19  This challenge is all about reflection and planning for the future. Don’t let all of the wonderful work you’ve done this summer fall to the wayside just because you’re leaving camp! To complete this challenge, create a post in the Challenge #5 discussion thread that includes: your personal reflections regarding your accomplishments this summer, your plan to continue building and maintaining your online presence, and any feedback you have for us! Check out the discussion forum on our HC group page or on this site’s blog for more information.