Abstract
A learning experience centred on the collaborative creation of a digital scholarly edition presents an ideal context for humanities students to not only gain a deeper appreciation of editorial practices, but also develop a wide range of transferable skills. This is a theory that we first put to the test in the 2021-22 academic year when we launched Digital Scholarly Editing: Theory and Practice, a 10 ECTS module aimed at MA students in the School of English and Creative Arts at the University of Galway. Students in this class worked together over the course of a semester to create a new digital edition of an early modern play, James Shirleys The Royal Master (1638). In so doing, participants cultivated valuable transferable skills not only in areas like research and digital literacy, but also in project management, critical thinking, decision-making, teamwork, and communication.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | Digital Editing and Publishing in the Twenty-First Century |
| Publisher | Scottish Universities Press |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
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- Authors
- Lindsay Ann Reid and Justin Tonra