Tag: Nova Scotia

Digital Humanities Summer Institute East 2026 (DHSI East) – Registration Open!

Posted on by Matt Egginton

Registration is now open for DHSI East 2026, which will take place at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from May 5th to 8th, 2026. Faculty, staff, students, and all interested are welcome.

There will be three concurrent workshops this year:

Project Management in the Humanities
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Guiliano, Professor of History, Indiana University

Research Data Management for Humanities Researchers
Instructors: Shahira Khair, University of Victoria Libraries
                        Sandra Sawchuk, Mount Saint Vincent Libraries

Digital Publishing in the Humanities Classroom
Instructors: Dr. Andie Silva, Professor of English (York College) and Digital Humanities (CUNY Graduate Center)
                        zelda montes, CUNY Graduate Center

Keynote:
Show Your Work’: Linking, Platforming, and Deplatforming for the Future of Born-Digital Scholarship
Dr. Susan Brown, University of Guelph

Details, registration, application for accommodations grant

Digital Nova Scotia, St. FX and ACENET Launch Microcredential in AI

Posted on by Matt Egginton

Practical AI Utilization for Developers and Programmers

We’re partnering with Digital Nova Scotia and St. FX University to deliver a four-week training program on machine learning, and specifically LLMs. 

This microcredential course is designed to equip experienced developers with the skills and knowledge necessary to build and deploy large language model (LLM)-based applications.

Participants will gain hands-on experience with transformers, datasets, Python AI models, and best practices for integrating AI into applications. They will also explore techniques for fine-tuning models, leveraging APIs, and ensuring robust testing and QA.

By the end of this course, learners will acquire the knowledge and practical skills to build and fine-tune LLMs, seamlessly integrate them into applications, develop end-to-end pipelines for specific use cases, and apply best practices for responsible AI deployment.

Classes run from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays for four weeks beginning January 28th. There are additional self-learning materials, and participants will be expected to complete assignments and a project.

For more information and to apply, visit Digital Nova Scotia.