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Hamilton seeks to instill in our students the skills necessary to communicate and work effectively in a digital world.

We want our students to understand the power and limits of computing processes; the potential uses of data, analytics, and computer modeling; the use of digital media to communicate and collaborate; the privacy, security, and other ethical and societal implications of living in an online world; and the basics of information fluency, including how to find, organize, evaluate, and interpret online information.

innovative thinking

Augmented reality, where you see the physical world and there’s digital information that you can mix with it, can facilitate people’s curiosity and learning, and connect people.

John Werner ’92 — Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Meta

The Latest

Judy Zhou VR
PRIVILEGE STEP BY STEP: Judy Zhou ’19 sports a virtual reality headset to experience her “empathy walk.”
Nannas with DNA
DNA IN 3D: Assistant Professor of Biology Natalie Nannas collaborated with Hamilton instructional designer Doug Higgins to create a flexible plastic DNA model using a 3D printer.
Students use an Oculus Rift while designing a VR environment and 3D objects while members of the library's Digital Learning and Research team look on
HAMILTON RECEIVES DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY GRANT: The Sherman Fairchild Foundation has awarded a $493,321 grant to the College for Immersive Experiences in Arts and Technology.
Abhishek Amar and Nathaniel Colburn ’18
A SENSE OF PLACE: Associate Professor of Religious Studies Abhishek Amar supervises as Nathaniel Colburn ’18 takes a virtual trip to India’s Vishnupada temple.
Andrew Wei ’20
A MIND FOR DATA: Achievement. Ambition. American Dream. Capitalism. Maybe the most challenging part of the research for Andrew Wei ’20 was constructing the dictionary of terms he would use to mine Google News data.
Manuel Barrantes - Digital Ethics
ETHICS MEETS THE DIGITAL AGE: Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Manuel Barrantes brings a new course to the Hill and examines the morality of technology.
Digital Pedagogy Award recipients
ANNOUNCING ‘CULTIVATING DIGITAL PEDAGOGY’ FELLOWSHIPS: Eight individuals have received fellowships focused on innovations in digital pedagogy under a new program.
computer lab
SOCIOLOGY CLASS PODCAST SHOWS LIFE AT HAMILTON: Students in Sociology 101 presented podcasts of their own making that examined sociological issues on campus.
screenshot of video - VR Project of Julio Cortázar’s work
LITERARY DREAMSCAPES MADE "REAL": Designed to introduce students to the representation of virtual worlds in literature, the course explored emerging technologies such as Story Maps and 3D virtual objects and realities.
Rhudi Darko '20
THE MISSING PIECE: When part of a 25-year-old press at Hamilton’s Print Shop unexpectedly broke, the machine became inoperable. A student recreated the part using digital modeling and 3D printing.
Sacharja Cunningham '19
BEYOND WORDS: At first, you hear just a voice. From the bottom of the screen, a solitary figure in a hoodie rises, back to the camera, to speak the next line of his spoken-word poem.
Zhaosen Guo '21 and Wei-Jen Chang
DIGITIZING THE PAST: Zhaosen Guo ’21 created a online database about the first Chinese student to study at Hamilton College and the first to graduate from an American university.
virtual heart
Students in Survey of Human Anatomy use virtual reality tools to create videos about explorations of the human body.
Hayoung Lim '21, Donald Holley '20 and Professor David Perkins work on a program that that will turn a photograph into a watercolor .
CAN A COMPUTER PAINT A PICTURE?: Hayoung Lim '21, Donald Holley '20 and Professor David Perkins work on a program that that will turn a photograph into a watercolor.
Experiencing Empathy
STORYTELLING WITH A TWIST: Creative writing major Hannah McLean ’19 tells of the post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans education system using virtual reality.
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