This adaptable workshop helps learners reflect on and develop better strategies for managing their personal digital materials.

The project encourages thinking about our “digital selves” while exploring digital memory, agency, and what it means to maintain ones personal data in an increasingly complex technological landscape.

It’s especially for students and educators interested in critical approaches to meaning making, digital organization, and preservation.

The core components of this workshop are:

Reflection	Digital Ecosystems	Building a System	Sustainable Habits
Critical reflection of digital habits and systems	An interrogation of our digital ecosystems for managing our digital files and data at large	Learn practical methods to build your own management and preservation system	Create goals for integrating maintenance into sustained practice

By the end, participants will have more appreciation for their digital creations and a more strategic plan for organizing their digital life.

Before beginning the workshop, check out How to use this workshop as it gives a breakdown on how you might get started with the workshop.

Afterwards, dive into the workshop.

Check out the Resources for some helpful terms and definitions, some sample files to practice with, and some sources for taking a deeper dive into workshop topics.

For specifics around the creation of this workshop and how to give feedback, check out the about page.