News-gathering and study groups: DH Presentation Focus

I've been thinking and writing about technology and computing in the arts for some time now, though not always under the phrase "digital humanities" (DH). Still, I've produced several entries on the topic of DH on this site. Thus, I have many things I'd want to discuss for this upcoming presentation at the College Language Association conference.

However, given the limits of time, I'm going to focus my concerns. For the presentation, here's my initial main claim:

In order to ensure more active and effective engagements with digital humanities among African American literature scholars in the coming years, we should create and nurture news-gathering initiatives and study groups that concentrate on technology, DH in general, and skill development.  

Related:
• Digital Humanities at CLA 2013