Teaching: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History

This fall I'll be teaching HIST 3296: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History at AlgomaU. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity and excited to be able to share my love of public history with students. From the course calendar: The course will introduce students to the theory and practice of community-based public history, with reference … Continue reading Teaching: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History

Teaching and Learning in the Archives

The Hack Library School (HLS) blog recently included a post titled "How to Librarians Learn to Teach?"  The post looked at the challenges of being thrown into the librarian instruction fire and the lack of formal training many librarians (and archivists) have in teaching, despite the fact that many will probably run instruction sessions at … Continue reading Teaching and Learning in the Archives

Introduction to Archives

As my last post indicated I've been thinking a lot about archival instruction and introducing students and other new users to archives.  As part of this process I've been gathering resources that explain how archives are organized, introduce the basic of archival processing, and explain different aspects of archival theory. Some of the best resources … Continue reading Introduction to Archives

Teaching in the Archives

Teacharchives.org a website dedicated to promoting teaching with primary sources and archives in new and innovative ways.  The site was developed through a grant that enabled the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) to partner with 18 faculty at three colleges near the archive.  This initiative, Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA), saw over 1100 students … Continue reading Teaching in the Archives

National Film Board of Canada and Public History

Earlier this week one of my colleagues hosted a professional development presentation on the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada.  Since that presentation, which mainly focused on how to get the most out of the NFB database, I've been thinking a lot about the applications of NFB material in instructional or public history settings.I've always … Continue reading National Film Board of Canada and Public History