Learning through the Act of Creation: Students, small case exhibits, and the power of historical thinking
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel (90 minutes) or Individual (30 minutes)
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
One of the challenges facing public historians is communicating the importance of history and historical thinking to the general public. Read More
Best Practices for Creating Sustainable Public History Class Projects
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Many public history educators promote experiential learning in their classes by having students participate in a public-facing class project. Read More
Collaboratively Building Digital Collections
PROPOSAL TYPE
Individual
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Digital
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Digital collections are not new. However, archives are rethinking the creation of digital collections—including subjects, workflows, and workforce—after disruptions to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic affected engagement with physical materials and increased interest in the history of minority groups in local communities following the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More