We seek submissions of innovative, hands-on classroom
exercises utilizing primary sources for an upcoming Libraries Unlimited
publication. The forthcoming book will provide cultural heritage professionals
with adaptable, template-based class exercises—think of these as recipes that
can be reused as is, or customized for multiple situations. We solicit your
easy-to-adapt, creative exercises that includes a title, 2-5 learning
objectives, intended audience, collections/materials/preparation required,
description of the exercise mechanics or activity, and any assessment you've
done. We seek your submission by MARCH
30, 2013.
The exercises we want to include will teach lessons in
"artifactual literacy" and/or "archival intelligence."
Artifactual literacy refers to skills needed to interpret and analyze primary
sources, including concepts such as: evaluating authenticity, understanding
historical contextualization, identifying bias, understanding the physical
object, and deducing original audience and purpose. Archival intelligence
refers to skills needed to use archives and special collections, such as:
finding aid usage, understanding what kinds of materials are held in archives
and special collections, physical use and handling of collections, and
searching for primary sources.
Exercises making use of any source types are welcome,
including rare books, maps, manuscripts, ephemera, born digital, and even the
unusual types we know you are working with (video games, natural history
specimens, models, blueprints, comic books, graphic novels, LPs, floppy disks
and hard drives). The exercises may
focus on teaching undergraduates or graduate students, or may be geared toward
public outreach events, educating donors, our peers, and/or administrators. We
want your creative and inventive exercises for K-12 class visits as well.
Co-editors Anne Bahde (Oregon State University), Heather
Smedberg (UC San Diego), and Mattie Taormina (Stanford University) look forward
to receiving your submissions. Please submit your exercise via our webform by
MARCH 30, 2013:
We know you're doing wonderful things with students, and
this is a great opportunity to share what you're been doing with colleagues
around the country.
Sincerely,
Anne Bahde (anne.bahde AT oregonstate.edu)
Heather Smedberg (hsmedberg AT ucsd.edu)Mattie Taormina (taormina AT stanford.edu)
Co-Editors, Using Primary Sources: Hands-On Instructional Exercises, Libraries Unlimited, to be published 2014
Posts
