Category Archives: Session Proposals

A Digitally Enabled Museum Studies Curriculum?

Among the various hats I wear, I’m the chair of the host department for UMW’s museum studies minor (started 3 years ago) and a founding member of UMW’s digital studies minor (starting this fall).   Both of these undergraduate minors are … Continue reading

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A few ideas for sessions

Here are a few nuggets of ideas for a Talk Session. 1 – The risks and benefits of user generated content. How do we manage a website effectively when we are opening our content up to public comment? Is the … Continue reading

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Websites, Collaboration with Indigenous Nations, Teaching

Cathy Stanton’s email requested even partial proposals and musings so I thought I’d throw out some of the things I’ve been thinking about. I’d love to talk with some folks who are thinking creatively about website development/digital publishing and/or collaborative … Continue reading

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Social Web Monitoring for Online Collections & Institutions

At virtualmuseum.ca / Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), we are a 100% online heritage institution, hosting substantial collections and learning resources from museums across Canada (>1M images, >500 virtual exhibits, etc.). One of our biggest challenges in the Social Web … Continue reading

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Grounding History as a Community Value

Grounding History as a Community Value ThatCamp NCPH 2013 Ann Martin If we believe that history/heritage is a valuable community asset, why do we spend so little time in the community (outside of talking to the heritage-minded crowd or telling … Continue reading

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A brainstorming session for the Public History Commons?

At the first THATCamp NCPH, two years ago, we brainstormed the Public History Commons into existence. By this time last year, we’d created the site and launched the History@Work blog on it. At this point, we’re seeing lots of new … Continue reading

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WordPress as a Public History Platform

On Thursday, April 18 at 8:30 a.m. in Ballroom A, I have the pleasure of joining Erin Bell, Jeffrey McClurken, and Tom Scheinfeldt in a discussion of how public historians are using and adapting WordPress software to teach, disseminate, and do public history. The … Continue reading

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