AHA Session 128
Friday, January 5, 2024: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Plaza A (Hilton Union Square, Lobby)
Chair:
Bob Bain, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Panel:
Mills Kelly, George Mason University
Sarah McGrew, University of Maryland, College Park
Teresa Ortega, Stanford History Education Group
Jessica Stites Mor, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Valerie Ziegler, Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco
Sarah McGrew, University of Maryland, College Park
Teresa Ortega, Stanford History Education Group
Jessica Stites Mor, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Valerie Ziegler, Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco
Session Abstract
What does teaching, doing, and studying history look like in the digital age? How should secondary and college-level history classrooms shift to take advantage of the wealth of digital resources while also preparing students for life online? What possibilities and challenges await? In this roundtable, history and education scholars who focus on digital history in their research and/or practice will share their perspectives on these questions. Mills Kelly will discuss what it means to let students make history in their own ways using digital tools and resources; Sarah McGrew will discuss her research on how history teachers can approach teaching students to evaluate online information on historical topics as well as current events; Teresa Ortega will discuss new classroom materials from the Stanford History Education Group that support history educators to teach students how to judiciously evaluate online sources that make historical claims; Jessica Stites-Mor will present on her course in which students make a short documentary in order to explore the medium and as a method of doing history work; Valerie Ziegler will share my experience as a high school teacher in teaching students how to use and navigate online resources and media as a tool in their education and their lives.
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