Category «Technology»

Management? But I’m an Historian

Below are some resources to accompany my project management workshops for the “How to Get Started in Digital History” pre-conference session at AHA2014. Workshop Documents: Resource Assessment Scoping and Scheduling Work Project Charter Grant Work Plan Calendar Detail Sample Budget Form Sample Budget Tracking Project Management Software: Basecamp Trello Kona Podio Further Reading: Project Management …

Agile (Digital) Public History: Preparing a New Generation of Cultural Heritage Professionals

[This post was inspired by a panel on the Envisioning the Future of Public History Training at National Council of Public History 2012 in Milwaukee.] The increasing interest number of courses and concentrations focusing on public history suggests that we need to have a serious conversation about what are the skills that are necessary for …

Blogging for Engagement and Understanding

Prompted by a twitter conversation with Miriam Posner about the need for a really basic introduction to using blogs in the college classroom, I’ve been reflecting on the ways that I’ve come to use public writing in my own teaching over the last fifteen years or so — both on the level of changing technology, …