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Constructing History: A Student-Created Public History Exhibit Using Omeka
Case Studies on Teaching with Primary Sources
  • Colleen Hoelscher, Trinity University
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Article
Publication Date
12-1-2019
Abstract

This case study examines the final project assigned to an upper-level history elective course, “Public History, Memory, and Interpretation.” Students used Omeka, an open-source web publishing platform, to create a digital exhibit using archival materials. Students were responsible for all aspects of curating the exhibit, including selecting materials, creating metadata for digital objects, writing the didactic text, and creating the final website.

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Hoelscher, Colleen (2019). Constructing history: a student-created public history exhibit using Omeka [Case study]. Case Studies on Teaching with Primary Sources. https://www2.archivists.org/publications/epubs/Case-Studies-Teaching-With-Primary-Sources