Archival Education and Outreach

Catalog description

Archives are tools; like all tools they are kept to be used? (Pugh, 2010). This course introduces students to the emerging field of archival education and will build a foundation for using primary sources as learning tools for inquiry-based learning in K-12 classrooms and undergraduate settings, and for public programming. Students will be introduced to professionals in the field who facilitate outreach in a variety of cultural institutions, and they will use what they learn to create practical tools for their professional toolbox. This course will model to students how to become well-rounded information professionals. They will be exposed to pedagogical approaches, create primary source educational resources, learn about and develop innovative outreach initiatives, and be provided with practical strategies for working with groups in a variety of public settings