Preparing the Next Generation of Public Historians

Digital Public History Preparing a New Generation

Sharon M. LeonDirector of Public Projects

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New MediaAssociate Professor

George Mason Universitysharonmleon@gmail.com

@sleonchnm6floors.org/bracket/

Theories and Methods

• Site Planning and Design• Digital Collections and Preservation• New Media Theory• Data Mining and Distant Reading• Spatial History and Visualization• Digital Scholarship and Scholarly

Communications• Public Engagement and Citizen

History

Necessary Skills and Questions

• Engaging in Authentic Work in Public• Framing Historical Questions and

Skills• Contextualization • Multiple Perspectives• Changing Interpretation• Geospatial Work• Data Visualizations• Shifting Authority in the Digital Space

Digital Strategy & Existing Tools

• Quick Start-up• Flexible and Adaptable• Low Technical Overhead• Audience Identification• Focus on Content and

Communication• Reaching Audiences Where They Are

Digital Public History Preparing a New Generation

Sharon M. LeonDirector of Public Projects

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New MediaAssociate Professor

George Mason Universitysharonmleon@gmail.com

@sleonchnm6floors.org/bracket/