Digital History: Incorporating Technology Into Historical
Practice by Chris Reidy
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This Presentation: Definition and scope of digital history
Definition and scope of digital history Digital History by Daniel
J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig Digital History by Daniel J. Cohen and
Roy Rosenzweig Digital history in practice worldwide Digital
history in practice worldwide Ball State and digital history Ball
State and digital history Questions Questions
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What Is Digital History? Digital history is an approach to
examining and representing the past that takes advantage of new
communication technologies such as computers and the Web. It draws
on essential features of the digital realm, such as databases,
hypertextualization, and networks, to create and share historical
knowledge. Digital history is an approach to examining and
representing the past that takes advantage of new communication
technologies such as computers and the Web. It draws on essential
features of the digital realm, such as databases,
hypertextualization, and networks, to create and share historical
knowledge. Digital history complements other forms of history
indeed, it draws its strength and methodological rigor from this
age-old form of human understanding while using the latest
technology. Digital history complements other forms of history
indeed, it draws its strength and methodological rigor from this
age-old form of human understanding while using the latest
technology. Source: Center for History and New Media, George
Washington University, accessed 12 March 2010. Source: Center for
History and New Media, George Washington University, accessed 12
March 2010.
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Wikipedia says... Digital history is the use of digital media
and tools for historical practice, presentation, analysis, and
research. It is a branch of the Digital Humanities and an outgrowth
of Quantitative history, Cliometrics, and History and Computing.
Some of the previous work in digital history includes digital
archives, CD-ROMs, online presentations, interactive maps,
time-lines, audio files, and virtual worlds. More recent digital
history projects focus on creativity, collaboration, and technical
innovation, all of which are aspects of Web 2.0. Digital history is
the use of digital media and tools for historical practice,
presentation, analysis, and research. It is a branch of the Digital
Humanities and an outgrowth of Quantitative history, Cliometrics,
and History and Computing. Some of the previous work in digital
history includes digital archives, CD-ROMs, online presentations,
interactive maps, time-lines, audio files, and virtual worlds. More
recent digital history projects focus on creativity, collaboration,
and technical innovation, all of which are aspects of Web 2.0.
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I would add... That digital history also includes non-Internet
media and outlets such as: That digital history also includes
non-Internet media and outlets such as: Television programs,
documentary and promotional films, audio books, and other
audio/visual media that employ advanced hardware and software in
their creation E-books and readers, such as Kindle, that make use
of digitization, as promoted by Google .mp3 audio, Flash video, and
interactive tours found on iPods or handheld devices Presentations
and training programs made available on CD and DVD Presentation
software (like the Powerpoint you are viewing now)
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Essentially... Digital history represents a series of tools
that aid and assist the scholar, student, and aficionado to better
research, write, produce, consume, and understand history Digital
history represents a series of tools that aid and assist the
scholar, student, and aficionado to better research, write,
produce, consume, and understand history It should NEVER replace
standard scholarly practice and rigor It should NEVER replace
standard scholarly practice and rigor Digital history is still
history, but adapted for the information age Digital history is
still history, but adapted for the information age
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Digital History (2006) by Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig
Aspires to motivate historians to embrace the technology and
methods of digital history as it pertains to the Internet and
websites Aspires to motivate historians to embrace the technology
and methods of digital history as it pertains to the Internet and
websites Realistically portrays the advantages and disadvantages
inherent in digital history and how to how to maximize the former
while minimizing the latter. Realistically portrays the advantages
and disadvantages inherent in digital history and how to how to
maximize the former while minimizing the latter. Demystifies and
unpacks Web-based digital history, but is not technical in approach
Demystifies and unpacks Web-based digital history, but is not
technical in approach
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Digital History Seven Positive Qualities of Digital Media
Capacity Capacity Accessibility Accessibility Flexibility
Flexibility Diversity Diversity Manipulability Manipulability
Interactivity Interactivity Hypertextuality (or nonlinearity)
Hypertextuality (or nonlinearity)
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Digital History Five Dangers of Digital Media Quality Quality
Durability Durability Readability Readability Passivity Passivity
Inaccessibility Inaccessibility
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Digital History In the beginning... Digital history, in the
form of HNSource, grew out of e-mail and FTP (file transfer
protocol) systems in the early 1990s Digital history, in the form
of HNSource, grew out of e-mail and FTP (file transfer protocol)
systems in the early 1990s History websites began shortly after web
browsers came into large-scale use, with the first sites starting
up in 1994 History websites began shortly after web browsers came
into large-scale use, with the first sites starting up in 1994 In
1995, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) assisted the AHA
in creating its website In 1995, the Center for History and New
Media (CHNM) assisted the AHA in creating its website Amateurs led
the way; mostly technical experts with an interest in history as a
hobby or those with political motivations Amateurs led the way;
mostly technical experts with an interest in history as a hobby or
those with political motivations
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Digital History Proliferation begets problems Most search
engines cannot find the deep web: Google searches miss holdings by
the Library of Congress and JSTOR Most search engines cannot find
the deep web: Google searches miss holdings by the Library of
Congress and JSTOR Popular history sites outnumber professional,
academic sites, making it harder to find the latter Popular history
sites outnumber professional, academic sites, making it harder to
find the latter However, the tide has turned and the most popular
websites are now those considered academic, government (Library of
Congress), or corporate (History Channel) However, the tide has
turned and the most popular websites are now those considered
academic, government (Library of Congress), or corporate (History
Channel)
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Digital History Organization of the History Web The five main
genres of history websites: Archives (primary sources) Archives
(primary sources) Exhibits, films, scholarship, and essays
(secondary sources) Exhibits, films, scholarship, and essays
(secondary sources) Teaching (directed at students and scholars)
Teaching (directed at students and scholars) Discussion (promoting
dialogue) Discussion (promoting dialogue) Organizational
(information about a historical group) Organizational (information
about a historical group)
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Digital History GenreArchives Digitized versions of primary
source materials made available via the Internet Digitized versions
of primary source materials made available via the Internet Primary
example: the Library of Congress American Memory online archives
Primary example: the Library of Congress American Memory online
archivesAmerican MemoryAmerican Memory Advantages: accessibility
& searchability Advantages: accessibility & searchability
The Library of Congress was instrumental in the spread of digital
archives in the U.S. The Library of Congress was instrumental in
the spread of digital archives in the U.S. Twenty-two collections
funded through grants Twenty-two collections funded through grants
Archives sites are among the most frequented sites in the history
web; a valuable resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts
Archives sites are among the most frequented sites in the history
web; a valuable resource for scholars, students, and
enthusiasts
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Digital History GenreArchives, cont. Valley of the Shadow: an
example of an invented archives- where website producers create
their own archives from accumulated sources Valley of the Shadow:
an example of an invented archives- where website producers create
their own archives from accumulated sources Valley of the Shadow
Valley of the Shadow Commercial websites are also involved in
maintaining archives, some of which restrict access to their
collections, requiring subscription fees Commercial websites are
also involved in maintaining archives, some of which restrict
access to their collections, requiring subscription fees ProQuest
online research center ProQuest online research center ProQuest
Google intends to digitize upwards of 15 million books and make
them available online for free, though battles over copyright
constraints may inhibit this project Google intends to digitize
upwards of 15 million books and make them available online for
free, though battles over copyright constraints may inhibit this
project
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Digital History GenreExhibits, Films, Scholarship, and Essays
The web offers a new outlet for History students, scholars and
enthusiasts that previously found expression in monographs, theses,
museum exhibits, journal articles, and popular magazine articles
The web offers a new outlet for History students, scholars and
enthusiasts that previously found expression in monographs, theses,
museum exhibits, journal articles, and popular magazine articles
Online museum exhibits can be simply digital translations, or they
can reproduce and expand on the analog version, or they may be
wholly digital, with no physical exhibit as a point of origin
Online museum exhibits can be simply digital translations, or they
can reproduce and expand on the analog version, or they may be
wholly digital, with no physical exhibit as a point of origin
Remembering Nagasaki website Remembering Nagasaki website
Remembering Nagasaki website Remembering Nagasaki website Websites
related to a film or TV program are generally conservative; most
merely acting as advertisement for the show. Some websites offer
additional historical content related to the program Websites
related to a film or TV program are generally conservative; most
merely acting as advertisement for the show. Some websites offer
additional historical content related to the program Ken Burns
National Parks website Ken Burns National Parks websiteNational
Parks National Parks
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Digital History GenreExhibits, Films, Scholarship, and Essays
Online scholarship is even more conservative than its film/TV
counterpart; most entries being merely electronic version of their
paper efforts Online scholarship is even more conservative than its
film/TV counterpart; most entries being merely electronic version
of their paper efforts Online scholarship Online scholarship JSTOR
and Project MUSE offer online versions of print journals, but again
this is merely translation JSTOR and Project MUSE offer online
versions of print journals, but again this is merely translation
E-Books promise a bold step forward; incorporating scholarly
writing with images, movies, and audio files E-Books promise a bold
step forward; incorporating scholarly writing with images, movies,
and audio files Michael Kammen, Visual Shock Michael Kammen, Visual
ShockVisual ShockVisual Shock Blogs, wikis, and essays Blogs,
wikis, and essays Blogs - personal in nature, but still deal with
historic topics Blogs - personal in nature, but still deal with
historic topicshistoric topicshistoric topics Wikis, crowdsourcing,
and amateur history add enthusiasm and fine detail, but can also
promote outdated interpretation and convey inaccuracies Wikis,
crowdsourcing, and amateur history add enthusiasm and fine detail,
but can also promote outdated interpretation and convey
inaccuracies Wikis
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Digital History GenreTeaching and Learning The Library of
Congresss early efforts confirmed that a large number of primary
and secondary teachers and students draw learning materials from
the web The Library of Congresss early efforts confirmed that a
large number of primary and secondary teachers and students draw
learning materials from the web Most museums offer lesson plans and
other teaching aids Most museums offer lesson plans and other
teaching aids First Division Museum at Cantigny First Division
Museum at Cantigny First Division Museum at Cantigny First Division
Museum at Cantigny The most common teaching websites are syllabi
sites The most common teaching websites are syllabi sites Most
provide only rudimentary information, but the better of this group
include activities, additional readings, exam review guides,
workshops, etc. Most provide only rudimentary information, but the
better of this group include activities, additional readings, exam
review guides, workshops, etc. better of this group better of this
group Other teaching sites are blurring the line between genres and
model themselves as resource centers, taking on many of the
functions and services available at archival websites Other
teaching sites are blurring the line between genres and model
themselves as resource centers, taking on many of the functions and
services available at archival websites History Matters at the CHNM
website History Matters at the CHNM website History Matters History
Matters
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Digital History GenreDiscussion and Organizational Sites
Started as an offshoot of e-mail and USENETNEWS newsroups Started
as an offshoot of e-mail and USENETNEWS newsroups H-Net, started in
1993, provides over 150 lists for discussion on topics ranging from
African expressive culture to utopian societies H-Net, started in
1993, provides over 150 lists for discussion on topics ranging from
African expressive culture to utopian societies H-Public: part of
the H-Net group H-Public: part of the H-Net group H-Public Most
public history websites include threaded discussion forums and
encourage visitor participation Most public history websites
include threaded discussion forums and encourage visitor
participation The History Channel discussion forum The History
Channel discussion forumdiscussion forumdiscussion forum Historical
organizations, historic houses, and niche categories of history are
present on the web to inform current and recruit new members
Historical organizations, historic houses, and niche categories of
history are present on the web to inform current and recruit new
members Website for the Third Regiment, Maryland Volunteers Website
for the Third Regiment, Maryland VolunteersThird Regiment, Maryland
VolunteersThird Regiment, Maryland Volunteers
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Education, Skills, and Training Best Suited for Digital History
Obviously, a degree in History Obviously, a degree in History
Public History affords many points of entry Web design experience
Web design experience HTML, XML, and CSS scripting preferably
Graphic design and/or image processing skills Graphic design and/or
image processing skills Photoshop for scanning, color correction,
and formatting Video editing or telecommunications background Video
editing or telecommunications background Final Cut Pro or Adobe
Premier Data entry and processing ability Data entry and processing
ability
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Whos Doing Digital History? Organizations dedicated to the
emerging field: The Center for History and New Media Organizations
dedicated to the emerging field: The Center for History and New
Media Museums Museums Historical Societies Historical Societies
University faculty and students University faculty and
students
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Examples of Digital History at Ball State Oral History Oral
History Oral History Oral History Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary Filmmaking Documentary Filmmaking Documentary
Filmmaking Digital Archiving Digital Archiving Digital Archiving
Digital Archiving Online Peer-reviewed and Popular Journal Articles
Online Peer-reviewed and Popular Journal Articles Online
Peer-reviewed and Popular Journal Articles Online Peer-reviewed and
Popular Journal Articles Second Life and Blue Mars Second Life and
Blue Mars Second Life Blue Mars Second Life Blue Mars Immersive
Learning Courses Immersive Learning Courses Immersive Learning
Courses Immersive Learning Courses Teaching American History and
Distance Learning Projects Teaching American History and Distance
Learning Projects Teaching American History and Distance Learning
Projects Teaching American History and Distance Learning Projects
History Education, Teacher Training, and e-Textbooks History
Education, Teacher Training, and e-Textbooks History Education,
Teacher Training, and e-Textbooks History Education, Teacher
Training, and e-Textbooks The Electronic Field Trips and Digital
Media Experience programs The Electronic Field Trips and Digital
Media Experience programsElectronic Field Trips Digital Media
Experience Electronic Field Trips Digital Media Experience Mapping
and GIS Mapping and GIS Mapping and GIS Mapping and GIS
Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites Interpretation at
Museums and Historic Sites Interpretation at Museums and Historic
Sites Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites Entrepreneurial
History, Personal History, and Genealogical Research
Entrepreneurial History, Personal History, and Genealogical
Research Entrepreneurial HistoryPersonal History Genealogical
Research Entrepreneurial HistoryPersonal History Genealogical
Research Social Networking Websites, Wikis, and Blogs Social
Networking Websites, Wikis, and Blogs Social Networking Websites,
Wikis, and Blogs Social Networking Websites, Wikis, and Blogs
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Conclusion Digital History is nearly as old as the Web itself
Digital History is nearly as old as the Web itself Museums,
historical organizations, archives, commercial history providers,
scholars, students, and amateurs are already involved in creating
digital history and the field continues to grow as new techniques,
uses, and applications are discovered Museums, historical
organizations, archives, commercial history providers, scholars,
students, and amateurs are already involved in creating digital
history and the field continues to grow as new techniques, uses,
and applications are discovered Digital History may be the wave of
the future, but Ball State is already well on its way to equipping
students to be competitive in career fields that utilize emerging
media Digital History may be the wave of the future, but Ball State
is already well on its way to equipping students to be competitive
in career fields that utilize emerging media
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The End
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Oral History Dr. Tony Edmonds and Dr. Bruce Geelhoeds oral
histories for their 2001 book Ball State University: An
Interpretive History Dr. Tony Edmonds and Dr. Bruce Geelhoeds oral
histories for their 2001 book Ball State University: An
Interpretive History Dr. Michael Wm. Doyle et al., Cantigny First
Division Oral History Project: and Vietnam War Era Veterans Oral
History Project: Dr. Michael Wm. Doyle et al., Cantigny First
Division Oral History Project: and Vietnam War Era Veterans Oral
History Project:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/CtgnyOrHishttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/VtnmOrHishttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/CtgnyOrHishttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/VtnmOrHis
Dr. Jim Connolly et al., BorgWarner/Warner Gear oral histories;
Muncie Economic Development oral histories: ; Muncie Labor oral
histories: Dr. Jim Connolly et al., BorgWarner/Warner Gear oral
histories; Muncie Economic Development oral histories: ; Muncie
Labor oral histories:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/MidOrHis11http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/MidOrHis9http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/MidOrHis11http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/MidOrHis9
Dr. David Ulbrichs 376th Heavy Bombardment Group oral histories Dr.
David Ulbrichs 376th Heavy Bombardment Group oral histories
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/376OrHis Dr.
Stephanie Beswicks oral histories of Sudanese war refugees Dr.
Stephanie Beswicks oral histories of Sudanese war refugees
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Documentary Filmmaking Dr. James Connolly, Director, Center for
Middletown Studies, Changing Gears: The End of an Era, a 2010
documentary feature about deindustrialization in Muncie, Ind. Dr.
James Connolly, Director, Center for Middletown Studies, Changing
Gears: The End of an Era, a 2010 documentary feature about
deindustrialization in Muncie, Ind.Changing Gears: The End of an
EraChanging Gears: The End of an Era Dr. Nancy Carlson, TCOMM,
Movers & Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana National Road, a
2009 documentary feature about migration and movement patterns
along the National Road Dr. Nancy Carlson, TCOMM, Movers &
Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana National Road, a 2009
documentary feature about migration and movement patterns along the
National RoadMovers & Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana
National RoadMovers & Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana
National Road Chris Reidy, M.A. candidate, History, Hitlers Final
Victory: The Donbas Counteroffensive, a 2006 student- produced
documentary on a crucial WWII battle Chris Reidy, M.A. candidate,
History, Hitlers Final Victory: The Donbas Counteroffensive, a 2006
student- produced documentary on a crucial WWII battleHitlers Final
Victory: The Donbas CounteroffensiveHitlers Final Victory: The
Donbas Counteroffensive
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Changing Gears: The End of an Era
http://cms.bsu.edu/Features/Global/Immersiv
eLearning/ChangingGears.aspx
http://cms.bsu.edu/Features/Global/Immersiv
eLearning/ChangingGears.aspx
http://cms.bsu.edu/Features/Global/Immersiv
eLearning/ChangingGears.aspx
http://cms.bsu.edu/Features/Global/Immersiv
eLearning/ChangingGears.aspx
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Movers & Stakers: Stories Along the Indiana National
Road
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Hitlers Final Victory: The Donbas Counteroffensive
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Digital Archiving Dr. Jim Connolly, et al., What Middletown
Read Project: Dr. Jim Connolly, et al., What Middletown Read
Project: http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/wmr/ Public History major
Jennifer Torwudzo (11), Honors fellow at the Ball State Museum of
Art, working on the DIDO (Digital Images Delivered Online) imaging
project, funded through a $150,000 federal grant that is allowing
the museum to digitize its collection of nearly 11,000 works of art
and share it via an online database. Public History major Jennifer
Torwudzo (11), Honors fellow at the Ball State Museum of Art,
working on the DIDO (Digital Images Delivered Online) imaging
project, funded through a $150,000 federal grant that is allowing
the museum to digitize its collection of nearly 11,000 works of art
and share it via an online database.DIDO (Digital Images Delivered
Online) DIDO (Digital Images Delivered Online)
Online Publication of Peer-reviewed and Popular Journal
Articles Dr. Abel Alves, Can We Be Awe-Inspired without Thinking
Hierarchically? The Global Spiral published by the Metanexus
Institute (February 24, 2004): Dr. Abel Alves, Can We Be
Awe-Inspired without Thinking Hierarchically? The Global Spiral
published by the Metanexus Institute (February 24, 2004):
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article.asp?8734
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What is Second Life? Second Life is a virtual world developed
by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via
the Internet. A free client program called the Second Life Viewer
enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other
through avatars. Residents can explore, meet other residents,
socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and
create and trade virtual property and services with one another, or
travel throughout the world (which residents refer to as the grid).
Second Life is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that
launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet. A
free client program called the Second Life Viewer enables its
users, called Residents, to interact with each other through
avatars. Residents can explore, meet other residents, socialize,
participate in individual and group activities, and create and
trade virtual property and services with one another, or travel
throughout the world (which residents refer to as the grid).
Source: Wikipedia entry for Second Life, accessed 12 March 2010.
Source: Wikipedia entry for Second Life, accessed 12 March
2010.
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Second Life Dr. Jim Connolly et al., Middletown Research
Library and Archive in Second Life Dr. Jim Connolly et al.,
Middletown Research Library and Archive in Second Life Dr. Abel
Alves, Assistant Chair, Department of History, 16 th -century Aztec
Marketplace of Tlatelolco in Second Life, Hist. 445 course
immersive-learning project, Fall 2007 Dr. Abel Alves, Assistant
Chair, Department of History, 16 th -century Aztec Marketplace of
Tlatelolco in Second Life, Hist. 445 course immersive-learning
project, Fall 2007
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Blue Mars Ball States IDIA (Institute for Digital Intermedia
Arts) Lab has launched several virtual world environments, via Blue
Mars, with historical underpinnings. Blue Mars is a premium 3D
virtual world platform featuring enhanced fidelity, scalability,
security, and connectivity. Through the Blue Mars Client, users can
participate in a wide variety of entertainment, educational, and
productivity experiences. Simulations include the 1915 Panama
Pacific Exposition, a Japanese temple, and a Chinese cave complex.
Ball States IDIA (Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts) Lab has
launched several virtual world environments, via Blue Mars, with
historical underpinnings. Blue Mars is a premium 3D virtual world
platform featuring enhanced fidelity, scalability, security, and
connectivity. Through the Blue Mars Client, users can participate
in a wide variety of entertainment, educational, and productivity
experiences. Simulations include the 1915 Panama Pacific
Exposition, a Japanese temple, and a Chinese cave complex.
http://www.youtube.com/user/IDIALab#p/u
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Immersive Learning Courses Dr. Mary Theresa Seig and Dr. Kecia
McBride, Department of English (with several History majors), Eng.
323/400: Narrative and Living History with community partner Conner
Prairie, Fishers, Ind., Spring 2008: Dr. Mary Theresa Seig and Dr.
Kecia McBride, Department of English (with several History majors),
Eng. 323/400: Narrative and Living History with community partner
Conner Prairie, Fishers, Ind., Spring 2008:
http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,47812--,00.html
>http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,47812--,00.html > Dr.
Michael Wm. Doyle, Hist. 499/650: Oral History Workshop which
completed the Vietnam War-Era Veterans Oral History Project and
promotional video We Left The War, But The War Didnt Leave Us:
Vietnam Veterans Tell Their Stories: Dr. Michael Wm. Doyle, Hist.
499/650: Oral History Workshop which completed the Vietnam War-Era
Veterans Oral History Project and promotional video We Left The
War, But The War Didnt Leave Us: Vietnam Veterans Tell Their
Stories: We Left The War, But The War Didnt Leave Us: Vietnam
Veterans Tell Their
Storieshttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/VtnmOrHis
We Left The War, But The War Didnt Leave Us: Vietnam Veterans Tell
Their
Storieshttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/VtnmOrHis
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Hist. 499 Oral History Workshop Fall 2009 Project Promotional
Video We Left The War, But The War Didnt Leave Us
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Teaching American History Grants and Distance Learning Projects
Dr. Ron Morris, et al, The Ohio River Teaching American History
Project, 2005-2008 Dr. Ron Morris, et al, The Ohio River Teaching
American History Project, 2005-2008 Indiana Academy for Science,
Mathematics, and the Humanities, et al., Building a Nation Teaching
American History Project, 2006-2009 Indiana Academy for Science,
Mathematics, and the Humanities, et al., Building a Nation Teaching
American History Project, 2006-2009
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History Education, Teacher Training, and e-Textbooks Dr. Sarah
Drake Brown et al., Lesson Plans for the Cantigny First Division
Oral History Project I, 2008: and Teacher Research Packets for the
Cantigny First Division Oral History Project II, 2009: Dr. Sarah
Drake Brown et al., Lesson Plans for the Cantigny First Division
Oral History Project I, 2008: and Teacher Research Packets for the
Cantigny First Division Oral History Project II, 2009:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/CtgnyOrHis Dr. Ed
Krzemienski, Companion e-Textbook for the Center for Middletown
Studies documentary film, Shifting Gears: The End of an Era(under
contract) Dr. Ed Krzemienski, Companion e-Textbook for the Center
for Middletown Studies documentary film, Shifting Gears: The End of
an Era (under contract)
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Electronic Field Trips Ball State University is a national
leader in providing electronic field trips primary and secondary
schools: Ball State University is a national leader in providing
electronic field trips primary and secondary schools:
http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home2/00front.htm
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Digital Multimedia Programs Dr. Kevin Smith et al., Echoes of
War: Stories from the Big Red One, 2007: Dr. Kevin Smith et al.,
Echoes of War: Stories from the Big Red One, 2007: Echoes of War:
Stories from the Big Red One
http://www.bsu.edu/web/wipb/echoesofwar/about.aspEchoes of War:
Stories from the Big Red One
http://www.bsu.edu/web/wipb/echoesofwar/about.asp
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Echoes of War: Stories from the Big Red One Dr. Kevin Smith
interacts with D-Day veterans at the Cantigny First Division
Museum
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Mapping and GIS Historians are making historical maps available
online and creating new interactive maps on historical subjects
using GIS (Geographic Information System) software: Historians are
making historical maps available online and creating new
interactive maps on historical subjects using GIS (Geographic
Information System) software:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/InHisAtls
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Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites Prof. Mary Theresa
Seig, Department of English, who specializes in the analysis of
oral discourse, assisted Conner Prairie with creating its award-
winning Opening Doors to Great Guest Experiences training resource
in 2007. Prof. Mary Theresa Seig, Department of English, who
specializes in the analysis of oral discourse, assisted Conner
Prairie with creating its award- winning Opening Doors to Great
Guest Experiences training resource in 2007. This initiative
transformed the way Conner Prairie interpreters interact with
visitors. The park is Indiana's only Smithsonian Institution
affiliate, where guests may engage, explore and discover what it
was like to live and play in the 19 th century. This initiative
transformed the way Conner Prairie interpreters interact with
visitors. The park is Indiana's only Smithsonian Institution
affiliate, where guests may engage, explore and discover what it
was like to live and play in the 19 th century.
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Opening Doors to Great Guest Experiences
http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,63505--,00.html
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Entrepreneurial History Independent historians provide
history-related services on a commercial basis: Independent
historians provide history-related services on a commercial basis:
www.weintrautinc.com
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Personal History Personal History is a relatively new term for
several well-established historical practices that include
genealogy, biography, oral history, and family history. Personal
historians offer fee-based services to individuals and families to
help them preserve their memories, experiences, and life stories in
archivally-based textual and visual formats: Personal History is a
relatively new term for several well-established historical
practices that include genealogy, biography, oral history, and
family history. Personal historians offer fee-based services to
individuals and families to help them preserve their memories,
experiences, and life stories in archivally-based textual and
visual formats:
www.personalhistorians.org/www.personalhistory.org/www.personalhistorians.org/www.personalhistory.org/
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Genealogical Research Professional genealogists utilize a wide
variety of archival material, often available in digital formats,
to compose biographical accounts of individuals and their ancestry
over time: Professional genealogists utilize a wide variety of
archival material, often available in digital formats, to compose
biographical accounts of individuals and their ancestry over time:
www.legacy-tree.com
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Social Networking Websites, Wikis, and Blogs Museums are among
the many institutions that are embracing social networking and
blogs to stake out a presence on the Internet and attract the
attention of young, technologically savvy visitors: Museums are
among the many institutions that are embracing social networking
and blogs to stake out a presence on the Internet and attract the
attention of young, technologically savvy visitors:
http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/about/mailing_list.aspxhttp://www.bsu.edu/libraries/wiki/index.php?title=HIST_499:_Oral_Hist
ory_Workshop_Transcription_Wikihttp://www.library.ohiou.edu/newsblog/?p=1129http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/about/mailing_list.aspxhttp://www.bsu.edu/libraries/wiki/index.php?title=HIST_499:_Oral_Hist
ory_Workshop_Transcription_Wikihttp://www.library.ohiou.edu/newsblog/?p=1129
