For the next portion of the summer blog series, Chris Morris and I will be providing sample lesson plans and teaching materials to help educators incorporate oral history interviews and methods within…
Month: June 2015
Audacity Tutorial: Creating a Story Clip
In Tori’s interview with Dr. Mark Souther, we learned about two main concerns related to using oral histories in the classroom: 1. limited class time placing constraints on the amount of information…
Using Oral History Methods in the Classroom
As Naomi Randt and I continue to research oral history methods in the classroom this summer, I felt it was appropriate to interview an individual who has not only conducted a vast…
Scholarship on Oral History Pedagogy
Oral histories bring the past to life in ways ordinary textbooks cannot. Through the power of hearing an individual’s voice and listening to their stories, students and teachers alike form a powerful,…
Victoria McDonough: Summer Research Assistant
Hi there! I am a History/Social Studies double major at CSU with a concentration in Political Science and a minor in Secondary Education. I immensely enjoy reading and writing and in my…
Naomi Randt: Summer Research Assistant
Hello! I am a double major in History and Social Studies with a minor in Secondary Education at CSU. My ambition is to be a high school History teacher. I am interested…
History Speaks: Oral History & Pedagogy
I’m pleased to announce our 2015 Undergraduate Summer Research Project sponsored by CSU’s Office of Research is underway! Researchers Chris Morris and Tori McDonough are already investigating current uses of oral history…
