Learning Public History by doing Public History
Abstract
How should we teach public history undergraduate students the digitalliteracy and skills they will need in their future careers as public historians? Thisessay examines the current state of teaching digital public history at American uni-versities and considers our obligations as public history educators when it comes topreparing our students for future careers in public history work. Using a case studyfrom one digital public history course, the essay also discusses some of the manychallenges faced by public history educators as we teach our students to be moredigitally proficient.
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110430295-018http://elea.unisa.it:8080/xmlui/handle/10556/6136
http://dx.doi.org/10.14273/unisa-4228
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