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Instructional Technology
Conference 2009
Title: “Using
Digital Primary Sources in the Classroom and on Campus: The
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources
Program”
Name: Stacey Graham,
Ph.D., Michelle Fry, M.
Ed.
Audience:
General/All
Audience Level:
All
Length: 1
Hour
Abstract: Teaching with
Primary Sources seeks to engage learners through the wealth of
primary sources on the Library of Congress Web site. This
session will highlight ways in which educators and
administrators can embed the use of digital primary sources in
the K-12 classroom and on college campuses. Teaching with
Primary Sources demonstrates and disseminates an invaluable
tool for teaching and researching such fields as history,
literature, art, technology, sociology, environmental science,
folklore, and others.
Description:
The Library of Congress has established the Teaching with
Primary Sources program to partner with educational
institutions in different states for the purpose of training
educators to use Library of Congress digital primary sources in
the classroom. A broader goal of the program is encourage
educational professionals to promote the use of the Library of
Congress Web site as a rich and diverse tool for
research. Both aspects of the program will be explained
and demonstrated in the course of this proposed session.
Michelle Fry, M. Ed., Director of Teaching with
Primary Sources at Loyola University Chicago, will discuss the
educational basis for primary source use and stress how this
method can meet curriculum standards at the same time as it
deepens student content understanding and enthusiasm for
learning. Stacey Graham, Ph.D., Research Professor for
the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State
University, will focus on the Library of Congress Web site as a
research tool for students and professionals, highlighting the
range and diversity of sources available.
Primary sources, the “raw materials of
history,” bring large-scale topics down to a digestible scale
by bringing students into direct contact with documents,
photographs, artifacts, sound recordings, and other
multi-format sources for the interdisciplinary study of
history, culture, science, the arts, and other fields of
study. A variety of professional development
opportunities—such as workshops, graduate credits, and lesson
planning—will help educators engage learners of all levels
through primary sources. Professional researchers and
administrators can participate in Teaching with Primary Sources
by advocating the use of Library of Congress digital primary
sources in school curricula and university departments.
Further opportunities for educators include stipends for the
development of subject-specific, standards-based learning
experiences, grants for help in the production of workshops,
and funding for academic
conferences.
Session Type:
Lecture/Presentation
On-Site Equipment
Requirements: Need LCD projector and internet
access
Contact
Information/Affiliation:
Stacey Graham,
Ph.D.
Research Professor, Center for
Historic Preservation
Project Coordinator, Teaching with
Primary Sources across Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State
University
Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN
37132
(615) 494-8783
sgraham@mtsu.edu
Michelle Fry, M. Ed.
Director, Teaching
with Primary Sources
School of Education
Loyola
University Chicago
820 N. Michigan Avenue, Room
509
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)
915-6897
mfry@luc.edu
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