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Editions in the Classroom: Approaches to Engaging Students and Teachers
May 31 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Are you thinking about how your edition could be used by students or teachers, but you’re unsure how to plan for or cultivate these audiences? Try this 60-minute recorded eLabs webinar from May 31, 2024 that explores different approaches to engaging teachers, as well as students of all ages.
Featuring Gwen Fries (Massachusetts Historical Society; Adams Papers Project), Dr. Cathy Moran Hajo (Ramapo College of New Jersey; Jane Addams Papers Project), and Dr. Lindsey Peterson (University of South Dakota; Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi), the webinar begins with an overview from each presenter detailing the events and resources they have developed to foster a community of student and teacher users. They then identify key takeaways for engaging these audiences by comparing their experiences in a short group discussion.
Register for the event below to learn more about successful strategies for supporting student and teacher uses of your edition.
Presenter Bios
Dr. Lindsey R. Peterson is the Digital Humanities Librarian at the University of South Dakota and co-director of the federally funded Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project (cwrgm.org), which is digitizing, transcribing, and annotating over 20,000 records from Mississippi’s governors’ offices and making them freely available online. You can learn more about her work at lindseyraepeterson.com.
Gwen Fries is the Production Editor of the Adams Papers Editorial Project at the Massachusetts Historical Society. The Adams Papers project was founded in 1954 to prepare a comprehensive published edition of the manuscripts written and received by the family of John Adams of Quincy, Massachusetts.
Dr. Cathy Moran Hajo is the Editor and Director of the Jane Addams Papers Project at Ramapo College of New Jersey, which is publishing a freely-accessible digital edition and a multivolume print edition of the Selected Papers of Jane Addams. She previously served as Associate Editor of the Margaret Sanger Papers.
