Authentic Learning in History and Social Sciences: How "Real" Can We Make the Classroom Experience?

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Title:Authentic Learning in History and Social Sciences: How "Real" Can We Make the Classroom Experience? (ID: ELI08213)
Author(s):Scot A. French (University of Virginia)
Topics:Authentic Learning, Digital Collections, ELISpring08, Instructional Technologies, Interaction and Engagement, IT Integration, Learning, Multimedia, Teaching
Origin:Presented at ELI Meetings (03/18/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

How can we bring authentic learning, with real-world outcomes and assessments, into the history/social science classroom? This session will discuss the presenter's efforts to design and teach digital history seminars in partnership with museum professionals at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Monticello.

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