This course will see students working directly with a community group in the arena of public humanities: this might be a museum, historical society, community arts or tourism program. Students will have the opportunity to learn what it is like to work with a partner group while undertaking project-based learning that will develop their abilities to produce public-facing stories of relevance to the community. Examples of projects include digital curation or content development, oral history interviewing, developing programming, or creating a digital/virtual tour of a specific area of Guelph.
This course will see students working directly with a community group in the arena of public humanities: this might be a museum, historical society, community arts or tourism program. Students will have the opportunity to learn what it is like to work with a partner group while undertaking project-based learning that will develop their abilities to produce public-facing stories of relevance to the community. Examples of projects include digital curation or content development, oral history interviewing, developing programming, or creating a digital/virtual tour of a specific area of Guelph.
