Feeling the Presence of the Past in the Age of Technology
Tuesday, July 22
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
National Heritage Museum
Lexington, MA
The National Heritage Museum is pleased to present "Feeling the Presence
of the Past in the Age of Technology," a one-day conference to be held
July 22, 2008. The conference presents experts in digital media and
academic technology who will examine and discuss best practices in
presenting, researching, and teaching the past. The program features
presentations and hands-on workshops highlighting effective academic
uses of technology and new media.
Guest speakers include Daniel Cohen, Tom Daccord, and Douglas Kiang.
Daniel Cohen is Associate Professor of History and the Director of the
Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. He is the
co-author of Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and
Presenting the Past on the Web (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005).
Tom Daccord is creator of Best of History Web Sites, an award-winning
web portal, and co-director of the Center for Teaching History with
Technology. He is co-author of the forthcoming Best Ideas for Teaching
with Technology (M.E. Sharpe, 2008) and author of The Best of History
Web Sites (Neal Schuman, 2007).
Douglas Kiang is a technology integration specialist with fifteen years
experience and holds a Master's Degree in Technology in Education from
Harvard University. In 2007 was one of only two Massachusetts teachers
to be honored as an Apple Distinguished Educator.
The conference will run from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to historians,
educators, and technology specialists. The cost is $40. Lunch is
included.
Registration:
You may register on-line at http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org
<http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org/> or by calling 781-457-4156.
Anne Starr
Assistant Curator of Exhibitions
National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Direct line: 781-457-4140
Fax: 781-861-9846
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