>From: Glenn Whitman <[log in to unmask]>

>Press Release
>National Conference and Teleconference to be held on Oral History as an
>Educational Methodology
>
>On Saturday November 4, 2000, The Association of Oral History Educators and
>Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region will host a conference entitled
>"Educating the Next Generation of Oral Historians."  The primary site of the
>conference will be the University of Maryland Baltimore County Campus in
>Maryland.  However, a national teleconference will be incorporated into the
>day's schedule so that educators from across the country will be able to
>share new educational strategies and participate in thought provoking
>discussions on a variety of current trends in k-12 and college/university
>oral history education.  Conference sessions are designed for novice as well
>as experienced educators and sessions for students are also planned.
>
>The conference will feature a session by Toby Daspit concerning his
>project"Talking Gumbo" and his instructional video "You've Got To Hear This
>Story".  Other notables such as Andrea Hammer, author of Slackwater will
>discuss her classroom oral history program at St. Mary's College in
>Maryland.  The teleconference will bring together David Sidwell (Utah),
>Linda Wood (Rhode Island), Laura Wendling, (California), and Barry Lanman
>(Maryland).  The discussion will address the current status of oral history
>as an educational methodology and the impact of standards based education at
>all levels of instruction.  In addition to the sessions, the Forrest C.
>Pogue Award and the Betty Key Oral History Educator Award will be presented.
>To conclude the day, a play entitled "The Creation of New Musical Theatre
>Through Oral History" will be presented.
>
>As a major sponsor, the Public History Department of UMBC is providing a
>variety of resources in association with AOHE and OHMAR to promote and
>advance oral history as an educational methodology through this first
>national conference and teleconference.  For specific information log onto
>www.geocities.com/AOHELanman or email Barry A. Lanman at [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kelly Feltault
>To: Glenn Whitman
>Sent: 9/11/2000 8:39 AM
>Subject: Re: Conference advice
>
>Glenn
>
>If you forward the press release to me, I can post them.  If you're not
>a
>member they don't let you post to the list, generally.  But I can hit
>the
>folklore ones, Museum-L, MD Humanities etc.  I can also forward it to
>the
>Smithsonian folklore/oral history education offices and they send it out
>to
>teachers.
>
>
>
>At 09:42 AM 9/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Kelly:
>>
>>Can you suggest some list serves that we can post information about the
>>upcoming OHMAR/AOHE conference on?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Glenn Whitman
>>
>Kelly Feltault
>Cultural Crossings
>Independent Folklorist and Oral Historian
>Ass't Liaison from OHA to AFS
>Crab Picking Project Coordinator
>OHA 2000 Workshop Coordinator
>AFC Sound Recordings in Crisis Coordinator
>
Kelly Feltault
Cultural Crossings
Independent Folklorist and Oral Historian
Ass't Liaison from OHA to AFS
Crab Picking Project Coordinator
OHA 2000 Workshop Coordinator
AFC Sound Recordings in Crisis Coordinator

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