137001-The roles of authenticity.pdf (1.75 MB)
The roles of authenticity and immediacy in engaging family historians in online learning designed to advance academic skills
A rapid increase in the availability of digitized archival resources of relevance to family historians together with increasing individual fascination with genealogical research led to the University of Tasmania introducing a fully online Diploma of Family History in 2016. The course’s emphasis on authenticity through a variety of modalities and the sense of immediacy with which its online learning environment is imbued combine to engage and retain students’ interest as they focus on locating and contextualizing their own ancestors as research subjects. Permeating family history with academic skills promotes best practice in locating, analyzing, storing, and publicly presenting family-centric research materials for the edification of current and future generations
History
Publication title
International Public HistoryPagination
1-6ISSN
2567-1111Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
De Gruyter OldenbourgPlace of publication
GermanyRights statement
Copyright 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. The final publication is available at www.degruyter.comRepository Status
- Restricted