O2 Oral history curriculum

Oral history curriculum and resource pack

Oral history is the systematic collection of living people’s testimony about their own experiences. Historians have finally recognized that the everyday memories of everyday people have historical importance. If we do not collect and preserve those memories, those stories, then one day they will disappear forever. The last 10 years in Europe could be characterised as perhaps the most anti-establishment period in living memory. Popular media tells

PAST-TIMES will produce a bespoke curriculum to support the recording and publishing of oral history sessions in today's media focused world. This curriculum will marry best practice from an oral historians perspective with appropriate digital and social media publication and archiving guidelines.

IO2 Oral history curriculum

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IO2 Oral history curriculum

Module 1 unit 1.1: Your memory and its tricks

Module 1 unit 2.1: How to write a story

Module 1 unit 4.1: Work on your ability to speak in public

Module 2 unit 1.3: Be aware of the generational gap

Module 2 Unit 2.1: Raise intercultural awareness

Module 2 unit 5.1: Boost your critical thinking skills for planning an oral history project

Module 3 unit 1.1: How to conduct an interview – forming open questions

Module 3 unit 2.1: How to plan your oral history project

Module 3 Unit 2.2: Setting up and Executing your Oral History Interview

Module 3 unit 3.1: Introduction to Fact-Checking

Module 3 Unit 4.1: What are Primary Sources?

Module 3 Unit 5.1: Principles for Conducting an Oral History Interview

Module 3 Unit 5.2: Questions for Evaluating the Quality of an Oral History Interview

Module 4 Unit 1.1: Archiving Oral History – Preparing your files for archiving

Module 4 Unit 2.1: Presenting Oral History – Paperwork and Guidelines to consider before distribution

Module 4 Unit 3.1: Social Media for Oral History – What Platforms are Best?

Module 4 Unit 4.1: Creative Commons - Licensing for the Public Domain

Module 4 Unit 4.2: Understanding Creative Commons Licensing