The
Archivist as a Teacher
The
Frith Centre, Gloucestershire Archives, 30th May 2014
Archivists are often
portrayed as professional multi-taskers. One of the most valuable skills they
possess is the ability to present, disseminate and make information accessible
to a variety of audiences in a wide range on contexts and formats. In some
respects, archivists share skill-sets with teachers and more broadly speaking
with education professionals. This is particularly the case when archivists
become involved in the development of educational resources.
This one-day conference
would like to explore that aspect of the archivist’s work. Some of the issues we
wish to address on the day include:
·
should archivists consider themselves to be
'teachers' - what is teaching and is that what we do in these situations?
·
what are the skills that archivists need to share
with teachers?
·
what do archivists bring to the classroom that
teachers and other education professionals can't?
·
what should archivists create? – (perspectives on
changes to the curriculum in England and Wales and Scotland)
·
how can archivists market/advertise their existence
and the existence of their resources/services?
The conference will be held at the Frith Centre,
which is on the same site as Gloucestershire Archives, on Friday 30th
May. The event will be followed by the ALES AGM which everyone is welcome to
attend.
For information about how to get there please see: http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/article/107383/The-Frith-Centre.
Cost: £25 for ARA members, £30 for non-ARA members,
including lunch and refreshments.
PROGRAMME
9:00 – 9:20 Registration
and coffee
9:20 – 9:30 Introduction
and housekeeping
9:30 – 10:15 Keynote
lecture 1 – Ian Coulson, Schools History Project, title tbc
10:15 – 10:45 Pupils
in the Archive, Archives in the Classroom: Experiences of an Archivist/’Teacher’
at Westminster School, Elizabeth Wells, Westminster School Archives
10:45 – 11:15 In
Your Own Backyard: Using Local Services to Support the Primary National
Curriculum from 2014, Becky Sheldon, Derbyshire Record Office
11:15 – 11:30 Discussion
11:30 – 11:45 Tea/Coffee
break
11:45 – 12:15 Engagement
Through Participation: Designing Research, Edward Bottoms, Architectural
Association Archives
12:15 – 12:45 Every
Picture Tells a Story: Using Old Photographs as a Teaching Aid for NEETS,
Dr Ann McVeigh, PRONI
12:45 – 13:00 Discussion
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:30 Keynote
lecture 2 – Scotland’s Archives and Excellence in Learning, Douglas
Roberts, Scottish Council on Archives, and Rachel Hart, University of St.
Andrews Archives and Special Collections
14:30 – 15:00 Learning
to Read: The Archivist as a Teacher in the Provision of Palaeography Classes,
Peter Lester, Nottinghamshire Archives
15:00 – 15:30 Making
the Case for Archives Learning and Outreach as a Standalone Profession,
Sarah Chapman and Lynsey McNab, University of Aberdeen Archives and Special
Collections
15:30 – 15:45 Discussion
15:45 - 16:30 ALES
AGM
16:30 Conclusion
and departure
