ARA Training Group: Facilitators Training Day, 19th September

Are you interested in learning how to organise training days? Not sure how to run a workshop session? Keen to get more involved with ARA and contribute to your professional development? Then the ARA Facilitators Training Day is for you.

The ARA Training Group are running a FREE training day for training course facilitators on Friday 19th September at The Hive in Worcester. If you are interested in providing training or getting more involved in the ARA, your region or section but don't know where to start then this is the course for you. The course would also prove useful to those who frequently have to present to large groups, or run workshop sessions as part of their job.

This one day course will cover all aspects of organising and running a training event including planning, budgeting, running workshop sessions, use of social media and the basics of events management.

The ARA Training Group is recruiting a pool of facilitators to help run training events across the UK and Ireland. This will be a great opportunity to get more involved with the association, learn new skills and further your professional development. This course is free to ARA members and after attending the course you'll be added to our pool of facilitators who we can call on to help us run the very successful Core Training courses (subject to your availability and travel).

Refreshments and lunch will be provided on the day and the Training Group are able to assist with travel expenses for attending the event.

Sessions and speakers on the day will include:

o             Running an ARA Training Event (Lizzy Baker)

o             Event Management (Marie Owens)

o             Preparing a Budget (Hannah Jones)

o             Publicity and Communications (Kathryn Rooke)

o             How to Run a Workshop (Jessamy Carlson)

o             'How to Deliver' - Presentation Skills (Marie Owens)

o             Using Social Media (Laura Cowdrey)

o             'It Shouldn't Happen to a Training Officer' - roundtable discussion session on preparing for the   unexpected!

          

To book a place register at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-training-group-facilitators-training-day-tickets-11673031351

Or for more information, please contact course organiser Hannah Jones (hannah.jones@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

ALES Annual Meeting - Update from the Chair for the ALES annual meeting

Ian Coulson of Schools History Project, starting off the ALEs conference with an entertaining and informative session.

It’s been a quiet year – probably too quiet and for that I apologise, but we’re all volunteers and our day jobs have to take precedence.

Since the last Annual meeting the ALES committee has met twice – both times by teleconference.
We organised a ‘break-out’ session at the Archives and Records Association conference in Cardiff last August. This was organised on a ‘Question Time’ model with a panel of archivists from England, Scotland and Ireland who are involved in delivering education. The session was ably chaired in Dimbleby fashion by Douglas Roberts. Each Panel member presented their ‘take’ on using archives in education and then the session was opened up to questions and discussion amongst all present. It was very well attended and we got really positive feedback from delegates – the only criticism was that we really need a longer session (we only had 45 minutes). It was the first time that ALES had put itself forward for ARA conference for some time – something that we may wish to consider repeating this year.

When the ALES committee met in September we were still hoping to run a training session in the autumn.  It became clear however that due to pressure of our ‘day jobs’ this would not work out. We shifted our attention to the annual conference, and Maria put together a fabulous programme on The Archivist as Teacher.  I would like to minute particular thanks to Maria for all her hard work and organisation and to Gloucestershire Record Office for so kindly hosting the event.

There will be an ALES Autumn training event this year – Janet Baker is planning a training day on assisting family historians which will take place on 26 September at Highland Archives. Somewhat off the beaten track, but I hope as many of you as possible will be able to attend this event. Further information will be circulated as it becomes available.

Maria is already thinking about next year’s conference – potentially on Learning and Teaching in the Digital Age! If you have ideas for training or research or anything else that you would like/would like to offer/ would like to see ALES pursuing, participating in or seeking funding for, please don’t hesitate to suggest it. We can’t deliver what you want if we don’t know what it is, and now is the perfect time to include additional funding requests in our budget proposal for next year! Contact me by email to: alison.diamond@nas.gov.uk

I would like however to record my thanks to all ALES committee members for all their hard work and support over the year. It makes a huge difference to have a team of folk who can be relied on – makes being chair much easier!

On that note however, I have been Chair for a number of years now and can’t help feeling that ALES would benefit from a change of leadership and some new ideas. I really would be happy to step down if anyone else is interested in taking on the role….

Archives for Learning and Education Section Annual Conference - 30th May 2014: The Archivist as a Teacher

The Archivist as a Teacher

The Frith Centre, Gloucestershire Archives, 30^th 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 30^th 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.

For online bookings please see: is http://www.archives.org.uk/events/viewevent.html?eventid=281

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

Institute Of Education Archives Event - Tuesday 25th March 2014

On Tuesday 25^th March 2014 the Institute of Education Archives will be holding its annual Friends of Newsam Library & Archives’ (FNLA) Study Day. This year’s event, “Anthem for doomed youth”?: exploring conflict and resolution through archives, considers the concepts of war, conflict and peace through the lens of learning and education.  

It is an informal day of talks and discussion from a range of people looking at the impact of war on education provision and the current work of the Institute of Education to teach today’s children about war and peace through archive collections – including the Centenary First World War Battlefields Project which was announced last year.

The day’s programme:

9.45-10.00	Welcome and Introductions (Sean Curran)
10.00-10.30	Activities in the Library and Archives (Sarah Aitchison)
10.30-11.30	Professor Stuart Foster & Simon Bendry Centenary First World War Battlefields Project
11.30-12.30	Dr Barry Blades, Teachers and the Great War, 1914-1919
12.30-13.30	Lunch (please bring your own). Tea and coffee will be provided.
13.30- 14.30	Walter Lewis, Educating Service Children in the 20th Century
14.30-15.30	Alix Hall, Thinking Outside the Box: Using Archives to Teach Perspectives on Wartime
15.30-16.00	Archive showcase of relevant collections from the Library Special Collections and Archives

Where: Newsam Library & Archives, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London
When: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 from 09:30 to 16:00
Register for free tickets here

Becky Webster

Archivist

Newsam Library and Archives
Institute of Education, University of London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL

Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 6983

http://www.ioe.ac.uk/

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Follow our HLF-funded Education Officer, Alix, as she creates a learning programme using the archive of the NUWT 

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Archives for Learning and Education Section Annual Conference 2014: Call for Papers

The Archivist as a Teacher

The Frith Centre, Gloucestershire Archives, 30^th 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. Questions that we wish to cover in 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?

We are inviting 30 minute presentations focusing on practical experiences and case studies around these topics. If you are interested please email me (m.castrillo@nls.uk) an abstract with an outline of your proposal.

The deadline for submissions is 18^th March. Once all submissions have been received a small committee will meet to review them and make a selection.

Kind regards

Maria Castrillo (ALES Training Officer)

Dr Maria Castrillo

Curator

Manuscript and Archive Collections

National Library of Scotland

George IV Bridge

Edinburgh EH1 1EW

Tel: 0131 623 3871

Email: m.castrillo@nls.uk

New ALES Committee Members

We have two new ALES committee members, Sarah Chapman and Lynsey McNab. Sarah and Lynsey both work as Learning and Outreach Officers at the University of Aberdeen.

Sarah and Lynesy  would  both like to introduce themselves.


Sarah Chapman

I have worked in archives education for over five years now. Prior to moving to Aberdeen in 2011, I was Education and Outreach Assistant at the Heritage Hub in Hawick, the home of Scottish Borders Council Archive Service. Before that I worked at Tweeddale Museum and Art Gallery on a variety of projects in different areas including museum education and collections care.

I studied History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, and worked for The National Trust for Scotland at Newhailes after graduating as a tour guide and conservation volunteer. This gave me a taste for working in the heritage sector and I went on to do my Masters in Art Museum and Gallery Studies at Newcastle University, part of which was a two-month placement at the Bowes Museum, Co. Durham.

Lynsey McNab

My background is in visual arts. I studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, and while there worked on a range of community art projects working with schools, families and the elderly. My summer job was working at a local after school care club which gave me a fabulous education in childcare! I studied for my Masters in Art Museum and Gallery Education at Newcastle University and as part of my course I did a two-month placement with the education team at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, working with Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums. I went on to volunteer and intern at a number of venues including a six month internship at the Geffrye Museum of the Home in London as part of the Cultural Olympiad youth project, Stories of the World. In September 2011 I moved to Aberdeen to start work at the Special Collections Centre. 

Watch the blog over the next few months as we introduce the rest of the ALES team (probably minus the costumes!!)

Education Workshops for Scottish Archives (7 & 19 November 2013)

The Scottish Council on Archives is holding two one-day education workshops. Each workshop explores a method of creating simple and effective education resources for primary or secondary-age students using archive records.

Both workshops are led by our Education Development Officer Douglas Roberts, with input from other archives education professionals. Using existing tried-and-tested resources as examples, you will learn how to select suitable archive records, and how to create your own learning materials based on those records for school students.

The resources we create together on the days will be written up and made available for you to use.

The workshops are each standalone and deal with different approaches (Enquiry-based and Drama-based), so you will benefit from attending one or both of them. Space is very restricted on these free sessions so please register early. Lunch will be provided.

Click on the following links for more details and to book.

·         7 November 2013 - Workshop One (Glasgow): Click here for information

*Book before 9am on Monday 28 October 2013*

·         19 November 2013 - Workshop Two (Edinburgh): Click here for information

*Book before 9am on Monday 11 November 2013*

Best wishes,

Ben

Benjamin Bennett

Communication and Operations Officer

SCOTTISH COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES

General Register House  2 Princes Street  Edinburgh  EH1 3YY

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