In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham ventures to the University of Ottawa’s Digital History Open House. He talks with the Open House’s organizer, Jo McCutcheon, about her digital history class, teaching students to use digital tools, and the challenges associated with non-traditional projects. He then speaks with two of the presenting students, Chris Pihlak and Chloe Madigan, about their respective projects. The episode finishes with his conversation with Carleton University’s Shawn Graham, the Open House’s keynote speaker. They chat about failing in public, creating spaces where it’s ok to productively fail, and how to assess non-traditional history work.

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