Historical Reminiscents

In today's episode I'm talking about the work that goes into writing conference presentation proposals and journal article proposals. I dive into my experiences writing proposals and talk about best practices.

Mentioned in this episode: -Jo Van Every, Why Writing an abstract is so hard -Catherine Baker, How To Write A Conference Abstract: A Five Part Plan for Pitching Your Research At Almost Anything

Rapid Reads: -Organizing Ideas podcast by Allison Jones and Karen Ng.

In today's episode I'm talking about Ignite presentations, lightening talks, and Pecha Kucha presentations. How do you prep for these fast paced presentations? I also chat about where these short presentation formats fit within the conference landscape.

Mentioned in this episode: -The Secret Underground World of Lego Ignite Talk -Fighting Dirty in Scrabble Ignite Talk -About Ignite Talks

Rapid Reads: -"Home Isn't Home" by Makayla Webkamigad

In honour of Orange Shirt Day today's episode is dedicated to Residential School Survivors all across the land and to those who didn't return home from their time at Residential School. In today's episode I discuss the TRC's Calls to Action and their relationship to archival practice.

In this episode I discuss the recent conclusion of the "Healing and Education Through Digital Access" project undertaken by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre. I talk about community engagement, how not all information wants to be free, and online access.

I would love to hear about your experiences working with community to undertake a digitization project. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Press release for the Digitized Shingwauk Letter Books -Archival listing of Letter Books -OCAP Principals Tara Robertson, "Not All Information Wants to be Free: The Case Study of On Our Backs" A huge thank you to my colleague Jenna Lemay who did much of the heavy lifting on this project and who was responsible for developing the metadata for the Letter Books.

Recently I've had the opportunity to virtually participate in a couple of roundtables and to provide virtual lectures. In this episode I reflect on the how virtual lectures work, tech challenges, and distance engagement. I also discuss the real costs and privilege of academic travel.

I would love to hear about your experience giving or listening to a virtual lecture. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -2020 Visions for Environmental History series -Jaymie Heilman, "Grounded: Academic Flying in the Time of Climate Emergency" -CFP for Canadian Historical Association 2020 Annual Meeting

Rapid Reads: - Katherine Roscoe, "Is Digital Crime History Too White? Representation in Australian Archives"

In this episode I reflect on the first few months of my eCampus Ontario Open Education Fellows appointment. I talk about the open community, Canadian history and open, and the intersection of Indigenous knowledge and open educational resources.

I would love to hear about your experiences with open education and open practice. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Whose Voices Get To Be Heard? A Reflection on History and Open Education -Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Culture

In this episode I talk about recovering from conferences. How do you process all that information you learned? How do you get back into the swing of work? And how do you find time to rest?

I would love to hear about what your conference follow-up looks like and how you give yourself space to recover from a conference. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Katie Linder, Tips Before You Travel

Rapid Reads: -Pam Palmater, Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Universities and Colleges

In this episode I talk about the politics of citation and developing a more pro-active and critical approach to thinking about citations.

I would love to hear about your citation practices and how you approach citation in the classroom and in your scholarship. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Hannah McGregor, Secret Feminist Agenda, Citing Your Sources -Miyra Homan's pre-submission checklist - Jane's gender balance checker -Victor Ray, "The Racial Politics of Citation" -Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, Shine Theory

In this episode I'm talking my recent experience creating the Beyond the Lecture Open Educational Resource (OER) alongside my fantastic collaborator Andrea Eidinger. I discuss the work that went into this edited ebook, decisions about open access, and broader OER work happening in Canada history.

I would love to hear about your experiences using or creating OER. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Ten Facts About Open Educational Resources -Confronting Canadian Migration History -Canada History Open Textbook -Open History Seminar: Canadian History

Rapid Reads: -Sharon Leon, "Getting Tenure in Digital and Public History, as a Non-Man" -Secret Feminist Agenda, Episode 3.26 Master of Text with Ames Hawkins

In this episode I'm talking about conference and event codes of conduct, what they should include, what a good code looks like and why they are important.

I would love to hear about your experiences writing, using, or enforcing a code of conduct. Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -NCPH Events Code of Conduct -"Your Science Conference Should Have a Code of Conduct" -Kelly J. Baker, "Should Academic Conferences Have Codes of Conduct?"

Rapid Reads: -Emily Lonie, "To Charge or Not to Charge: Use Fees in Archives"