Historical Reminiscents

New podcast episode! In this week's episode the potential ways Wikipedia can be used in the classroom and other educational settings. I discuss what skills can be learned from editing Wikipedia and I dive into what support is available to instructors wishing to create Wikipedia focused assignments.

Do you have experience using Wikipedia in a public history, GLAM, or classroom setting? I would love to hear about it, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -How to Use Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool (PDF) -Wiki Education Dashboard -Outreach Dashboard

In this week's episode I discuss building admin and leadership skills within public history. I talk about education gaps, how to gain hands on experience, and the importance of mentorship.

How have you worked to build admin or management skills within public history? Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Developing History Leaders -Archives Leadership Institute

In this week's episode I discuss effective moderation techniques and the role of a good moderator. I try to answer the questions: How do you become a moderator? What does a moderator actually do? What skills do you need to bring to the table as a moderator?

Do you have good or horrible moderation experiences to share? Leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Moderating a conference session YouTube video -Linda K. Kerber, "Everything You Need to Know about Introducing Speakers and Running a Panel Discussion," American Historical Association

New podcast episode! Some of the core facets behind public history practice are accessibility and community access. And preserved heritage should be accessible to all. In this week's episode I talk about ableism in public history and heritage sites. I discuss job descriptions that include lifting requirements, inaccessible heritage sites, and digital accessibility.

As a note, I do realize the irony of talking about accessibility on a podcast for which transcripts are not available. I'm currently thinking about transcription options for the audio.

Mentioned in this episode: -Accessible Heritage Initiative -MUSEUM NOTE: Accessibility (PDF)

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And now for something completely different...in this episode and talk about some of my favourite public history and archives focused web comics and memes. I discuss using memes in the classroom and as educational tools. I also tackle the question of meme preservation and copyright.

Mentioned in this episode: -Remember | Resist | Redraw: A Radical History Project -Public History Ryan Gosling -Derangement and Description -Beyond the Elevator

Since starting at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in 2010 I have worked with a lot of students and new professionals. Over time I've developed really strong feels about the important of building meaningful placement, co-op, and work experiences for students. This episode dives into student mentorship and the importance of creating skill building opportunities within the archival and public history profession.

This episode was inspired by Colleen Burgess' and Thomas Peace's recent Active History post "19th Century Legacies in 21st Century Historical Research Practice." Using their work as a jumping off point I talk about descriptive practices within in archives and museums and discuss standard vocabularies, hegemony, and the challenges of organizational schemes.

Mentioned in this episode:

• 19th Century Legacies in 21st Century Historical Research Practice by Colleen Burgess and Thomas Peace.
• Confronting Our Failures of Care Around the Legacies of Marginalized People in the Archives by Bergis Jules.
• RadTech Meets RadArch: Towards A New Principle for Archives an Archival Description by Jarrett M. Drake

I write a lot. My writing comes in numerous shapes: work related, academic publishing, and personal or reflective writing. In this episode I talk about building a healthy writing practice and some of my favourite tips for developing a writing routine. I discuss the idea of moving beyond word counts and looking at writing in a holistic way.

Mentioned in this episode:

• A Meeting With Your Writing

New year! New podcast episode! In this episode I talk about establishing goals, setting yourself up for success and some of the problems with recent self-care rhetoric. I also discuss communities of care and creating supportive spaces within the profession where we can lift each other up.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Things you should know about intersectionality and self-care
• Beyond Self-Care Bubble Baths: A Vision for Community Care by Abeni Jones
• Academic Sharing Circle started by Jessica Dewitt

In the final episode of my mini-series on "Demystifying Archival Labour" I talk about all the access and archival labour feels. I reflect on why access is at the core of what archivists do, why we don't 'just digitize everything', and the challenges of managing researcher expectations. Missed part one of this series? Listen to it here.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Samantha Thompson, Peel Archives, "Why don't archivists just digitize everything?"
• Stacie Williams, "Implications of Archival Labor"
• Anna St.Onge "Collaboration between archivists and historians: finding a middle ground"