Oral History Toolkit for College Instructors: Resources
Teaching Tools
- TCC ArchivesThe TCC Archives has expanding collections of oral histories that can be shown to students as examples of successful projects. If you are interested in using video or audio recordings for your class, contact the Archivist. They can arrange to allow students to access the recordings in person in the Library, or with advance notice, can work with the Multimedia Studio to stream selected files or embed files in your Canvas classroom.
TCC Multimedia YouTube
- TCC Multimedia YouTube channelThe TCC Multimedia YouTube channel has a playlist of selections from TCC's oral histories with students, faculty, and staff.
Useful Readings
To prepare to teach the methodology of oral history to students, it might be useful to sample from some of the following resources linked from the Oral History in the Digital Age website.
- Linda Shopes, Making Sense of Oral HistoryA good overview of the use of oral history in scholarship, practicalities, etc.
- Troy Reeves, What Do You Think You Own, or Legal/Ethical ConcernsEthical considerations when online access to oral history interviews is planned.
- Troy Reeves, “No One Wants the Maintenance Crew Named after Them,” or Preparing Material to Deposit in the Digital AgeIssues to consider when planning to donate oral history projects to an archive.
From Experience: Readings to Inspire and Instruct
- Anna Wada and Nate Weisenberg, Reservoir of Memories: A Student Oral History Project in ProvidenceHow college students in Providence, R.I. built an online exhibit showcasing their oral history project.
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