Using Omeka to Bring Women’s History to Online Learners

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Instructors of online history courses face many challenges in creating online learning environments that encourage student engagement. It can be particularly difficult to avail to distance-learning students similar research opportunities as students in on-campus classrooms. This chapter describes the collaboration between history and library faculty at The University of Memphis to provide exciting local archival material to students in online courses and a digital platform, Omeka, on which to showcase their work.

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Teaching and Learning History Online: A Guide for College Instructors

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