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LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

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LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities Lecture by Andrew Johnstone, King’s College, London WHEN: Friday, April 14, 2017 | 1pm WHERE: Portland State University Millar Library | RM 160 The growing pains for digital history have recently become impossible to ignore. As the threats of technological obsolescence and media saturation grow largerContinue Reading LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Interactive History | Changing the Way We Teach History in Museums

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Interactive History | Changing the Way We Teach History in Museums

By Maddie Mott :: Sand on its own is a pretty unremarkable substance. But when combined with technology, sand can be transformed into an educational user interface. In January 2016, I began an internship at the Clackamas County Historical Society (CCHS), where I was involved in creating interactive exhibit components designed for kids that wouldContinue Reading Interactive History | Changing the Way We Teach History in Museums