Andrew PayneHead of Education & OutreachThe National Archives

Exploring and Interacting with History online: How the learners engage and what we have found so far

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The National Archives’ Public Task

Our responsibility is

for the government record, its past and future, its use and re-use,

authentic, available and accessible to all

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education

Award Winning Services for Schools

Professional Development for Teachers – Online Unit with UK Historical Association

Transatlantic Teachers Programme - University of Virginia

University of Sussex – British Living Standardswww.sussex.ac.uk/britishlivingstandards/index

The Dawn of Affluence Teacher Scholar Programme

Inputs:• 14 week programme• Online and on ground

delivery• Academic input – 5 lectures• Seminar weekend at The

National Archives• Field Study weekend to

Liverpool & Black Country

The Dawn of Affluence Teacher Scholar Programme

Outputs: • Historiographical essays• Lesson plans• Teaching resources• Create teacher advocates• Fulfil impact requirement

for ESRC funding

Online Learning – What’s the Impact?Transatlantic Teachers’ Programme• Extremely valuable and impactful• Valued opportunities for

interaction and collaboration with British and American teachers, archivists and academic historians

• Dramatic effect on thinking about history pedagogy and use of archival materials in classrooms

• Online delivery of the course to be effective, overall

Online Learning – What’s the Impact?Transatlantic Teachers’ Programme• Suggestions and recommendations

to improve the online delivery• Reduce the number of platforms

for delivery• Increase the incidence and the

effectiveness of online collaboration

• Ensure links and relationships were sustained and developed subsequently

Online Learning – What makes it work?• Entry requirements to online –

sift the applicants• Build a community to facilitate

engagement and support• Have a clear course structure and

tight deadlines to maintain commitment and momentum

• Demand purposeful outputs• Have a real world event within

the programme to strengthen the community

Lindsay Jordan Educational Developer

University of the Arts Londonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=sF7htBx0hzM

Andrew PayneHead of Education & OutreachThe National Archivesandrew.payne@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk020 8392 531907770 827640www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education