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Students and Faculty
in the Archives (SAFA)
    CUNY IT Conference
     December 1, 2011
Brooklyn Historical Society

Julie Golia, PhD
Public Historian

Robin M. Katz, MLIS
Outreach & Public Services Archivist


         Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn Historical Society
•   Museum
•   Events and Public Programs
•   Educational Center
•   Library and Archives
•   www.brooklynhistory.org




          Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn Historical Society




      Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
About SAFA
• U.S. Department of Education FIPSE grant
• 3 Years, 3 Schools, 18 Faculty
  –   Five semesters until January 2013
  –   City Tech (CUNY), LIU Brooklyn, St. Francis
  –   Many different classes and topics
  –   Will reach over 2,000 students




           Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
SAFA’s goals
 1. Build local, collaborative networks
 2. Enhance faculty integration of primary
    sources in first-year courses
 3. Improve student critical thinking and archival
    literacy skills
 4. Show positive impact on student
    engagement, academic success, and retention
    rates


        Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
SAFA in practice
•       Collaboration on course and assignment design
•       Faculty Summer Institute
•       Class visits to BHS
    •     Fall 2011: over 40 visits, 400+ students
•       Student independent research at BHS
•       Classroom visits to SAFA courses
•       Course websites
•       Student summer fellowship
•       Independent evaluators
              Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Participating City Tech Faculty
•   Peter Catapano, History
•   Matthew Gold, English
•   Robin Michals, Photography
•   Barbara Smith Mishara, Architectural Tech.
•   Jody Rosen, English
•   Geoff Zylstra, History


           Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
What are students examining?




      Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Photographs




                                                  Early Brooklyn Farm, circa
                                                  1880, v1972.1.824; Early
                                                  Brooklyn and Long Island
                                                  photograph collection, ARC.201;
                                                  Brooklyn Historical Society.



     Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Manuscripts




                                                  Slave bill of sale, Gilleyam
                                                  Cornel and Jan Lefferts, May
                                                  21, 1751; Lefferts family
                                                  papers, ARC.145, box 3, folder 9;
                                                  Brooklyn Historical Society.




     Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
Maps




                                                             Detail from Map of the
                                                             progress of His Majesty's
                                                             armies in New York during
                                                             the late campaign, circa
                                                             1776. Brooklyn Historical
                                                             Society Map Collection.




       Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
And more!




     Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
IT challenges and SAFA
 •       Public wifi
 •       Limited collection access
     •     Digitization (in-house and online)
     •     Online description of collections
 •       Course websites




             Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society
SAFA’s early findings
 1.   Students are excited!
 2.   Focus on document analysis – not searching
 3.   Less is more
 4.   Reading and handwriting are technologies
 5.   iPads and digital cameras skills and uses
 6.   Media literacy through archival literacy




          Students and Faculty in the Archives   Brooklyn Historical Society

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Using Technology to Bring History into City Tech's Future

  • 1. Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA) CUNY IT Conference December 1, 2011
  • 2. Brooklyn Historical Society Julie Golia, PhD Public Historian Robin M. Katz, MLIS Outreach & Public Services Archivist Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 3. Brooklyn Historical Society • Museum • Events and Public Programs • Educational Center • Library and Archives • www.brooklynhistory.org Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 4. Brooklyn Historical Society Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 5. About SAFA • U.S. Department of Education FIPSE grant • 3 Years, 3 Schools, 18 Faculty – Five semesters until January 2013 – City Tech (CUNY), LIU Brooklyn, St. Francis – Many different classes and topics – Will reach over 2,000 students Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 6. SAFA’s goals 1. Build local, collaborative networks 2. Enhance faculty integration of primary sources in first-year courses 3. Improve student critical thinking and archival literacy skills 4. Show positive impact on student engagement, academic success, and retention rates Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 7. SAFA in practice • Collaboration on course and assignment design • Faculty Summer Institute • Class visits to BHS • Fall 2011: over 40 visits, 400+ students • Student independent research at BHS • Classroom visits to SAFA courses • Course websites • Student summer fellowship • Independent evaluators Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 8. Participating City Tech Faculty • Peter Catapano, History • Matthew Gold, English • Robin Michals, Photography • Barbara Smith Mishara, Architectural Tech. • Jody Rosen, English • Geoff Zylstra, History Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 9. What are students examining? Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 10. Photographs Early Brooklyn Farm, circa 1880, v1972.1.824; Early Brooklyn and Long Island photograph collection, ARC.201; Brooklyn Historical Society. Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 11. Manuscripts Slave bill of sale, Gilleyam Cornel and Jan Lefferts, May 21, 1751; Lefferts family papers, ARC.145, box 3, folder 9; Brooklyn Historical Society. Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 12. Maps Detail from Map of the progress of His Majesty's armies in New York during the late campaign, circa 1776. Brooklyn Historical Society Map Collection. Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 13. And more! Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 14. IT challenges and SAFA • Public wifi • Limited collection access • Digitization (in-house and online) • Online description of collections • Course websites Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society
  • 15. SAFA’s early findings 1. Students are excited! 2. Focus on document analysis – not searching 3. Less is more 4. Reading and handwriting are technologies 5. iPads and digital cameras skills and uses 6. Media literacy through archival literacy Students and Faculty in the Archives Brooklyn Historical Society