Past Times - Talking and Teaching History EuroClio

What is going on in Russian (history) education? Your podcast hosts speak with Valentina Papeikienė and Larisa Leganger Bronder, both from the European Wergeland Centre, a resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship in Oslo. The EWC recently published their report 'Education in the Service of Ideology and Political Gain: The Case of Russia' and their findings form the basis of our conversation.

While in Vilnius for EuroClio's Annual Conference in 2023, I had the chance to sit down with Tommaso Piccinno and Michele Masini, researchers on board games in education at the University of Genoa. We talk about the use of board games in history education - with teacher Marco Tibaldini joining us briefly. Audio warning: Vilnius was also host to some very opinionated and chirpy birds...

We visit the University of Utrecth and speak wth Dr. Bjorn Wansink from TerInfo. TerInfo is a project group that does research on how terrorism and war is taught and tackled in schools. In addition to research, they also create teacher guides and learning scenarios to help teachers deal with these difficult topics.

EuroClio recently had the pleasure to host students from two schools who joined us in The Hague for our Seeking Justice: From Nuremberg to The Hague workshop. We chat with Ailia Criddle and Julia Karam from the American International School in Cyprus about their experience coming to learn about various aspects of international justice, including those related to genocide and crimes against humanity, as well as their own views on international law and justice.

Seeking Justice offers workshops for both teachers and students alike - have a look at euroclio.eu for upcoming opportunities!

We visit HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and speak with Pim Renou and Pieter Mannak about artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. How can we make best use of this new technology for teaching history? What challenges does it pose to us as educators and how do we best respond?

Maayke and Andreas speak with Professor Joseph Kahne (from the Civic Engagement Research Group at the University of California, Riverside) about digital citizenship in education. We discuss the spread of misinformation, but also how digital citizenship can lead to greater participation in public life. With the fast-paced digitisation and automation underway, what can teachers and educators do to navigate new technologies and realities?

More on how teachers can do to support students in developing media literacy? Have a look at Prof. Kahne's publication 'Misinformation in the Information Age'

Discover more useful resources for teachers with EuroClio's project Watching Videos Like an Historian