Gathering the Voices: A Scottish response to teaching about the Holocaust

In this presentation, Dr. Angela Shapiro will outline the key features of a Scottish community based project ‘Gathering the Voices’. The key aim of Gathering the Voices is to collect, and make freely available online, the oral and videoed testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland as a consequence of Nazi persecution. The project is using blended learning approaches to engage with the general public and, more specifically, young adults and children of school age. Its website enables teachers to link sections easily to the school curriculum. Dr. Angela Shapiro is a Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. She works in the Learning Development Centre in the School of Engineering and Built Environment. Angela is one of the founder members of the Gathering the Voices Association. Students at GCU are collaborating with the Association in developing educational resources and in publicising the project. Angela has published articles on students from STEM disciplines studying sensitive topics as part of the curriculum.

Suitable for
Family friendly

Admission
Free but prior registration via The Wiener Library website essential.

Website
https://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/Whats-On?item=363

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/am52233?id=EVENT580699