Discovering the Past: Engaging Canadian Students in Digital History.

Authors

  • Stéphane Lévesque

Abstract

This paper deals with the impact of current digital technology revolution on history education. Based on four developments engendered by this revolution (liberalization of historical knowledge, intensification of digital archives, web-based communication, and active computer-based learning), it argues that digital history has the potential to offer powerful tools for inquiry-based learning in the classroom. The Virtual Historian, a newly created web-based program, is used as an example of the potential impact of such technology on students' historical learning.

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2006-07-01

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2006): Special Issue: History Alive! Old Sources, New Technologies

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