Exhibit Online: Polish Center of Discovery and Learning

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States
Damien Murray He / Him
Professor of History
(1)
1
Timeline
  • March 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 14, 2024
    Working with Wordpress
  • April 4, 2024
    Creating narratives for artefacts
  • April 26, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Massachusetts, United States
Startup, Non profit
Arts, Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Community engagement Humanities Visual arts Education History
Skills
basic writing online communication analytical skills web maintenance research legal discovery
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Elms College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Students in this course will learn how to research historical and cultural artifacts identified by the Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, and upload that information to the Center’s website.



Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
10 students
Project
50 hours per student
Administrators assign students to projects
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students taking this course will:

Develop critical and analytical skills through analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Improve basic writing skills.

Develop website maintenance skills including how to upload images and text to a website.

Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge and skills you learned, and the importance of projects with community partners through a public presentation.



Project timeline
  • March 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 14, 2024
    Working with Wordpress
  • April 4, 2024
    Creating narratives for artefacts
  • April 26, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Museum projects that enable students to develop skills with respect to historical research, webpage creation, and teamwork.