Teaching Paleography Resources: Difference between revisions

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These resources for teaching paleography grew out of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported workshop directed by Heather Wolfe, Curator of Manuscripts, Associate Librarian for Audience Development, and long-time trainer of paleographers at the Folger Shakespeare Library, from 27-29 August 2019. That workshop's participants, listed below with their current affiliations at the time of the workshop, brought many different perspectives to bear on their shared approaches to teaching early modern handwriting. They applied lessons learned at an earlier workshop and a conference associated with the Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO) project to create and compile methods and templates for paleographic instruction a variety of settings and with both physical manuscripts and digital facsimiles.

Assignments and Worksheets

The participants offered a number of ways to teach paleography, many of which are classroom tested.

Game Scenarios

The participants created three collections-driven scenarios during the workshop, complete with materials.

Escaping the Plague in 1600 London

The Ghost of Blithfield Hall: we tested versions of this at Simon Fraser University (October 3, 2019) and the American Philosophical Society (October 8, 2019). Stay tuned!

The Adventure of the Lost Letter, or, the Postboy's Bag

Writing with quills

See Writing with quills: tips and tricks.

Participants

Morgan Bozick, Lecturer – Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University
Matthew Carter, Assistant Director – University Writing Center, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Susan Cogan, Assistant Professor – History, Utah State University
Catherine Eskin, Associate Professor – English, Florida Southern College
Margaret Ezell, Professor – English, Texas A&M University
Julie Fisher, Postdoctoral Fellow, American Philosophical Society
Amey Hutchins, Manuscripts Cataloging Librarian, University of Pennsylvania
Claire McNulty, Ph.D. Candidate – History, Queen’s University Belfast
Kathleen Miller, Postdoctoral Fellow – History, Queen’s University Belfast / University of Toronto
Sara Powell, Research Librarian – Beinecke Library, Yale University
Emily Rendek, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of South Carolina
Amanda Rogus, MFA Candidate – Dramaturgy, Mary Baldwin University
Taylor Sims, Ph.D. Candidate – History, University of Michigan
Robert Tallaksen, Professor (Emeritus) – Radiology, West Virginia University

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-These resources for teaching paleography grew out of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported workshop directed by [[Heather_Wolfe|'''Heather Wolfe''']], Curator of Manuscripts, Associate Librarian for Audience Development, and long-time trainer of paleographers at the Folger Shakespeare Library, from 27-29 August 2019. That workshop's participants, listed below with their current affiliations at the time of the workshop, brought many different perspectives to bear on their shared approaches to teaching early modern handwriting. They applied lessons learned at [[Teaching_Paleography_(workshop)|an earlier workshop]] and a conference associated with the [[Early_Modern_Manuscripts_Online_(EMMO)|Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)]] project to create and compile methods and templates for paleographic instruction a variety of settings and with both physical manuscripts and digital facsimiles.
+These resources for teaching paleography grew out of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported workshop directed by [[Heather_Wolfe|'''Heather Wolfe''']], Curator of Manuscripts, Associate Librarian for Audience Development, and long-time trainer of paleographers at the Folger Shakespeare Library, from 27-29 August 2019. That workshop's participants, listed below with their current affiliations at the time of the workshop, brought many different perspectives to bear on their shared approaches to teaching early modern handwriting. They applied lessons learned at [[Teaching_Paleography_(workshop)|an earlier workshop]] and a conference associated with the [[Early_Modern_Manuscripts_Online_(EMMO)|Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)]] project to create and compile methods and templates for paleographic instruction a variety of settings and with both physical manuscripts and digital facsimiles. <br>
+== Assignments and Worksheets ==
+The participants offered a number of ways to teach paleography, many of which are classroom tested.
+== Game Scenarios ==
+The participants created three collections-driven scenarios during the workshop, complete with materials. <br>
-=== Participants ===
+'''Escaping the Plague in 1600 London''' <br>
+'''[[The ghost of Blithfield Hall: a paleographical escape room|The Ghost of Blithfield Hall]]''': we tested versions of this at Simon Fraser University (October 3, 2019) and the American Philosophical Society (October 8, 2019). Stay tuned!<br>
+'''The Adventure of the Lost Letter, or, the Postboy's Bag'''
+== Writing with quills ==
+See [[Writing with quills: tips and tricks]].
+== Participants ==
 '''Morgan Bozick''', Lecturer – Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University<br>
 '''Matthew Carter''', Assistant Director – University Writing Center,	University of North Carolina, Greensboro<br>