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South African History Online Towards a people’s history
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South African History Online Towards a people’s history
SASHT conferenceSeptember 2011
Who is SAHO?
Largest website of South African history and culture
Comprehensive educational programme
History curriculum grades 4-12
Exhibitions; publications
Screenshot of the SAHO homepagewww.sahistory.org.za
Screenshot of the SAHO history classroomwww.sahistory.org.za/classroom
Using the internet as a teaching resource
Emergence of global education market – internet
Large ‘online library’ of digitised resources – 3d view
Tool for lesson planning and resource of classroom activities
Learner Centred
Active vs Passive
Conceptualizing History : Lillesleaf Fram
Benefits Accessibility to rich resources and classroom
activities – e.g. accessibility to pictures, cartoons, videos
Quicker lesson planning and sharing of lesson ideas ‘E-learning’ opportunities Learner skills development Expanding historical research and developing an
online resource teachers and academics can ‘own’. General online support – e.g. forums
Example of a SAHO online gallery
Screenshot of a SAHO media librarywww.sahistory.org.za/library
Inside the media library (digitised resources)www.sahistory.org.za/library
Internet accessibility+
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Active learning
SAHO’s Education Programme
To strengthen the teaching of history & increase the interest in the subject
To provide a free resource (open source)
To utilize social media platforms and to enrich and grow history research
Oral history competition Research skills development- Increase
interest in local histories Done in partnership with DBE
Free, open source Requires constant review and update Lessons and Activities SAHO Media library and online
resources
Online Forums, monitored by teachers and curriculum experts
‘e-learning’ channel development Move cities project into phase 2
Schools Universities
Projects/Programmes
The Chief Albert Luthuli Young Historians Competition
Development of online curriculum materials and aids for history Grades 4 – 12
Teacher Outreach and Support Programme , Online Support Service, and ‘e-learning’ channel development
‘History Matters’ publicity campaign
‘Let us work together to keep history alive’