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STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY

AN ETHICAL GUIDE

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BOOK TALK

SUMMER CHERLAND, PHD

SOHA CONFERENCE | 2024

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INTRODUCTION

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LET’S MEET EACH OTHER

Your Name
Your Role and Institution
What do you hope to get out of this today?

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ABOUT ORAL HISTORY

Oral History is interview-based research.

We INTERVIEW (record the interview)
We ANALYZE the interview (transcribe, index, and summarize)
We PRESERVE and MAKE ACCESSIBLE the interview (archive, publish, present)

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WHAT IS STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY?

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WHY STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY?

Student-Centered Oral History empowers ethical achievement

Student-Centered Oral History radicalizes knowledge

Student-Centered Oral History develops relationships

Student-Centered Oral History promotes community engagement

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THIS BOOK AND HOW TO USE IT

Part I. Introduction�

Part II. Ethical Student-Centered Oral History �

Part III. Step-by-Step Guides�

Part IV. Student-Centered Oral History Success Stories

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THIS BOOK AND HOW TO USE IT

Most chapters contain:

Guiding Questions
Spotlight on Teaching (Examples)
Reflection Sheets for Teachers
Worksheets, Lessons, and Guided Processes

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LIFECYCLE

STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY �IN STAGES

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ETHICAL STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY

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THE ETHICS OF DOING AND TEACHING ORAL HISTORY

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STAKEHOLDERS

STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY

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LEGISLATIVE AND VOLUNTARY ETHICS

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BEST PRACTICES

FOR YOUR STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY

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CULTURE OF CONSENT

IT’S MORE THAN SIGNATURES

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GRADING STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS

Some Guiding Questions:

What is my purpose?
How to demonstrate respect for narrators and students?
What potential trauma triggers exist?
What are the ethics of student-conducted research?
Consent, shared authority, and future use?
What are my responsibilities as guide and grader?

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INPUT AND OUTPUT LESSONS

STUDENT-CENTERED ORAL HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS

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STEP-BY-STEP �GUIDES

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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES

Preparing Students for SCOH

Logistics and Consent

Background Research

Historical Context

The Interview

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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES

Analysis

Gratitude and Reflection

Conclusions

Promotion and Scholarship

For example…

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LESSON: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE EXAMPLE

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LESSON: LOGISTICS AND CONSENT

STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE

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LESSON: THE INTERVIEW

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE EXAMPLE

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LESSONS: ANALYSIS

Creating Final Products: “Labs”

Final Product: Index

Final Product: Biographical Story

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LESSON: GRATITUDE AND REFLECTION

STEP BY STEP GUIDE EXAMPLE

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SUCCESS STORIES

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EMPOWERS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT