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’