{"id":23676,"date":"2024-06-03T08:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/oral-history-in-the-classroom\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:42:04","slug":"oral-history-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/oral-history-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral History in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-i1jmp30-9be0d1e4b9d983050fb08828a3a011a5\">\n.flex_column.av-i1jmp30-9be0d1e4b9d983050fb08828a3a011a5{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-i1jmp30-9be0d1e4b9d983050fb08828a3a011a5 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hid6au4-de00e051bf858bec58a38d022c2dd2f1\">\n.flex_column.av-hid6au4-de00e051bf858bec58a38d022c2dd2f1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-hid6au4-de00e051bf858bec58a38d022c2dd2f1 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h9rtgws-a8364368631c98def041c261a394e237\">\n.avia-image-container.av-h9rtgws-a8364368631c98def041c261a394e237 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-h9rtgws-a8364368631c98def041c261a394e237 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-h9rtgws-a8364368631c98def041c261a394e237 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-right  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-20100 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20100 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom-1030x580.png\" alt='' title='Oral History in the Classroom'  height=\"580\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom-1030x580.png 1030w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Oral-History-in-the-Classroom.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gtqd5a4-fdcc23d5cb880fc7ca44480dcae56ddb\">\n.flex_column.av-gtqd5a4-fdcc23d5cb880fc7ca44480dcae56ddb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-gtqd5a4-fdcc23d5cb880fc7ca44480dcae56ddb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-geoijmk-7d68e7e465ddbc68d1f6c74558fc3d1d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral history is becoming a popular tool for classroom learning as it offers students the chance to connect with the past in hand-on and interconnected ways. Should you be interested in introducing oral history to your classroom or community group, below you will find different ways to do so and information on how COHDS can help you do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1kmgcbg-d153d4b8691de85aff8150b2b3ff80e4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-f9d3b0c-25328b74ec747d1c3d4117b9ed4260cc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><b>ORAL HISTORY RESOURCES<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ewyi258-03ebdd876f1720decbe96eefce8c3dfd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the guides you will find on our <a href=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/working-with-existing-interviews\/\">Working with Existing Interviews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/developing-an-oral-history-project\/\">Developing a Project<\/a> pages, you can also find a list of further readings on our <a href=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/resources\/other-resources\/\">Other Resources<\/a> page. This includes guides on the practice of oral history, as well as readings on feminist and decolonial methodologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-elegcm4-d7f5a7ab4a66dd8491c6c46598c938fd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-e55sokc-bf8a8e91d2840c041305b5a7c3e50990 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><b>AUDIO WALKS<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx993ehz-d6803a461c4c2f5b5ef2301ac37b4230 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral history walking tours are an amazing tool to get students engaged with the histories of a given neighbourhood or place. Many of our affiliates have mapped Montreal through living memory. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/research-and-creation\/audio-walks\/\">explore our affiliate projects on our Audio Walks page.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1dfl2ho-3f3f7db1de4c597fb7747220e6473b20 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx995uaj-72a178934671cf9ff4cb9243ac4d53f5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><b>BORROWING EQUIPMENT<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx99m4nj-63c7f1723bf40130fc2f021997437848 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COHDS offers equipment loans to student and community affiliates looking to develop oral history projects. To find out more about renting equipment such as audio recorders for your students,<a href=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/resources\/borrowing-equipment\/\"> visit our Borrowing Equipment page.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-qvwth8-60cd3123413bbdb6ede1b61854fbc7ed av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-szekzg-120378de793d21d96b7d4cfebabb4df3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><b>PLAN A CLASS\/GROUP VISIT<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx996866-2b6ca4ffe40f8f6fe7328bf7b92ec7c5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those interested in familiarizing themselves with our spaces and technologies available, COHDS offers both tours of our spaces as well as digital storytelling workshops.These workshops are meant to introduce students to archiving and interview practices and provide hands-on learning opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have previously welcomed highschool students, CEGEP and university groups, as well as community groups. Please note that student cohorts do not have to be affiliated with a history department, as we welcome students and faculty from across disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should you wish to bring your class to COHDS, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:cohds.chorn@concordia.ca\">cohds.chorn@concordia.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral historian and co-founder of COHDS Dr. Steven High is also able for class visits and workshops on oral history training and methodology. You can contact Dr. High at: <a href=\"mailto:steven.high@concordia.ca\">steven.high@concordia.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the school year COHDS also offers a plethora of workshops for those who wish to learn more about research creation and oral history. Workshops are open to all and have included audio and video recording how-tos, interview conducting, ethics, queer oral history, archival practices, and more. You can stay up to date with upcoming workshops here.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='hr av-n319i4-8ad842fcd2b57cd0dedf2d1f4d2cd903 hr-default  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8g9nnse-4ee51292dc68c033b4fcc085a0efe2cc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><b>Classroom Resources<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m8g9svzi-9bf9f808d75f3b18888eb09c21905bed av_one_third  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div avia-link-column av-column-link avia-link-column-hover  column-top-margin'    data-link-column-url=\"https:\/\/www.thedpphub.com\/course-packages\"  data-link-column-target=\"_blank\"   ><a class=\"av-screen-reader-only\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedpphub.com\/course-packages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suivre un lien ajout\u00e9 manuellement<\/a><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8g9r9qh-5f435feb43a26a1278e9620283f9599c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m8g9r9qh-5f435feb43a26a1278e9620283f9599c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m8g9r9qh-5f435feb43a26a1278e9620283f9599c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m8g9r9qh-5f435feb43a26a1278e9620283f9599c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-22647 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22647 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-300x292.jpg\" alt='' title='wibca'  height=\"292\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-1030x1003.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-1500x1461.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca-705x687.jpg 705w, https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wibca.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m8g9tb6c-c3b8165e48efda73dd1ec1e1ee7745fc av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div avia-link-column av-column-link avia-link-column-hover  column-top-margin'    data-link-column-url=\"https:\/\/www.thedpphub.com\/course-packages\"  data-link-column-target=\"_blank\"   ><a class=\"av-screen-reader-only\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedpphub.com\/course-packages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suivre un lien ajout\u00e9 manuellement<\/a><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8g9s9q8-b7d3bd359c8d7c5868ca27b0bccf08bb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><b>Storytelling in the Classroom: <\/b><b>A Path to Deeper Learning<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COHDS has partnered with the Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub (DPPH) to provide tools to incorporate\u00a0storytelling into the classroom. Bring oral histories into your classroom by integrating the DPPH educational videos covering diverse themes related to race\u00a0and identity, addressing discrimination, institutional change, disability justice, intersectionality, anti-racism and more. The educational videos highlight the lived experiences of students, educators and community organizers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each video includes a course guide with tailored reflection exercises, discussion questions, recommended assignments and readings. These guides outline simple steps to facilitate meaningful student engagement and provide educators with the tools to make essential conversations on race, identity, and inclusion accessible, transformative, and impactful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedpphub.com\/course-packages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access the oral history videos and course guides<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23729,"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23676\/revisions\/23729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytelling.concordia.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}