based on 2013 talk by Patrick Gregory Branching Out An Introduction to Family History P 2 Branching Out family history online learning course Overview Pilot online learning course in family history ID: 934154
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September 2014
Anne
Burrows & Carmen Quick
(based on 2013 talk by Patrick Gregory)
Branching Out: An Introduction to Family History
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Branching Out: family history online learning courseOverviewPilot online learning course in family historyOffered in 2013 to 78 members of the public by the State Library of Victoria in conjunction with 16 Victorian public library partners (inner metropolitan, outer metropolitan and regional)
Aim to introduce people to basic principles in genealogy and family history research and key resources for Victorian family history
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Branching Out: family history online learning courseWhy?Finding Families in person training course always booked out
Need to meet public demand for family history trainingDesire to offer a program for people living in regional VictoriaMeeting strategic SLV priority To test various concepts and approaches to developing and delivering public online learning courses.
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Branching Out: family history online learning course How?6 week course: 9th
Sept – 18th Oct 2013 in 6 modules with assignments for each module published on a WordPress blog. Members of the Family History Team supported participants on a roster. Collaboratively developed by the Team and Learning Services. What covered?
Week 1: Get Started (basic research steps, charts and timelines)Week 2: Family history records (overview, types of records and agencies)Week 3: Library collections for genealogy (finding information, key databases)
Week 4: Using library collections (newspapers, maps, public libraries)Week 5: Online tools for genealogists (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, Evernote)Week 6: Where next?
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Four web conferences (two with special guests) Branching Out
Facebook group
Eight videos Pedigree charts designed by SLV for the course
Susannah Nicholls case study Susannah Nicholls, Farm at Pearcedale 1927. MS 12127
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Branching Out: family history online learning courseWhat worked…78 participants with 63 submitting at least one
assignment and 39 completing all assignments. In general very positive feedback from participants, public librarians and SLV Branching Out project team
Examples : “your course…has now inspired me to research and write more”, “…seeing the participants confidence and skills increase each week was one of the most satisfying things about the project for me” and “…I thank you all for giving me the privilege to do this wonderful course.”What didn’t…
Technical issues with web conferences
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Branching Out: family history online learning courseWhat Next?Content still available on the website
http://branchingout.blogs.slv.vic.gov.auAs a professional development course for public library staff under consideration and perhaps again for general public in early 2015.
Thank you.Any questions?
Carmen QuickLibrarian, Family History TeamState Library of VictoriaTelephone : 03 8664 7183Email : cquick@slv.vic.gov.au Anne BurrowsFamily History LibrarianState Library of VictoriaTelephone : 03 8664 7190Email : aburrows@slv.vic.gov.au