Iowa Digital Engagement and Learning (IDEAL)
- Title
- Archives Alive
- Subject
- Civil rights movements, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1939-1945, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Prohibition
- Description
- Archives Alive asks students to delve into the world of primary source material. Students transcribe a document in the University of Iowa Libraries’ DIY History project (http://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/). These transcriptions make handwritten documents computer searchable and further the Libraries’ efforts to publicize these materials., Students then hone research skills and skills of rhetorical analysis by composing a blog post, screencast, and presentation that demonstrate the document’s rhetorical construction and its place in history. This assignment invites students to consider the world out of which the document arose.
- Title
- Iowa Narratives Project
- Subject
- United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City, United States -- Iowa -- Muscatine
- Description
- Iowa Narratives Project (INP) combines the principles of composition with public engagement skills and digital technology. Working in groups, students first compose an in-depth report about a public space (Rhetoric of a Public Space). Students then seek out a story rooted in the public sphere that deserves wider recognition. Students learn about the context of the story and conduct research, including interviewing people for whom the narrative is important. They then construct a digital record of their findings and compose a brief podcast essay accompanied by photographs.
- Title
- Latham Science Communication Project
- Subject
- Communication in science, Science students, Latham Science Engagement Initiative, University of Iowa. Latham Science Engagement Fellowship Program
- Description
- The Latham Science Communication Project was developed in conjunction with the Latham Science Engagement Initiative (latham.uiowa.edu), which allows undergraduate fellows in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields an opportunity to hone their research science communication skills through individually-designed public engagement projects., Latham Fellows in Science Communication and Engagement will distinguish themselves from others doing undergraduate research by:, Strengthening broader impact and intellectual merit statements through creation and implementation of their own broader impact activities, making students more competitive for national merit scholarships such as the NSF GRFP and Goldwater Scholarships., Experiencing the strength of interdisciplinary interactions through exposure to research in other disciplines and working collaboratively with students across majors in the sciences on group projects., Developing fluency in communicating science to diverse audiences in the community., https://latham.uiowa.edu/projects