Today's session was devoted to the history of rice cultivation in the United States. Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) began the meeting, and set the tone for the afternoon…
The long awaited seminar looking at climate change through the lens of history and the wonderful Deep Time exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) did not disappoint. While we all still wished we had been able to…
On September 24 our schedule brought us to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Our remote meeting was led by Edwin Schupman, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, and manager of Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°)…
Although we had all hoped to be back in the museums this fall, all things Covid-19 means that most of the Smithsonian system continues to be closed. Philippa Rappoport, our wonderful Smithsonian partner, did a terrific job rescheduling our cancelled…
We are excited to share our 2021 Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship Theme! As you read what follows, you will see an opportunity to engage in a journey that is important and timely, one which will allow you to guide your students…
The last meeting of the semester was focused on the Learning Lab, exploring museums virtually and talking about what the fall semester might look like. Philippa Rappoport joined us once again, and guided Fellows in exploring a number of the…
Today's virtual meeting was focused around one question: "How has the pandemic changed your ideas about teaching, your Smithsonian projects and life in general?" A lively discussion ensued as Fellows compared how they were dealing with emergency remote teaching, what…
While we continue on lock down, the magic of Zoom has allowed us to continue meeting. Today we had Philippa join us and lead a session on working with the Smithsonian Learning Lab. This is a wonderful resource that has…
How ironic that our first - and as it turns out last - 2020 museum seminar ended with a visit to exhibit "Outbreak, Epidemics in a Connected World?" We all were aware of the growing concern about Covid-19, and the general…
On March 5, our 2020 Museum Seminars got off to a terrific start. As is tradition, we opened with a panel presentation. Following a welcome by Philippa Rappoport, Manager of Community Engagement, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA),…