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Going Beyond Gold
There’s more at stake in education than standardized test scores
By Peter Cook
I teach economics and government at a public high school in Los Angeles, and I love it. But as teachers, we're up…
Monday, September 30, 2013
Fife Foundation Funds Three Years of UPenn Teaching Fellow Program
Scholars from the University of Pennsylvania will teach courses using the Visual History Archive for another three years following a new grant from the Fife Foundation.USC Shoah Foundation’s…
Monday, September 30, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 3
Today continues a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment takes a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons.
Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 27, 2013
Milan’s Jewish and the City Festival to Feature Visual History Archive Testimony
The first Jewish culture festival in Milan, Italy, is drawing inspiration from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.Mosaico, the official website of the Jewish Community of Milan, will…
Thursday, September 26, 2013
USC Shoah Foundation to Receive Humanitarian Award from Peace Over Violence
Peace Over Violence will honor USC Shoah Foundation at its 42nd Annual Humanitarian Awards Oct. 25.Peace Over Violence, formerly the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW), is a…
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Genocide Resistance, USC Dornsife 2020 Research Cluster, to Host Third Annual Workshop
Scholars from around the world will gather Friday and Saturday to discuss genocide resistance in the past and present at the third annual “Resisting the Path to Genocide” workshop. The…
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
From Viral Video to Ethical Editing
What students need to know about working with testimony
By Holly Willis
Three years ago, the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, a research unit within the University of Southern California’s School…
Monday, September 23, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 2
Today continues a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment takes a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons.
Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 20, 2013
Drexel University is Newest Visual History Archive Access Site
Drexel University is now the 45th site in the world to have full access to USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.The collaboration comes in the wake of USC Shoah Foundation’s…
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
2014 Student Voices Short Film Contest Underway
USC students who are passionate about filmmaking and history are gearing up for USC Shoah Foundation’s annual Student Voices Short Film Contest. The registration deadline for this year’s…
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Need for Speed: Is your school fast enough for digital learning?
Among a number of challenges for those providing new media learning tools and sites is the ability to stream and play video seamlessly. When the video plays, no one notices. When the video does not…
Monday, September 16, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 1
Today begins a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment will take a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons.
Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 13, 2013
Visual History Archive Restoration Project 32% Complete
Nine months into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive Restoration project, technology staff have finished restoring nearly one third of the damaged tapes in the Visual History Archive…
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Professor Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Genocide Expert, To Visit USC Shoah Foundation
UCLA emeritus professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History Richard Hovannisian will meet with staff at USC Shoah Foundation on September 17. He will discuss the history of the 1915 Armenian…
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
A Damned Good Cry
How testimony is bringing the authentic survivor voice to Holocaust education in the United Kingdom
By Kay Andrews
For many of us working in the area of Holocaust education around the globe, one…
Monday, September 9, 2013
Rwandan Testimonies Added to IWitness
Ten Rwandan testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive are the latest additions to IWitness, USC Shoah Foundation’s interactive educational website that allows…
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Hungarian Nazi War Criminal Laszlo Csatary Dies While Awaiting Trial
Laszlo Csatary, a former Nazi commander and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s third Most Wanted Nazi War Criminal, died August 12 while awaiting trial in Budapest. He was 98.Csatary was charged by…
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Hamarosan a budapesti Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetemen is - Magyarországon másodikként - elérhetővé válik a USC Soá Alapítvány Vizuális Történelmi Archívuma
A gyűjteményben jelenleg közel 52 ezer videó látható, amelyek holokauszt-túlélők és szemtanúk, valamint a ruandai népirtás túlélőinek és szemtanúinak vallomásait rögzítik.Az anyagok a George W…
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The View from Inside the Classroom: A Teacher Reviews IWitness
By Brandon HaasYoung people average 7 hours and 38 minutes consuming media on a daily basis, and during that time they are consuming a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes’ worth of content by…
Tuesday, September 3, 2013