Teaching the Student and the Teacher: Developing Archival Literacies

Abstract

This seminar will explore the outcomes of a recent collaboration to embed Archival and Primary Source Literacy into a Fall 2022 Freshman Composition course at Purdue University. Adriana Harmeyer, Archivist for University History, and Kristin Leaman, assistant professor and English Librarian, will discuss how they designed and taught a 3-week Archival and Primary Source Literacy module, challenges, benefits, and student feedback. Collaboration between archivist and faculty member being key to success, the speakers will present opportunities that come from this specific kind of collaboration, including training the course instructor on primary source literacy and creation of sustainable models for wider impact. Attendees will see tangible examples that they can amend and apply to their own curriculum.