Two weeks ago in Oklahoma City at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” symposium, I mentioned in my presentation that the transcription power of Google Voice suggested that exciting new transcription possibilities are on the horizon for oral historians. On November 19th, Google announced new functionality [...]
I learned this morning video content from the September 30th symposium at UCO in Edmond, Oklahoma, “A New Renaissance: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning” is available for download via iTunes. Here is a direct link to the event’s iTunesU site, which is part of UCO’s iTunes [...]
Williams College has fired a visiting professor who pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraud last week, The Berkshire Eagle reported. Bernard Moore had been a visiting assistant professor, and he had been the organizer of a political symposium that Williams canceled Friday. The fraud charges largely related [...]
Williams College on Friday postponed a Congressional Black Caucus symposium set to take place there tonight after its organizer, a visiting assistant professor at the college, pleaded guilty to credit card and student loan fraud. Politico reported Wednesday that Bernard Moore, an aide to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), [...]
These are my notes from the panel presentation, “Unlocking the Past: Techniques for Conducting Meaningful Interviews” at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, Oklahoma Humanities [...]
These are my notes from Donald Ritchie’s presentation, “Fast Forward: Oral History in the 21st Century” on November 12, 2009, at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Records [...]
