• DocumentCode
    3642680
  • Title

    History lessons — Can we make them interesting?

  • Author

    J. Sunde;N. Urlić;L. Urlić;M. Borić

  • Author_Institution
    School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1008
  • Lastpage
    1015
  • Abstract
    Teaching history and making it interesting is something every history teacher would like to do. Today´s children are often more technically savvy than their teachers. Often, students interested in computers or technical sciences are not interested in history, as they might see it as boring and illogical. We examine a new tool and its applicability to anthropology, ethnography and the teaching of history in schools. We provide examples of how history can be made interesting, interactive, logical and relevant using an on-line social networking tool.
  • Keywords
    "History","Vegetation","Educational institutions","Internet","Information services","Australia"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    MIPRO, 2011 Proceedings of the 34th International Convention
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0996-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5967203