In April 2010 I organized “Pastplay” (or “Playing with Technology in History”, as we called it before Bethany Nowviskie came up with a much better name), with the financial support of the The History Education Network / Histoire et éducation en réseau (THEN/HiER). It was the most rewarding two days of my career. Much of [...]
On Thursday, Bill Turkel and I joined Mills Kelly (as well as Dan Cohen and Tom Scheinfeldt) to discuss Pastplay, the symposium that I organized on April 29/30, with the support of The History Education Network/Histoire et Éducation en Réseau (THEN/HiER) (which in turn is supported by SSHRC). Our conversation comprises the most recent edition [...]
Thanks to all of the participants, and those of you who joined us via Twitter and other means, for making the “Playing with Technology in History” symposium (now renamed “Pastplay”) such a success. You can follow us as we move forward, with a book and future plans, at www.playingwithhistory.com
I’ve got three blogs going simultaneously: this (quiet) one, Simulating History (my project and lab blog) and Playing with History (for a symposium that I’m organizing). Most of my energy, and consequently most of the action, is happening over there. Please join us.
