Pedro Raposo (The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University) and Tiago Saraiva (Department of History, Drexel University)
Teaching with Collections
In this session Pedro Raposo and Tiago Saraiva will discuss how they have been activating the collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to teach undergraduate courses and topics in the fields of natural and environmental history. They will provide some examples that are intended to spark a broader conversation about the use of collections in HSTM teaching, addressing issues such as: the specific learning affordances provided by collections and materiality; how best to plan and implement a course or program entailing a significant use of collections; the role of digital collections and repositories; the limitations and challenges of teaching with collections. The audience will be invited to actively participate in the discussion and to share examples and views from their own experiences, whether as students, instructors, or collections specialists engaged in instructional support.