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History may deal with things of the past, but, as adjunct professor of history Nicole Benbow<\/a> knows, this does not mean the ways we learn it have to stay there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHigher education is changing,\u201d she says. \u201cDoing different types of projects gives students a variety of skills they can use after completing their degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past year, Benbow spent a lot of time talking with the students in her Post-Confederation Canadian History course about the new opportunities that come with researching and learning history in the digital age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are so many tools available to present and analyze things differently. Books and journal articles are great, but we can also do things like analyze and manipulate maps and consult video sources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In keeping with this idea, the class spent the semester creating web-based projects that explored the context and current state of issues surrounding Indigenous people in Canada. It\u2019s a topic Benbow felt was particularly imperative to delve into from a faith-based perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs Christians, we\u2019re tasked with sharing truth and caring for people who\u2019ve been marginalized.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs Christians, we\u2019re tasked with sharing truth and caring for people who\u2019ve been marginalized. Doing this in a way that\u2019s accessible for non-Christians and non-scholars should be one of our tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Kenton Slaa and his group chose to do their project on the Indian Act. For him, Benbow\u2019s point about increased accessibility definitely rang true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRather than finding sources and citing them, we could direct viewers to those sources through links,\u201d he says. \u201cWe were also able to add photos and primary source documents, which offered something more authentic and heartfelt than if we tried to describe them on paper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a future teacher, Slaa looks forward to using the knowledge he\u2019s gained in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUsing digital options as a springboard to collaborate on resources and compile research is a super helpful tool to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caden Brett, Slaa\u2019s groupmate, believes that adopting digital methods will help a wider audience view history through a redemptive lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to use our faith to learn from the faults of the past and seek to create a better future for everybody,\u201d he says. \u201cAdopting these approaches to historical research opens up new possibilities for expressing our history from a Christian perspective. God has given us digital tools, and I feel they are a fantastic way to further his Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students Sydney White and Ashley White, who did their project on the Sixties Scoop, found that working in the digital sphere helped them tell a relational story rather than merely presenting a summary of facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA paper can get lost within a bigger library written on the subject,\u201d says Sydney White. \u201cUsing a digital platform, we were able to include things like interviews, timelines, maps and survivor stories to help engage our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs a history major, I find it important to know where we came from so that we can better deal with the patterns occurring in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople are also just not going to spend time reading academic papers,\u201d adds Ashley White. \u201cA website is aesthetically pleasing, easier to find and navigate and a more fun way to access information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a personal level, the students\u2019 work showed them how essential it is to gain an understanding of the past while attempting to change the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen it came to interacting with a group of people we didn\u2019t understand, the thinking in Canada was very present-set,\u201d says Sydney White. \u201cAs a history major, I find it important to know where we came from so that we can better deal with the patterns occurring in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the majority of positive feedback from this year\u2019s class, Benbow plans to keep adding innovative learning methods to her teaching repertoire. She looks forward to seeing how this will contribute to her students\u2019 post-Redeemer goals and the university\u2019s overall mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Redeemer] is trying to do good scholarship in a way that\u2019s redemptive,\u201d she says. \u201cPresenting these issues clearly and with empathy is an opportunity to contribute to reconciliation and improve relations between different groups in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A second-year history class has taken a modern approach to understanding Indigenous issues in 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