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Training and Workshops

On this page:   Digitization   Online Exhibit Building   Website Building   MCHP Training   21st Century Skills   21st Century Skills for Librarians & Historians   21st Century Skills for Educators

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Training provided by MHS is designed to prepare participants to develop the skills and capacity needed to contribute to Maine Memory Network effectively. It is based on the practices, policies, and guidelines that have been developed to support Maine Memory over the past decade.

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Workshops are targeted and open to MMN Contributing Partners, MMN grant recipients, and new organizations—historical societies, libraries, schools, and other community organizations—that would like to get involved. Participation in workshops is free but registration is required. Space is limited.

Workshops are led by MHS staff who have extensive experience working with Maine organizations and communities. The MHS training team includes professional historians, archivists, technology experts, educators, program staff, and veteran MMN contributors from around Maine.

Digitization Workshops

Digitization workshops are designed to introduce participants to the basic principles and processes of digitizing historical collections and sharing them online. Training focuses on preparing participants to become Maine Memory Network Contributing Partners. Topics include selecting items to digitize; cataloging; scanning and taking digital photographs; uploading and managing items through Maine Memory; and use of MMN tools.

Online Exhibit Building Workshops

Online Exhibit Building Workshops are designed to introduce participants to the process of creating and sharing online exhibits through Maine Memory. Participants will learn how to select topics; research, plan, and storyboard their exhibit; and use MMN's album and ExhibitBuilder tools to build, manage, and share their exhibits.

Website Building Workshops

Website Building Workshops are designed to introduce participants to the process of creating a website on Maine Memory. Participants will learn about basic web design, plan their websites, and learn to use MMN's SiteBuilder tool to create their website.

Maine Community Heritage Project Training

This training is limited to community teams who are participating in year-long Maine Community Heritage Projects. It includes orientation, project planning and administration, training on all aspects of the workshops described above, and more.

21st Century Skills Workshops

In recent years, "21st Century Skills" has emerged as a useful framework for defining the skills that Americans need to be successful in an era increasingly defined by information and technology. For more information on the subject generally, please see Local History, Technology, and 21st Century Skills. These skills include collaboration, communication, and use of technology, as well as civic and media literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and global awareness. Museums, libraries, and schools can leverage their participation in Maine Memory Network to promote the development of these skills within their organizations and communities.

The following workshops are designed to introduce librarians, teachers, and representatives of historical organizations to ways that Maine Memory can help them develop their own professional skills, increase the capacity and effectiveness of their organizations, and become catalysts in their communities. Workshops focus on sound project planning, including clarifying goals for their own local history activities, reaching out to and working with local partners, and identifying appropriate, achievable next steps.

Workshops are generally three hours long, half-day, held regionally, and offered several times each year. There are no fees but registration is required. To register, fill in the Skills Workshops Registration Form (PDF) and return to us. Questions? Contact Larissa Vigue Picard, MHS Community Partnership Coordinator, at lvpicard@mainehistory.org or 774-1822.

21st Century Skills Workshops for Librarians and Historians

This workshop introduces representatives from libraries and historical organizations to the opportunities that local history, technology, and Maine Memory Network provide to develop professional skills, increase the capacity of their institutions, reach and engage their communities, and deepen collaboration with local partners. Workshops are offered in partnership with the Maine State Library and Maine Archives and Museums (MAM).
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Skills Workshops Registration Form (PDF)
Workshop Locations and Dates:
Katahdin Public Library, Island Falls: Wednesday, June 20, 1-4PM
Gray Public Library: Tuesday, October 16, 1-4PM
Pittsfield Public Library: Wednesday, October 17, 1-4PM
Carrabassett Valley Public Library: Thursday, October 18, 1-4PM

Additional sites will be posted as they are scheduled.

21st Century Skills Workshops for Educators

This workshop introduces teachers, school staff, and other educators to the opportunities that Maine Memory Network provides to develop professional skills, create rich hands-on learning experiences for students in the community, and deepen collaboration with local historical societies, libraries, and other community organizations.
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Skills Workshops Registration Form (PDF)
There are no dates confirmed at this time. Sites will be posted as they are scheduled.