Transcribing History – Understanding modern history through video transcription
Written by: Kirsten Smith
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The study and teaching of modern history can rely heavily on the use of multimedia. Video is now commonplace in education and more accessible than ever before thanks to a variety of video sharing websites. Put in any area of 20th century history into YouTube and a range of documentaries, films, interviews and news broadcasts are returned in your search results.
According to Russel Tarr, author of A History Teaching Toolbox, ‘primary footage, feature films and historical documentaries offer varied and stimulating ways into key topics’. However, the use of videos can also present difficulties for students with English as an additional language and its implementation in the classroom needs to be thought through carefully when involving students with hearing difficulties and other learning needs.
In my own department we started implementing transcription of videos in order to assist with a student who had hearing difficulties. According to Dr Marianne Thomson from
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This article was published in February 2018 and reflects the terminology and understanding of research and evidence in use at the time. Some terms and conclusions may no longer align with current standards. We encourage readers to approach the content with an understanding of this context.
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