The course, organized as part of the Blue4EU project, is intended for pre-university teachers who teach subjects in the curricular areas of Human and Society, Language and Communication, and Arts. It provides the necessary context for acquiring knowledge and information regarding the use of scientific methodology and specific models for reconstruction and analysis in oral history.
IstOrEC offers participants a set of educational materials useful for developing oral history projects in the classroom or creating elective curriculum disciplines (CDȘ). To receive certification of participation, course attendees will work with their students to complete an oral history project, with the support of a designated tutor from among the course lecturers.
Location: National Institute of History, Napoca Street, No. 11, and hybrid format
Period:
April 4 – April 11, 2025 (theoretical activities); May 5 – June 15, 2025 (practical activities); June 15 – July 1, 2025 (evaluation); July 31, 2025 (certificates of participation awarded)
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc19uRVvNwQqmS8-2MsMXE5Dms5Uf9...
Topics:
1. Oral history: history and methodology;
2. Research fields in Romanian oral history: communism, anti-communist resistance, the Holocaust, the 1989 Revolution, ethnic minorities, contemporary migrations;
3. Using oral history in the classroom – developing an elective curriculum proposal (CDȘ);
4. Conducting an oral history project with students – best practice examples;
5. Digital resources for oral history projects.
Lecturers:
Associate Professor Dr. Ionuț Costea, Associate Professor Dr. Valentin Șerdan-Orga, Senior Researcher II Dr. Lavinia Snejana Costea, Lecturer Dr. Augusta Costiuc-Radosav, Dr. Ionela Bogdan, Dr. Diana Alexandra Nistor, Dr. Călin Andrei Olariu, Dr. Adrian Gheorghe Boda, Dr. Maria Rițiu
Number of hours: 75
Number of transferable credits: 3
Cost: 0 RON (free of charge)