NDSR Boston: Curriculum Outline April 2014
Operating Principles
- Adapt the national NDSR approach for use in the Boston Area, including the curriculum
- Use the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) modules as a starting point
- Leverage existing professional development, training and any curriculum-related opportunities
- Be flexible about planning and scheduling to take advantage of opportunities
- Engage the community in the Boston Area and to the extent possible beyond
- Identify activities that are feasible for individual instructors to organize and present
- Ensure that the accumulation of individual activities addresses the overall NDSR objectives
Participants
- Hosts: five host institutions that each host a resident
- Residents: five residents that are mapped to a host and commit to completing their project
- Instructors: Nancy McGovern, Andrea Goethals, instructors identified from hosts, community
- Community: hosts, Boston area institutions, NDSR NYC, regional participants
Components of the Curriculum
- Pre-residency materials to prepare for the immersive week
- Immersive week that launches the residencies – a.m. for presentations, p.m. for demonstrations
- Menu of events from September to May involving instructors, hosts, residents, and community
- Devise a basic development plan for each resident and monitor progress
- Organize a community-based capstone event towards the end of the residency
- Capstone: project results from residents, observations from hosts, community engagement
- Evaluation of curriculum components and measurable and perceived outcomes
Considerations for Residents
- Commit to participating in the range of curriculum activities throughout residency
- Identify and organize at least one training event (e.g., watch a webinar then lead a discussion)
- Seek out and share information about professional development and training opportunities
- Work with instructors and host to develop a development plan with specific outcomes
Considerations for Hosts
- Assist residents in developing a development plan with input from instructors
- Host a visit by hosts and residents (possibly others) during the residency
- Participate in as many curriculum activities as desired in addition to minimum
- Assist in identifying possible professional development and training opportunities
Considerations for Instructors
- Frame and deliver immersive week curriculum, match components to projects
- Seek out, organize, and deliver (or ensure the delivery of) curriculum activities
- Share curriculum content and resources, accumulate before, during and after residencies
Considerations for Community
- Identify opportunities to participate in NDSR events – activity leader, presenter, participant
- Consider organizing and hosting an event – virtual and/or in-person
- Contribute to evaluation of the NDSR program – feedback and ideas