Job Opening Title:
Digital Commonwealth Educational Fellowship
Name of Employer:
Boston Public Library & Digital Commonwealth
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Remote in Massachusetts
Application Deadline:
April 24, 2023
Minimum Degree Requirement:
MA
Years of experience required:
3
Salary Range:
$69,941.04
Job Opening URL:
https://membership.digitalcommonwealth.org/Educational-Fellowship
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
Boston Public Library and Digital Commonwealth, Inc. are searching for a candidate with a background in education and curriculum development for a one-year fellowship to conduct research and outreach to the Massachusetts educational community[EE1] to increase awareness and usage of digitized historical collections available on DigitalCommonwealth.org.
The Fellow will conduct a range of activities intended to increase educational engagement with online digital collections, including:
~Surveying K-12 educators and school librarians to learn about their current usage of digital primary source materials
~Engaging district-level curriculum directors and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education administrators to promote integration of digital collections in the classroom
~Representing and promoting Digital Commonwealth at relevant educational conferences and meetings
~Assisting with the creation and testing of online learning resources covering themes relevant to Massachusetts history and social studies curricula
~The goal of the fellowship will be to help Boston Public Library better understand how digital collections can be integrated into classroom activities and Open Educational Resources (OER), what primary sources are most relevant to statewide learning standards, and how Digital Commonwealth (as both an online collection and an organization) can be a more prominent resource for improving educational outcomes.
To apply, please submit a resume and references to jsadow@bpl.org.
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