{"id":1357,"date":"2026-09-16T23:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/?page_id=1357"},"modified":"2026-09-16T23:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:42:28","slug":"oral-history-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/oral-history-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral History Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull\" id=\"open-access-training-tools-and-workshops\">Open Access Training Tools and Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1a050307 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1gO0XtpFx-c7vcbfAkN4fgYszXfMkRpwh?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oral History Training Tools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a graduate research assistant at UMass Amherst, I created an 8 part series that teach oral history methodology, from project planning to preservation. These efforts were part of a collaboration between the UMass Oral History Lab, Dr. Emily T. Hamilton, Dr. Samuel J. Redman, and Dr. Ashley Woodman. The teaching tools were funded by a UMass Five College Consortium Grant, which enabled us to make them open access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History and People with Disabilities\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLWfTt2RypUW1P6f4TZZZERQBYaTyYThLo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oral History Training Videos Playlist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have also been an instructor of several oral history workshops. In March of 2020, I taught the \u201cNeighborhood Voices Oral History Workshop,\u201d sponsored by Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Mass Humanities, in Roxbury, MA.&nbsp;As an affiliate of the UMass Oral History Lab, I also co-instructed several one day &#8220;crash courses&#8221; in oral history, intended to provide an overview of oral history best practices. I specialize in the ethical concerns of doing oral history with survivors of trauma.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"http:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-2048x1041.png 2048w, https:\/\/jasonhiggins.vt.domains\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dudley-Street-1568x797.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Dudley Street Neighborhood Oral History Workshop, Roxbury, MA, Mar. 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull\" id=\"service\">Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I have been an active member of the Oral History Association since attending the 2016 conference in Long Beach, CA. I currently serve on the OHA Publications Committee (2025-28). From 2018-21, I also served on the OHA Teaching Award Selection Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Access Training Tools and Workshops As a graduate research assistant at UMass Amherst, I created an 8 part series that teach oral history methodology, from project planning to preservation. These efforts were part of a collaboration between the UMass Oral History Lab, Dr. Emily T. Hamilton, Dr. Samuel J. Redman, and Dr. Ashley Woodman. 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