Digital Learning Network

I’m about to start working on an online learning project in Northern Ireland. The resource for year 10 students(yr 9UK) will be based around the subject on the Home Rule crisis 1911 – 1914. The project will be drawing extensively on a UVF archive held by Mid Antrim project. We’re working closely with a consortium of schools in a Learning Partnership and I think it is going to be a fascinating experience.  I’d be really interested to hear from others you have worked on projects using sensitive material. I’m particularly interested to hear how to encourage or ensure students to get a balanced view of material which tells one side of the story. If anyone knows of examples of good online resources please pass them on.

The John Murray Archive at the National Library of Scotland has just launched a free App that takes users on a virtual tour of the 240 year history of the John Murray publishing house whose archive is now part of the collections at the NLS.  Authors represented include Jane Austen, David Livingstone, Charles Darwin, Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott and many more.  We’d love to hear what  DLNet colleagues think of it.  You can download it free here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/national-library-scotland/id368209244?mt=8