History Education in the Digital Age

Contents
History Education in the Digital Age
	The Advancement of Digitalization
	Understanding the Past in a Critical and Reflective Way
	Uses of Digital Media in the Learning of History
	Digital Scenarios for Colonial Tensions
	Video Games and History Education
	Films as Tools for Historical Dialogue
	Contents of This Book
	References
Present Challenges to Historical Thinking and Historical Consciousness
Hard Choices: What Does It Mean ‘to Be Good at ICT’ as a History Educator? a View from England
	Introduction
	The Impact of New Technology on History Education in England, 1990–2020
	Politicians and New Technology
	Politicians and School History
	History Teachers, Digital Practices and the Aims and Purposes of School History: The Perspective of Expert Practitioners
	Conclusions
	References
Historical Analogies and Historical Consciousness: User-Generated History Lessons on TikTok
	Historical Analogies
	Historical Analogies and Historical Consciousness
	TikTok’s Affordances and Historical Representation
	Historical Analogy on TikTok
	Conclusion
	References
Innovative Digital Tools for Historical Understanding
Historiana: An Online Resource Designed to Promote Multi-Perspective and Transnational History Teaching
	Introduction
	Flashback to 2007: Historiana as an Alternative to a European Textbook
	Broader Picture 2020: A Flexible Tool for Innovation and Transnational Collaboration
	Close-Up 2020: Learning to disagree—A Response to Polarisation
	Conclusions
	References
Leveraging Intercultural Social Media-Type Platforms to Promote Historical Consciousness and Historical Understanding Among Young People: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges
	Conceptual Background
		Young People’s Historical Understanding
		Historical Consciousness
		The Developmental Needs of Adolescent Learners
		Intercultural Digital Exchange Platforms
		Intercultural Competence
		The Topic of Human Migration
	Materials and Methods
		Design-based Research
		Study Background: Out of Eden Learn
		Sample
		Data Analysis
	Observations
		Opportunity #1: Developing a More Nuanced Understanding of Migration Past and Present
		Opportunity # 2: Situating One’s Own Life in a Broader Context
		Opportunity #3: Developing Greater Critical Awareness
		Challenges
	Discussion
	References
A New Approach to Virtual Reality in History Education: The Digital Oral Histories for Reconciliation Project (DOHR)
	Virtual Reality and Virtual Learning Environments: Some Key Terms
	Virtual Environments in History
	Virtual Environments in History Education
		Potential Benefits and Challenges of VEs for History Education
	The Digital Oral Histories for Reconciliation (DOHR) Project
		The DOHR Virtual Learning Environment
	Conclusion
	References
Digital Scenarios for Colonial Tensions
‘It Isn’t About Who Was Worse’: Colonialism and Historical Debate on Social Media
	History Education in the Age of Social Media
	History Education Through Debate
		Study
		Approaches to Historical Debates on Social Media: Mirror Talk, Battle Talk, and Persuasive Talk
	Discussion: What is Gained with Historical Debate? What Can We Learn from It?
	References
Digital Historical Maps in Classrooms. Challenges in History Education
	Introduction
	Historical Maps in Textbooks
	The Territory as a Central Element of Master Narratives
	The Use of Documents to Develop Historical Thinking
	Promoting Non-Essentialist Representations of the National Territory: Integrating Digital Cartographic Resources into the Teaching of History
	Teaching with Digital Maps to Deconstruct Master Narratives
	References
Videogames and History Education
Digital Entertainment Gaming as a Site for (Informal) Historical Learning? A Reflection on Possibilities and Limitations
	Digital Games as Commercial and Entertainment-Oriented Cultural Artefacts
	Digital Games as an Expression of a Broader Digitized and Networked Culture
	Digital Games as Sites for Learning in History Classrooms
	Conclusion
	References
Informal Strategies for Learning History in Japanese Mass Media Visual Culture: A Case Study of the Mobile Game Fate/Grand Order
	Introduction
	The History Problem in Japanese Education and Collective Memory
	The Past as a Mass-Consumption Commodity
	Moe-Kyara, Otaku, and an Emotional Approach to History
	Community-Based History Learning: Fate/Grand Order’s Online Fan Networks
	Conclusions
	References
Films and Theatre as Tools of Historical Dialogue
Historical Films in History Classrooms: Documentaries or Fiction Films? Teachers’ Views and Practices
	Introduction
	Movies and History: A Passionate Relationship
	The Historical Documentary and Its Use in History Classrooms
	Empirical Study
		Objectives
		Methods
	Results
		Teachers’ Film Preferences
		Documentaries as Objective Representations of the Past
		Documentaries as Subjective Representations of the Past
	Discussion
	References
Theatre of War: Lola Arias’ Documentary Theatre as Innovative Tool for Historical Dialogue
	Documentary Theatre as a Promising Tool for History Education
	The Presence of Malvinas/Falkland in School History
	Representing the Voice of the Nation
	Making Possible an Impossible Dialogue
	Deconstructing the Master Narrative Through Historical Sources
	Conclusions
	References