Dead to Us?: Virtual Cemeteries, Critical Thinking, and the Teaching of Early Modern History

Cemeteries and graveyards have revealed themselves as great resources for teaching History, allowing multiple approaches to different topics, and at the same time they can be adapted both to the general public and students of very diverse ages and levels. However, even though several of the most imp...

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Published in:The international journal of humanities education 2022, Vol.20 (2), p.29-42
Main Author: Martínez López, Rocío
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cemeteries
Classrooms
Collaboration
Critical thinking
Didacticism
History education
Humanities
Learning
Modern history
Problem solving
Students
Teaching
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Summary:Cemeteries and graveyards have revealed themselves as great resources for teaching History, allowing multiple approaches to different topics, and at the same time they can be adapted both to the general public and students of very diverse ages and levels. However, even though several of the most important and historically relevant burial grounds around the world are increasingly offering online pictures, events, or even full virtual tours, the educational activities linked to these monuments are predominantly designed to be in-person. In this article, I focus on the possibility of using virtual cemeteries and graveyards as didactic tools for the teaching of Early Modern History presenting, with practical examples, the potential advantages of using these resources in the classroom and the benefits that its application can have to improve the student’s critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and collaborative skills.
ISSN:2327-0063
2327-2457
DOI:10.18848/2327-0063/CGP/v20i02/29-42