This event webpage is the main public access point for sharing information about the schedule, updates, and all things TPS Fest 2022.
Do you Teach with Primary Sources, or want to share and learn with other like-minded people with all levels and types of experience? Join your colleagues for an informative and fun event, with a variety of attendee-driven sessions or happenings, covering all aspects of Teaching with Primary Sources!
Event Details
When: August 2, 3, and 4, 2022 (Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Where: Mostly zoom — it’s shaping up to be an all-virtual event
Registration: Is free! Register below for any of the sessions you’d like to attend; registration is through zoom, and you’ll be sent the zoom link after you register. If you’re undecide on which session you want to attend at a certain time, you may register for multiple.
Who: You — if you teach with primary sources, or want to share and learn with other like-minded people with all levels and types of experience.
Session Notes: Participants added notes to a collaborative note-taking document. (Thanks everyone!)
Recordings: Sessions were not be recorded, with the exception of one Teaching with Primary Sources for Beginners session (see below).
What’s on the schedule so far?
Tuesday, August 2nd
Tuesday, August 2, 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
- Teaching with Primary Sources for Beginners (this session is repeated once per day throughout TPS Fest)
Register | more info | session recording and outline - Reflecting Social Change in Your Primary Source Teaching (60 minutes)
Register | more info
Tuesday, August 2, 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
- Practicing the Archival Vibe Check
Register | more info - Victim of Your Own Success: What to Do When Your “Demand” Exceeds Your Supply
Register | more info - Teaching Accessibility
Register | more info
Tuesday, August 2, 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT
Teaching with Primary Sources as a Liaison/Instruction LibrarianCANCELLED
Register | more info
Wednesday, August 3rd
Wednesday, August 3, 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
- Leading an Instruction Program in Which Multiple People Teach (90 minutes)
Register | more info - Teaching with Primary Sources for Beginners (this session is repeated once per day throughout TPS Fest)
Register | more info | session recording and outline - Annotating Primary Sources: Using online asynchronous tools for interactive archival instruction (50 minutes)
Register | more info
Wednesday, August 3, 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
- Beyond one-shots: Extended and embedded instruction by Librarians and Archivists (60 minutes)
Register | more info - Primary Source Instruction at Small Academic Institutions (60 minutes)
Register | more info
Wednesday, August 3, 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT
Thursday, August 4th
Thursday, August 4, 12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT
- Reading Group: Feminist Pedagogy in Primary Source Instruction (60 minutes)
Register | more info - Working with K-12 students and educators in the archive
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Thursday, August 4, 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
- Ethics of care and trauma informed pedagogy in teaching with primary sources (60 minutes)
Register | more info - Teaching with Primary Sources for Beginners (this session is repeated once per day throughout TPS Fest)
Register | more info | session recording and outline
Thursday, August 4, 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT
- Developing a Lesson Plan (60 minutes)
Register | more info - How are we advocating for ourselves personally and professionally right now? (60 minutes)
Register | more info
But what is TPS Fest?
TPS Fest is the latest experiment in creating a more open-community and decentralized approach to the TPS unconferences of the past couple years (see below for what those are). Every year is different, and this one is no different! Join us to gather online, share ideas, and learn together. It’s up to you to imagine and make this happen. We’re hoping that this will create space for folks in our community to try new things and have conversations they’ve hoped for. Some ideas could include:
- Community calls
- Skill sharing workshops
- Reading groups
- Working groups
- In-person local meetups
- Something amazing we’ve never imagined before?!
How do I get updates, get involved, help, volunteer, etc?
Because of the community-driven nature of this event and the open-permission planning documents at this point, we’re using a layer of security. To access the working documents:
Planning documents are being shared on the TPS Collective listserv. You can sign up here>>, or email Jen Hoyer at tpsfest-at-tpscollective-dot-org
Why should you be excited?
This is our 8th annual community-driven event in this vein!
See what happened at the more traditional unconferences in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015.
To get a feel for the event and what we learned:
• Read the 2019 Event Recaps in the RBMS Instruction & Outreach Newsletter and SAA Archival Outlook
• Check out the Zine 2018 for the TPS Unconference »
TPS Fest 2022 is generously co-supported the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ALA-ACRL, the Society of American Archivists, and many many volunteers from the thriving TPS Community.
Interested in More TPS?
Watch the TPS Listserv for more information (sign up for the Listserv here).
TPS Fest 2022 is generously co-supported the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ALA-ACRL, the Society of American Archivists, and many volunteers from the thriving TPS Community.
