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Course Description

This micro-credential aims at training history and genealogy enthusiasts on the basic skills needed to identify relevant oral content, obtain background information, organize a story, develop a questionnaire, and create a record for Middlesex County Oral History Archive: Our Memories, Our Communities.  

Middlesex County has a rich history of courage, innovation, conflict and resilience. Those stories lived on our neighbors within ourselves. This class will equip you to process those stories and make them available to our county audience.  

Besides being accessed through the Middlesex College Library, the Middlesex County Oral History Archive is also available via Middlesex County History Hub. As a result, it offers an opportunity to engage county researchers and educators in our county community.  

Course content will be available online for participants to complete asynchronously through Google Classroom. Individual meetings will be scheduled between participants and faculty to work on the record and its digitalization.  

For additional information contact Cristóbal Espinoza-Wulach: CEspinoza@middlesexcollege.edu 

Notes

This course accepts new students on a rolling basis. Coursework can be completed at your own pace prior to the end of each semester.

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Section Title
Oral History and Digitization Certificate
FIS ID
191244
Type
Internet
Dates
Sep 08, 2026 to Dec 18, 2026
Contact Hours
15.0
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
CEUs
1.5 CEUs
Drop Request Deadline
Sep 01, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Sep 01, 2026
Instructors
  • Cristóbal Espinoza-Wulach

Section Notes

After completing this micro-credential, students will acquire the following skills:  

  1. Learning basic principles of Oral History.
  2. Designing a questionnaire that conforms to the oral history standards.
  3. Acquire a user level understanding on the technology necessary to collect oral history.  
  4. Perform basic functions to create a digital item in a digital repository using SobekDM. 
  5. Create a record related to our county’s history and make it available via Middlesex County Oral History Archive: Our Memories, Our Community.

Courses designated as ONLINE are Remote Live Courses that are instructor-led and held on the scheduled class days and times using a secure online platform, i.e. Zoom or Canvas. Students will need a computer, laptop, tablet, etc., that includes a camera and a microphone and access to the internet

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