Good Practices in Teaching the History of Cartography/ Programme

Date: 6 July Monday, 14:00-16:00 – Room PR (Pravá rýsovna), Venue: Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, Prague

Welcome and Opening Remarks (ICA WG Chair)

Zsolt G. Török (ELTE Eötvös University, Hungary): Engaging Different Audiences with the History of Cartography / Four brief case studies illustrating different approaches to teaching and communicating the history of cartography, from university education and school outreach to children’s workshops and public engagement through a novel-style book.

Session I – Teaching the History of Cartography in Different Academic Contexts

George Carhart (Texas A&M University, USA): Presenting the History of Maps across University Faculties / Showing how historical maps connect with a wide range of disciplines.
Vera Dorofeeva_Lichtman (CNRS, France) : Teaching the History of Maps in Asian and African Studies / Experience from the long-running Moscow State University seminar.
Libby Bischof (Osher Map Library, USA): Teaching with Maps Faculty Fellowship / Building interdisciplinary teaching through faculty partnerships (Osher Map Library).

Iris Schroeder (Gotha Centre for Transcultural Studies / Erfurt University, Germany): Looking into the Cartographer’s Head /Using the Perthes Collection to understand cartographers’ decision-making through archival evidence.
Marco van Egmond (Utrecht University, The Netherlands): Gamification in the Map Library / A practical solution for teaching large student groups.
Kristina Larsen (David Rumsey Map Center, USA): Inquiry Cards and Critical Reading of Historical Maps / Using inquiry prompts and connecting historical maps with AI literacy and source criticism.
djoeke van Netten – Bram Vannieuwenhuyze (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands): Creative Project: Student-Created World Maps / The Amsterdam ’Mapping World View’ course and examples of student projects.
Karen Rann ( independent artist, UK): Creative Participation with Historical Maps / Using participatory artistic activities to explore historical maps and the places they represent: a case study from Gateshead.
Louise McCarthy (Sorbonne Université, France): Teaching Historical Maps to Non-specialists: One Practical Exercise / A brief demonstration of a classroom activity introducing students to reading maps as cultural, political, and historical constructs

Classroom activities and teaching methods
Supervising student research
Additional questions and exchange of experiences (contributors: David Weimer (Newberry Library), Carolina Martinez (University of Buenos Aires), Zoltán Segyevy (Herder Institut), B. Jacob Whitehead (University of Texas – Austin)
Date: 6 July Monday Time:14:00-16:00
Room: PR (Pravá rýsovna)
Venue: Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, Prague