An Innovative E-Learning Support for Modern History Distance Learning and the Experience during the COVID-19 Lockdown

Miroslav Bures, Vojtech Ripka, Karolina Buresova, Karel Frajtak, Jiri Maha and Kamil Cinatl
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Miroslav Bures: Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, 121 35 Prague, Czech Republic
Vojtech Ripka: Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Karolina Buresova: Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic
Karel Frajtak: Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Jiri Maha: Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Kamil Cinatl: Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: Inquiry-based education in the field of history using modern multimedia and communication technologies has been the subject of several previous studies. However, much less work exists to analyse the unique situation of distance learning, which has been broadly implemented to satisfy lockdown restrictions during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This paper presents an overview of the HistoryLab project, which uses various types of multimedia and communication technology to support an interactive education of modern history and encourage an engagement in historical thinking amongst students. This project was successfully employed in recent distance teaching measures enforced under the COVID-19 lockdown in Czechia, so we report on this experience and the lessons learned, useful for the educational community, in this study.

Keywords: education; modern history; e-learning; multimedia; web; internet; COVID-19; lockdown; distance learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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