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Raven Bishop
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Another Trip to the Waterman's Museum
Students in Julie Markin's Archaeological Methods course had a chance to visit the Rock Hall Waterman's Museum in preparation for their...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Fantastic Voyage Furthers Understanding
This past Saturday our Making History: Making Museums Orientation Explore! program embarked on our last adventure of the semester,...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 20, 20211 min read
What's In A Tour?
This week student Digital Imaging Consultants from Washington College's VARDIS [Virtual/Augmented Reality Digital Imaging Studio @ Miller...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 5, 20211 min read
A workshop with KCMS teachers
Professors of Education Sara Clarke-DeReza and Michelle Johnson, Instructional Technologist Raven Bishop and Hannah Flayhart Museum...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 1, 20211 min read
A behind-the-scenes field trip!
A recent field trip to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum gave our Orientation Explore! students an incredible behind-the-scenes look at...
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Raven Bishop
Sep 8, 20212 min read
A new collaboration begins!
Our 2021-2022 DSMP collaboration began with field trip with our Orientation Explore! group this past Saturday. This first outing kicked...
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Raven Bishop
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Former schoolhouse students view student-created museum materials
We recently met with the Advisory Committee for our Chesapeake Heartland fellowship to review the designs for the student-created virtual...
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Raven Bishop
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Preservation Day at the Worton Point African American Schoolhouse Museum
Worton Point Schoolhouse Alumni Sylvester Sewell and Joyce Hopkins and Irene Moore of St. George's church were joined by Washington...
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Raven Bishop
Apr 8, 20210 min read
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Raven Bishop
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Preservation Workshop with WC Alumna Anna Zastrow
Dr. Julie Markin’s Archaeological Methods and Theory course are exploring ways small, local museums can preserve their heritage resources...
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Raven Bishop
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Digitization Day at the African American Schoolhouse Museum
Our project team spent two very productive days a the African American Schoolhouse Museum working to digitize items in the collection. ...
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Raven Bishop
Dec 12, 20201 min read
SCHA grant expands collaboration with Worton Point African American Schoolhouse
Our team received a Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area small grant to expand our Chesapeake Heartland fellowship collaboration with...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 31, 20201 min read
Learning in VR, thanks to MERGE
Thanks to a generous gift from MERGE.edu, students in professor Julie Markin's Museum Studies course were able to "visit" the African...
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Raven Bishop
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Working with Museum of Belize!
Raven Bishop and Dr. Sara Clarke-Vivier worked with the National Museum of Belize to assist them in designing their own virtual tour to...
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Raven Bishop
Jan 3, 20201 min read
First Hand-off
Part of the DSMP project is empowering local museums to be the stewards of their own digital content. In a lovely meeting over scones...
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Raven Bishop
Nov 15, 20191 min read
First VR Experience @ KCPS
Teacher-partner, Carter Miller, Social Studies teacher at Kent County Middle School wrote a curriculum unit to incorporate the new...
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Raven Bishop
Oct 30, 20192 min read
Sharing Our Story
A portion of our team, comprised of Washington College faculty and staff as well as community partners, presented at the Mid Atlantic...
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Raven Bishop
Sep 5, 20191 min read
The Unveiling...
The official unveiling of the Betterton VR tour took place on September 5, 2019. Presenters Candi Sorge, Raven Bishop, Sara...
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Raven Bishop
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Exploring museums of all kinds
Students in the Washington's Secret History: Sleuths on the Shore program had the opportunity to explore several different types of...
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Raven Bishop
Aug 19, 20191 min read
A new partnership begins!
Students in the 2019 Washington's Secret History: Sleuths on the Shore Orientation Explore! program worked with the African American...
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