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Teaching at the Center Students often find work in Special Collections particularly fulfilling: it brings them into direct contact with primary resources and with early editions of texts they are reading in class. Engaging with primary documents enlivens history for students, spurs their imaginations, and can help them conceptualize the social and cultural context underlying ideas and texts discussed in class. Class sessions in Special Collections open
new horizons for students. Using rare and fragile materials with their
instructor and fellow students demystifies Special Collections, and, in
a sense helps to make it not so "Special." A class session can
transform a student into an active user of Special Collections to enrich
his or her educational experience at the University of Chicago. In addition,
instructors have reported that after a class discussion with rare materials,
the class responds in the coming weeks with new enthusiasm. The visit
to Special Collections provided students with a common experience that
they can draw on throughout the rest of the quarter. |
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