Walking Through History: An Open Platform for Humanities Scholars and Organizations to Reach the Public Where They Stand

FAIN: MT-263895-19

Marshall University Research Corporation (Huntington, WV 25701-2225)
David J. Trowbridge (Project Director: June 2018 to March 2022)

A prototype of a new user interface and four mobile tours charting the history of West Virginia using the digital platform Clio.

With a prototype level grant, Marshall University will design, test, and make freely available a new authoring platform within Clio that will allow scholars and organizations to create walking tours and digital heritage trails that guide users to their next location while they listen to location-aware audio and browse related text and media. Our team will also build features requested by humanities organizations and the public that will enhance Clio www.theclio.com a free website and mobile application that connects the public to humanities scholarship related to nearby historical and cultural sites. Our team will work with community partners to create model tours, user guides, and instructional videos to assist similar organizations to utilize the new platform. Members of the team will also design requested resources and features for K-12 educators and features that will provide greater accessibility for the vision impaired.

Media Coverage

New Version of Clio App (Media Coverage)
Publication: Charleston Gazette-Mail
Date: 1/8/2021
URL: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/new-version-of-clio-app-features-augmented-reality/article_344b9874-d63b-5da3-aa45-2cc72207439c.html

Associated Products

Clio (Web Resource)
Title: Clio
Author: David Trowbridge
Abstract: Clio is a website and mobile application that connects the public to history and culture. Clio connects users to nearby landmarks such as historic buildings, markers, monuments, and museums, and also offers walking tours, heritage trails, driving tours, digital story maps, interpretive nature trails, and virtual tours of museums and sites.
Year: 2013
Primary URL: http://www.theclio.com
Primary URL Description: Clio is your guide to nearby history and culture

Building a No-Cost Virtual Tour of Museums and Historic Sites with Clio (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Building a No-Cost Virtual Tour of Museums and Historic Sites with Clio
Author: David Trowbridge
Abstract: AASLH sponsored webinar attended by over 400 museums and historical societies who learned how to use new features supported by NEH to create virtual tours of museums and sites. In the eight months that followed, there were over 100 virtual tours created by organizations around the country.
Date: 04/14/2020
Primary URL: https://www.aam-us.org/event/building-a-no-cost-virtual-tour-of-museums-and-historic-sites-with-clio/
Primary URL Description: Weblink to the AAM page sharing the webinar info
Conference Name: AASLH

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