Welcome to the Legacies Project Training Modules!

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About the course

This course will train you and your students, campers – or whomever – in everything you’ll
need to videotape, over multiple sessions, the first-person narratives of senior
citizens/narrators and add them to our constantly growing, user-friendly, archive that will be
a valuable resource for researchers, gerontologists, historians, and the general public for
years to come.

And while editing together a short video of some aspect of a narrator’s life and having a
screening of the finished stories is strictly optional, we’ll show you how to do that too.

Good for young people

Young people who’ve gone through the Legacies Project invariably enjoy the experience and learn a lot in the process. The stories they hear from their narrators can be funny, tragic, sad, joyful, inspirational, and even life-changing. And the relationships that form during the interview process often continue on long after the project is over.

Good for senior narrators

The accumulated stories of our senior citizens make them a unique cultural treasure. And the very act of telling others about their experiences has real therapeutic value for them. For some seniors, having regular visits to look forward to lessens feelings of isolation and loneliness. And, as seniors progress toward end of life, knowing their stories were valued and will be preserved creates a comforting sense of legacy for them. After all, it’s nice to be remembered.

Good for communities

Legacies connects young people with an existing but under-realized resource: their community’s senior citizens/narrators. The Legacies Project values community elders’ wisdom and life lessons by capturing their experiences for posterity. Because the Legacies Project is always intergenerational, being involved in the Project creates connectionsbetween two groups that often don’t have much contact with one another. Young people find mentors, new relationships form and a community’s history and traditions are passed from one generation to another.

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Start Your Course

Welcome to the Legacies Project Online

Your story is just beginning.

Setting up your class

Get your bearings

First thing's first. Let's show you around your new space. This is your homepage. You'll come here to view the course lessons and connect with your students.

Add your students

Now that we've oriented ourselves, it's time to invite your students.
We'll do this from the dashboard.
Follow these steps to get started:
  • Click the Add member button at the top of the dashboard
  • Give your student a username
  • Add the student's email address
  • Skip the "Number of Narrators" field
  • Check the "Add user to seat" option
  • Select the "Legacies Online" course
  • Click the Add user button

Check their progress

As your students make their way through the course, you'll be able to check in and see how they're doing on their assessments. Click the button below to check out the grade book. There may not be much to look at just yet, but don't worry! It will fill up soon.

Take your course

Your students aren't the only ones with things to learn! We've prepared a few special lessons just for you. These lessons will help you and your students get the most out of Legacies Online. Click the button below to start your course.

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Your Lessons

Student Lessons

Your Lessons