{"id":5157,"date":"2025-05-03T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T17:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/?page_id=5157"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:22:41","slug":"sharp-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/sharp-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"SHARP in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68cec8b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0449963f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-4dea2dca wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<a href=\"\/sharpnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5157?query-83-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<ul class=\"columns-4 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-3c868ac9 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7021 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom category-pedagogical-tools category-reflections-on-pedagogy\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/08\/20\/using-the-saint-johns-bible-in-primary-source-instruction\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Using The Saint John\u2019s Bible in Primary Source Instruction\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/08\/20\/using-the-saint-johns-bible-in-primary-source-instruction\/\" target=\"_self\" >Using <em>The Saint John\u2019s Bible<\/em> in Primary Source Instruction<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/08\/20\/using-the-saint-johns-bible-in-primary-source-instruction\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-20T11:32:11-04:00\">August 20, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Holly Hoffmann<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/pedagogical-tools\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pedagogical tools<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/reflections-on-pedagogy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reflections on pedagogy<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There\u2019s a class of twelve history students in an upper-level capstone class visiting the library. Many of them have been in a special collection or archive before, so the experience&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6922 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom category-events-announcements\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/06\/29\/welcome-to-sharp-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcome to SHARP in the Classroom\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/06\/29\/welcome-to-sharp-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome to SHARP in the Classroom<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/06\/29\/welcome-to-sharp-in-the-classroom\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T15:45:38-04:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">\u200bAnushmita Mohanty<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/events-announcements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Events &amp; Announcements<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Welcome to the next issue of SHARP in the Classroom! I am delighted to be joining the SHARP News team as the new editor of this section. In this introductory&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-reflections-on-pedagogy tag-children-ya tag-pedagogy tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Muppet History of the Book\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Muppet History of the Book<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-12 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-20T10:35:00-05:00\">December 20, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Henry Handley<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/reflections-on-pedagogy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reflections on pedagogy<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the beginning of special collections instruction sessions, I sometimes ask students what books are meaningful to them and why. If there\u2019s time, I might share&nbsp;The Monster at the End&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom category-reflections-on-pedagogy tag-book-making tag-pedagogy\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/i-made-this-for-you-reflections-on-responding-materially-or-grading-as-making\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"I Made This For You: Reflections on Responding Materially, or Grading as Making\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/i-made-this-for-you-reflections-on-responding-materially-or-grading-as-making\/\" target=\"_self\" >I Made This For You: Reflections on Responding Materially, or Grading as Making<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-17 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/i-made-this-for-you-reflections-on-responding-materially-or-grading-as-making\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-28T09:34:00-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Claire Battershill<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/reflections-on-pedagogy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reflections on pedagogy<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since 2021, in my \u201cBook History in Practice\u201d class at the University of Toronto, I have given an assignment I call \u201cmaterial experiments.\u201d The most basic articulation of the assignment&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5475 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom category-pedagogical-tools tag-libraries tag-library-based\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/speed-dates-and-workshops-with-rare-books-at-ku-leuven-belgium\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Speed dates and workshops with rare books at KU Leuven (Belgium)\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/speed-dates-and-workshops-with-rare-books-at-ku-leuven-belgium\/\" target=\"_self\" >Speed dates and workshops with rare books at KU Leuven (Belgium)<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-22 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/speed-dates-and-workshops-with-rare-books-at-ku-leuven-belgium\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-28T09:20:00-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">An Smets<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/pedagogical-tools\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pedagogical tools<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections gives yearly library sessions on manuscripts and rare books to dozens of students of KU Leuven and \u2013 at a lesser degree \u2013 of UCLouvain.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom category-pedagogical-tools tag-library-based tag-online-resources\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/meeting-the-gutenberg-bible-in-a-virtual-reading-room\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meeting the Gutenberg Bible in a Virtual Reading Room\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/meeting-the-gutenberg-bible-in-a-virtual-reading-room\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meeting the Gutenberg Bible in a Virtual Reading Room<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-27 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/08\/28\/meeting-the-gutenberg-bible-in-a-virtual-reading-room\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-28T09:05:00-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Elizabeth Savage<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/pedagogical-tools\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pedagogical tools<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Virtual reading rooms (VRRs) started to become more common during closures due to Covid-19, as institutions increasingly created set-ups to allow for interactions with librarians who can facilitate live, responsive&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/29\/sharp-in-the-classroom-returns\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SHARP in the Classroom Returns!\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/29\/sharp-in-the-classroom-returns\/\" target=\"_self\" >SHARP in the Classroom Returns!<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-32 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-33 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/29\/sharp-in-the-classroom-returns\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-29T13:00:01-04:00\">April 29, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Maureen Maryanski<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-35 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I see this section as a space of professional generosity, as my experience with others teaching in book history is one of incredible excitement and enthusiasm to share both practical&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classroom tag-19th-century tag-digital-humanities tag-europe\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/01\/30\/project-based-teaching-in-special-collections-building-digital-cruikshank\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Project-Based Teaching in Special Collections: Building Digital Cruikshank\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-polina-zimmerman-3747511-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-36 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/01\/30\/project-based-teaching-in-special-collections-building-digital-cruikshank\/\" target=\"_self\" ><strong>Project-Based Teaching in Special Collections: Building <em>Digital Cruikshank<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-37 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-38 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/01\/30\/project-based-teaching-in-special-collections-building-digital-cruikshank\/\"><time datetime=\"2023-01-30T16:39:57-05:00\">January 30, 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-39 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Lindsay DiCuirci<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-40 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/\" rel=\"tag\">Classroom<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In Fall 2022, students in my combined undergraduate and graduate English seminar at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County participated in a semester-long collaboration with our Special Collections Library. 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