The Oral History Centre runs regular weekend workshops in Wellington. The tutor is lawyer and oral historian Judith Fyfe. Similar weekend or weekday workshops can also be organised around the country on request.
The Oral Historian, Māori, also runs workshops for iwi, hapū and community groups around the country on request. These workshops include video as well as audio recording and may be bilingual.
The Jack Ilott Oral History Education Operating Fund exists to promote standards in oral history. Grants of up to $500 may be made to assist with training.
Dates, costs and registration details for the scheduled workshops are listed in the Events Calendar. Contact the Oral History Centre to find out more about upcoming workshops, register your interest, or ask about organising a workshop in your area.
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The essentials of oral history research (day one)
Day One: Introduction to Oral History
An introduction to oral history methodology. How to plan an oral history project, choose the best equipment, achieve clear audio recordings, select informants, follow ethical procedures, develop questioning techniques, process oral history and make the material available for use. Exercises to be completed before Day Two will be discussed.
Fee: $150 ($110 unwaged) Limit: 14
The essentials of oral history research (day two)
Day Two: Recording Seriously
Recording Seriously builds on Day One: Introduction to Oral History, reviewing work completed and covering in more detail interview techniques, equipment standards, project planning and ethical and legal issues. Some experience in recording or processing oral history is necessary. Completion of an earlier Essentials course or a recent equivalent introductory course is required.
Fee: $150 ($110 unwaged) Limit: 14
Abstracting oral history
The abstract is a comprehensive time-coded summary, which serves as a guide to the oral history researcher. Here is an opportunity to practice the comprehension and editing skills needed to compile a reliable and usable abstract. Completion of an Essentials of Oral History Research or a recent equivalent introductory course is recommended but not required.
Fee: $180 ($140 unwaged) Limit: 8
Māori-English bilingual course: Introduction to oral history with audio and video recording (day one)
Includes Māori research methodologies, best equipment, achieving clear recordings, pre-interview procedures, the agreement form, ownership and copyright issues, ethical considerations for organisations and interviewers, developing questions, abstracting and preservation of tapes. Recording and interviewing exercises on specific topics and group reviews are a focus.
Māori-English bilingual course: Introduction to oral history with audio and video recording (day two)
Focuses on using the video camera, including basic functions, one-to-one interview shots, filming photographs and objects, panning, inside and outside locations. Practical work in teams with interchanging roles as a camera operator, interviewee and interviewer.
Māori-English bilingual course: Abstracting oral history (two days)
Hone your listening and comprehension skills and learn how to make an abstract in te reo Māori. The abstract is a comprehensive time-coded summary that serves as a guide to the oral history researcher. The course also includes a review of interviews recorded since the first workshop.
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