Ad fontes (tutorial)

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Ad fontes is a web-based learning environment from the University of Zurich , which introduces you to the independent use of archive material .

With reference to the catchphrase Ad fontes from Erasmus von Rotterdam , the focus is on handwritten sources in the German language from 1300 to 1900. In particular, reading, classifying and dating manuscripts as well as the basics of source evaluation should be taught. This is done using specific examples from the archive of Einsiedeln Abbey , one of the most important private archives in Switzerland with a large collection of source materials from the 10th to 21st centuries, the Zurich State Archive and other archives.

Ad fontes was created as part of an ICT project funded by the University of Zurich . Access to the learning offer is free. In 2002, Ad fontes was awarded the highest endowed German media prize, the MEDIDA-PRIX , as well as other prizes. The jury expected it to have a “signal effect on the humanities”. The reason was u. a. the free access, the clearly structured structure, the carefully made, context-sensitive help, the word-by-word transcription and correction as well as the protection of the real sources. The use of Ad fontes is therefore "a clear and major improvement over current teaching practice".

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literature

  • Martin Rüesch, Isabelle Schürch: Ad fontes - with e-learning for first edition experiences, in: Codicology & Palaeography in the Digital Age II, ed. v. Malte Rehbein, Patrick Sahle, Georg Vogeler and Torsten Schassan, BoD, Norderstedt 2010, ISBN 978-3-8423-5032-8 , pp. 343-359.
  • Andreas Kränzle, Gerold Ritter: Ad fontes. On the concept, implementation and use of an e-learning project, (dissertation) Zurich 2004. Link
  • Andreas Kränzle, Gerold Ritter: The archive on the net. On the didactics of the virtual archive visit, in: Angelika Epple, Peter Haber (eds.): The benefits and disadvantages of the Internet for historical knowledge. Version 1.0 (History and Computer Science 15), Zurich 2004, pp. 183–199.
  • Gerold Ritter, Andreas Kränzle: The collection and evaluation of usage data to monitor the success of e-learning offers using the example of Ad fontes, in: Klaus Freitag, Kai Ruffing (ed.): Contributions to e-learning and geo-information in the historical sciences (Treatises of the Working Group on History and EDV 1), St. Katharinen 2005, pp. 43–62.