A Digital Multi-tool: Using Storymaps for Education and Public Outreach
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Title
A Digital Multi-tool: Using Storymaps for Education and Public Outreach
Description
In 2022, undergraduate students from Georgia Southern University in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. conducted one day
visual surveys and mapping exercises on five sites related to African American maritime history. As part of their
maritime archaeology class, the students conducted historical background research on site, worked with members of
the local community and governments, and produced a digital storymap of an African American maritime cultural
landscape. By creating the storymap, which shows the sites in relation to each other, students gained a better
understanding of the concept of a cultural landscape. Projects like this one can raise public awareness not only on
important individual sites but, through a digital storymap, teaches the public that sites such as these are all connected
and together, can tell a deeper story. This paper discusses how the project was organized, software alternatives that
are available for similar projects, and the educational and public outreach benefits that cultural resource managers
from any area can use to both educate students and build community support.
visual surveys and mapping exercises on five sites related to African American maritime history. As part of their
maritime archaeology class, the students conducted historical background research on site, worked with members of
the local community and governments, and produced a digital storymap of an African American maritime cultural
landscape. By creating the storymap, which shows the sites in relation to each other, students gained a better
understanding of the concept of a cultural landscape. Projects like this one can raise public awareness not only on
important individual sites but, through a digital storymap, teaches the public that sites such as these are all connected
and together, can tell a deeper story. This paper discusses how the project was organized, software alternatives that
are available for similar projects, and the educational and public outreach benefits that cultural resource managers
from any area can use to both educate students and build community support.
Creator
T. Kurt Knoerl
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Knoerl, T. Kurt . 2023. “A Digital Multi-tool: Using Storymaps for Education and Public Outreach.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Bill Jeffery. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1966
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T. Kurt Knoerl, “A Digital Multi-tool: Using Storymaps for Education and Public Outreach,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed February 10, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1966.