Essay 4: (Black) Digital Humanities for Educational History: A Technology of Recovery in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Antiblackness

Artificial intelligence (AI) powered search engines and programs have made historical information more accessible than ever before, which has inevitably impacted how we teach. AI has enabled students across grade levels to find primary sources, analyze historical documents, and enhance their knowledge of historical events. It has also improved personalized learning for diverse students based on their individual interests, abilities, and learning styles. Simulations like virtual reality and augmented reality applications have provided immersive experiences, engaging students in experiential learning and making learning more interactive. Yet, far from democratic technology (Cottom 2020), extended technology also raises pertinent questions in education, particularly as it relates to the teaching, learning and research of educational history for our present and future.