Europeana has just launched its first Multi-Touch book and iTunes U course, World War I: A battle of perspectives, introducing students and learners to the causes leading to the outbreak of the First World War. 

The book and accompanying course, available from 15.10.2015 on iTunes, allows students to explore a diverse range of different historical sources from Europeana 1914-1918 alongside learning resources from EUROCLIO. From letters exchanged between a German soldier and a British girl, to the ID card of a prisoner of war, the build up to the conflict is shown from a number of different perspectives.

Using these unique historical materials, students are encouraged to develop their own understanding of what lead to war in 1914 through a variety of interactive assignments. The idea is to harness the Multi-Touch technology to help students analyse and interpret sources, and hone their “historical thinking.”

For more information and how to access the learning material see: http://pro.europeana.eu/blogpost/europeana-launches-multi-touch-book-and-itunes-u-course-on-the-first-world-war

For more details about this project, or information on how you can participate in future Apple ADE in Residence projects, please feel free to contact Milena Popova milena.popova@europeana.eu

You can also subscribe to the dedicated educational session at the Europeana Network AGM.