Mode of Program Participation
Community Organizing and Educational Programming
Participation Type
Poster
Session Title
POSTER TITLE: ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project
Session Abstract or Summary
The poster pictorially describes the ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project, in which Radford University students and faculty, Floyd County High School teachers, and volunteers from the Floyd Story Center, a non-profit organization, teach high school students how to interview community elders. Photos display the stages of the process, from learning to interview to making movies. Statistics enumerate the products of the Project’s ten-year history: audio and video recordings, transcripts, content logs, photos, archival scans, and movies. Quotes from participants offer insight into the Project’s outcomes.
Presentation #1 Title
POSTER TITLE: ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
The poster pictorially describes the ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project, in which Radford University students and faculty, Floyd County High School teachers, and volunteers from the Floyd Story Center, a non-profit organization, teach high school students how to interview community elders. Photos display the stages of the process, from learning to interview to making movies. Statistics enumerate the products of the Project’s ten-year history: audio and video recordings, transcripts, content logs, photos, archival scans, and movies. Quotes from participants offer insight into the Project’s outcomes.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Melinda Bollar Wagner received her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. She is professor emerita of anthropology and Appalachian Studies at Radford University in Radford, Virginia, and past president of the Appalachian Studies Association. Her research has included work on religion in America and sense of place in Appalachia. Melinda has received awards in recognition of innovative undergraduate teaching, having led groups of students in collaborative projects with communities since 1983.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Bianca Dickerson is a recent graduate of Radford University in Radford, Virginia where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She has been a research associate at Radford’s Center for Social and Cultural Research Center, and a mentor and super mentor for the ROOTS WITH WINGS Project.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Mary Dickerson received her Masters of Science degree in Education from Radford University. She is a sixth grade math and history teacher at Check Elementary School in Floyd County, Virginia. She works with students in a multitude of ways in and out of the classroom and community. While receiving her Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Radford University, Mary was a mentor and community liaison in the ROOTS WITH WINGS Project.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Meghan Moore-Hubbard received her Bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia at Wise and her Master’s degree from Radford University. She teaches World History, Advanced Placement European History, and Sociology at Floyd County High School where she also coaches the Mountain Academic Competition Conference team and sponsors the Diversity Club and Young Democrats.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #5
Kathleen Ingoldsby, a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, Hollins University, and the Modern Archives Institute, oversees the archives at the Floyd Story Center at the Old Church Gallery in Floyd, Virginia. She has documented local soapstone, completed an architectural survey of the Town of Floyd, archived historic images for the Floyd County Historical Society, recorded county life in video and audio, and presented at TEDx Floyd: “Patterns in Place, Evidencing Ingenuity.”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #6
Casey Worley received his degree in Theatre from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He teaches Video and Media Technology and Theatre at Floyd County High School. Before joining the high school faculty, Casey worked in video production for several years. He is a member of the boards of many of Floyd County’s arts, theatre, and tourism organizations.
POSTER TITLE: ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project
The poster pictorially describes the ROOTS WITH WINGS: Floyd County, Virginia Place-based Education Oral History Project, in which Radford University students and faculty, Floyd County High School teachers, and volunteers from the Floyd Story Center, a non-profit organization, teach high school students how to interview community elders. Photos display the stages of the process, from learning to interview to making movies. Statistics enumerate the products of the Project’s ten-year history: audio and video recordings, transcripts, content logs, photos, archival scans, and movies. Quotes from participants offer insight into the Project’s outcomes.
