109 10 1657 https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/dc975dbf8e71d235469a717374b37ed0.mp3 a900613ab31e5edb50ed7d1e265148a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Adaptive Practices: Six Artists Redefine Isolation and Distraction Description What is it all about? Adaptive Practices was an interactive project developed at PPL in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic necessitated closing public spaces and prohibited public gatherings. In March, as we considered how PPL might re-imagine our programming to both reflect and work within the perimeters of this new reality, we talked with our cadre of Creative Fellows: Laura Brown-Lavoie, Becci Davis, Kelly Eriksen, Keri King, Walker Mettling, and Micah Salkind, six artists and creators who had each worked on a long-term, original project within our Special Collections. We thought about how, as artists, their endeavors often encompassed venturing into the unknown, enduring “fallow” periods of reflection and synthesis in which no immediate “product” would result, and working in solitude when research or experimentation was necessary. So we asked them to share their work with us in a way that would allow us to see and maybe even experience how they navigate and negotiate these conditions of uncertainty and unfamiliarity, and the result was this project. Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? Providence Public Library Sound Could include oral histories, music or other recorded sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Tesseract Description What is it all about? The first of Salkind's daily recordings sent over email to participants of PPL's Adaptive Practices series. The recording was published to Soundcloud where listeners could leave comments on the mix itself. Salkind prompted listeners, "While listening to “Tesseract," let your mind wander over the different ways that you might experience time. Can you let time float around you like a loose garment? Can you wear it like a second skin?" Creator Who created this item? Micah Salkind Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? Providence Public Library Date When was this item created? 4/20/2020 Art Electronic music Music Solitude https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/d0d4a9f5de752973676334d3468a53a0.pdf ff2bb8dd19cfabb968821a503e5413c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Public Contributions Description What is it all about? Crowdsourced stories, images and recordings that reflect the individual experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Aging in the Time of Covid19 Creator Who created this item? Michelle LeBrun Date When was this item created? May 2021 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/05ab8027be99cebc8aa3bf64af637a1a.pdf b569531b23254564fe55b773275d30d6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Public Contributions Description What is it all about? Crowdsourced stories, images and recordings that reflect the individual experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Write a memory, journal entry, essay, list, poem, or story below. You can attach a file below if you'd prefer. It would be an understatement to state the obvious that the past 12–14 months have been unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. As a faculty member in Community and Public Health Promotion at Rhode Island College (RIC), I teach courses in epidemiology and health promotion, epidemics and pandemics are common subjects of discussion in my classes—be it epidemiology, health promotion, or introduction to public health. Little did I imagine that we would all become enmeshed in a pandemic, which may have fundamentally changed our lives forever. Indeed, even with the general successes of the vaccines, an enviable coverage in most developed nations, and the pandemic being on a retreat mode in much of the higher income countries, the global picture is concerning, to say the least. On an average, the world is still witnessing around half a million new COVID-19 cases and more than 10,000–15,000 deaths on a daily basis. The past 2–3 months have added another dimension to my experience. I am witnessing the coveted improvement in the COVID situation in the US juxtaposed with the disastrous state of affairs in my home country of India. This surreal experience of living through a dual reality—a parallel universe—is probably relatable to millions of individuals living, working, or studying in another part of the world away from home. At the same time, I am aware of my privilege of being away from the dire situation back home. One pertinent question relates to expectations about the next few months. The risk from different variants of the COVID-19 loom large, especially when we take into account the sub-par COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates in many regions of the US amidst a very slow global vaccination rate, especially in lower income nations. It is likely that the lifting of restrictions notwithstanding, many will prefer to continue wearing face coverings when they are indoors and/or in close proximity with others. In addition, the observed co-benefits of face coverings in terms of less severe flu seasons during the pandemic can make it a long-term practice for many. I think that mask wearing will remain a common sight for a while at least. It is likely that as the proportion of fully vaccinated reach 80% or higher, we will feel more comfortable going back to the "normal". At the same time, we are already witnessing a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy in all spheres of life. Sadly, not every part of the world is as lucky. We may be more inclined to have professional and/or social meetings outdoors, rather than indoors. Studying or working virtually or in a hybrid format may become more of a norm. Whereas many students may be more hesitant to stay in dorms and/or use communal dining facilities like the cafeteria, a number of faculty, staff, and students may not feel at ease in settings such as classrooms. We could see more hybrid and/or completely online course offerings in addition to the usual in-person learning, as well as more virtual meetings and social events. Many campus wide events such as convocations and commencements may continue to have a live streaming component. Meetings with advisees and office hours could also have a virtual component. It will be interesting to see whether the expectations pertaining to attendance and physical presence become somewhat more flexible. Even many students, particularly those who live with elderly members, or are caregivers for people with commodities and/or immunocompromised, or are at risk themselves may request that they be allowed to join classes virtually. I do not know if completely in-person courses may have, say, a Zoom component where students can join remotely in real time. However, we may see an increase in requests to get lectures recorded and uploaded for viewing later. Those who would not mind being in-person may feel deprived of the best quality learning experience if many courses are virtual. Students and their parents may feel they are not getting the best educational experience for their money especially in comparison with other courses or other majors with a higher proportion of fully in person courses. In general, proactive communication will become even more important between faculty and students. In my opinion, a welcome change in perspective might be an increased awareness of the universal learning design. The past 14 or so months have shown us that we can survive! Recorded lectures accessible to students seemed improbable on a mass scale. However, all of these were made possible and can hopefully be improved. Perhaps, those who will be in-person whether in classrooms or in housing for the first time in fall of 2021 will feel that as their first semester! College students will have to make the transition from having the flexibility of working and/or staying at home and get used to being available for the time, say, four or five courses one or two times a week for each course. In summary, the uncertainty is not going away anytime soon. It remains to be seen if humankind can work together to tap into the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate future emergencies. Will we learn the value of cooperation? Will we be more proactive in preventing and/or minimizing the impact of an emergency? Will the majority of elected officials and the public appreciate the importance of providing citizens with “safety nets” even during “normal times” so that they can have the means to weather a few rainy days? Only time will tell. Disclaimer: Views expressed above are the author’s personal and do not represent positions and/or opinions of Rhode Island College. Date When was this created? 06/12/2021 Location Where was this item created? Warwick, 02886 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Living through what I teach: Introspections on the COVID-19 experience and what lies ahead Creator Who created this item? Myself Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? This is a reflection based on my experiences through this pandemic https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/c92d8d660666dfafe0cbc0f94c7fb089.wav ca0661e2fe78538e966eb277cd49d425 https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/86687f130ad6280c50c248e556cb4252.pdf 759874903e481c18e98e7054132d6d37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Public Contributions Description What is it all about? Crowdsourced stories, images and recordings that reflect the individual experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Sound Could include oral histories, music or other recorded sounds. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Charles V. Chapin Description What is it all about? Rhody Voices consists of Nancy Carroll, singer and song writer, and David McNally, keyboard player and accompanist. Nancy searches the archives of libraries and historical societies for Rhode Islanders, forgotten or well-known, and sets their stories into folk songs. They are the Rhody Voices. She and Dave perform the songs throughout Rhode Island. You can find them at rhodyvoices.com. During a 2018 performance at the Kingston Free Library, Nancy mentioned her quest to find a fourth RI citizen who had changed the course of civilization. Already, Roger Williams, Joseph Rogers Brown and Lucian Sharpe were noted. When the performance ended, a kind and elderly man of presence stopped to say," Nancy, you might like to look into Dr. Charles V. Chapin. He may be what you're looking for." I did, and was astonished by the doctor's accomplishments and accolades, the use of Brown University's laboratory (and microscope,) the graduate students who tested the crises of a century, his global travels toward indigenous illness, his discoveries and their cures, his rules and his writings. That in 1917 his "How to Avoid Infection" was selected by global scholars as "being culturally important as part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it." Every time we see or hear Dr. Jha and his staff at Brown University, we connect with Dr. Charles Value Chapin. The enclosed song is the result of that encounter. When COVID-19 came to Rhode Island, Charles Chapin's efforts and the data he gathered assured me that once again, a century later, we would beat the new virus. A surprise completes this story. The elderly man of presence mentioned above was Dr. Walter R. Thayer, once the Head of the Gastroenterology Department at Brown University Medical School, where he began a Residency Program. He was also the Chief of that department at Rhode Island Hospital. A beloved trainer of hundreds of young doctors, Dr. Thayer loved his patients and they loved him. Who would send a plane to Rhode Island for an unscheduled appointment with him? The Shah of Iran. Ever active, athletic and adventurous, he challenged everything, including swimming in all of our planets' five oceans and seven seas. Walter Thayer died on January 8th of this year. I would like to dedicate to him this donation to the COVID-19 RIHS Archive Project. Creator Who created this item? Nancy Carroll Language A language of the resource English Date When was this item created? January - March 2020 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Narragansett, RI https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/ffa7e984684796d6ab52913d763377b4.pdf c52b6c28192cce90a217a2aed90c5cf6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? 9th Grade at Moses Brown School: Bubonic Plague & Covid Description What is it all about? Moses Brown Upper School Humanities teacher Edward Henry tasked his 9th grade world history students to create an expressive piece comparing the student’s own experiences & perspectives of Covid-19 with what they learned about The Black Death in 1300s Europe & North Africa. Students generated a broad range of work connecting the historic pandemic to their own, lived experiences. Collectively and individually, the students knocked their teacher’s socks off. Presented here is a segment of the work, with student & guardian permission. All work generated during the fall semester of 2022. Creator Who created this item? Students at Moses Brown Upper School Date When was this item created? Fall 2022 Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Double Masked Description What is it all about? A pencil sketch of a Medieval Europe plague doctor wearing a 2020s medical mask over a long, beaked mask from the Bubonic Plague era (in Europe). The hat is filled with 2020s medical supplies include a ticket with the letters "CDC." Creator Who created this item? Nate Frary Date When was this item created? November 2022 Art Healthcare workers Illustrations Masks Students Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/8316962ae0557fc0d1423f16c6f91182.pdf 3ea57674ba05f87db42aade494ec9607 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Barrington Middle School Description What is it all about? Classroom teachers, Diana Ouellette and Traci Taglione, asked sixth-grade Lime Cluster students at Barrington Middle School in Barrington to document their lives during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in a journal that also included a time capsule, poems, letters and pictures of their experiences. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Barrington, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Covid-19 Barrington Middle School's Lime Cluster Student Reflections Creator Who created this item? Nathaniel Coutant Date When was this item created? 3/23/20 Description What is it all about? This student work is the result of an assignment in the 6th grade classrooms of the Barrington Middle School's Lime Cluster Students who were asked to complete a weekly journal documenting how COVID 19 was impacting their lives from March-June during the stay-at-home order. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Barrington, RI Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? Barrington Middle School Language A language of the resource English Barrington Diaries Distance education Schools Students Videoconferencing Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/dc41a6889c5efae1440407fd37b96523.pdf c181f98ff729b2e1d5f89b8ecfbd1303 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Barrington Middle School Description What is it all about? Classroom teachers, Diana Ouellette and Traci Taglione, asked sixth-grade Lime Cluster students at Barrington Middle School in Barrington to document their lives during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in a journal that also included a time capsule, poems, letters and pictures of their experiences. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Barrington, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Covid-19 Barrington Middle School's Lime Cluster Student Reflections Creator Who created this item? Neal Bansal Date When was this item created? 3/23/20 Description What is it all about? This student work is the result of an assignment in the 6th grade classrooms of the Barrington Middle School's Lime Cluster Students who were asked to complete a weekly journal documenting how COVID 19 was impacting their lives from March-June during the stay-at-home order. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Barrington, RI Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? Barrington Middle School Language A language of the resource English https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/82f60c9bb432baa7780d009b6eee0472.pdf ec20ace471567a9773017f66ee9dcf1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Picturing the Pandemic exhibit Description What is it all about? "Picturing the Pandemic: Images from the Pandemic Journal Project and the Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive" was an exhibit at the Providence Public Library in Spring 2023. It drew from contributions to the Pandemic Journaling Project co-launched by anthropologists at Brown University and University of Connecticut and from the RI COVID-19 Archive. Visitors to the exhibit were encouraging to create new contributions to the archive in response. Creator Who created this item? Providence Public Library Date When was this item created? May-June 2023 Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Hello from Ni Description What is it all about? Reflection of difficult times in Ni's life during COVID and the feelings of hardship for what was affecting other people and families. This item was contributed in person to a collective binder at the exhibition Picturing the Pandemic: Images from the Pandemic Journaling Project and the Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive. Creator Who created this item? Ni Severino Date When was this item created? June 2023 Language A language of the resource English Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? Providence Public Library Essays Masks Schools Students https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/3b928d43e8d2c6a2e2e1b037f6028fb8.pdf 50c5ccf224e7c884386e6bb896bfdf2b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Write Rhode Island: Our Lives Now Description What is it all about? Write Rhode Island: Our Lives Now is a flash non-fiction program, co-created by School One and local authors Hester Kaplan and Taylor Polites, that invites young people in grades 7-12 in the state of Rhode Island to reflect on their current experience during the Covid-19 outbreak of 2020. If you would like to contribute to this program, please visit our <a href="https://writerhodeisland.submittable.com/submit/68d0ac6a-6c6b-44e3-a09b-cdfaedfbf4f5/our-lives-now-flash-non-fiction-2020">submissions page</a> for guidelines. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Date When was this created? 5/15/20 Location Where was this item created? West Warwick, RI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Life During Quarantine - A Whole Different World Creator Who created this item? Nicholas Pedus Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? Write Rhode Island's COVID-19 flash non-fiction program Our Lives Now, a co-creation of School One and local authors Hester Kaplan and Taylor Polites, invites young people in grades 7 through 12 in the state of Rhode Island to submit a 400-word reflection on the changes in their lives during these extraordinary times. Life During Quarantine - A Whole Different World was written by Nicholas Pedus, a 10th grade student at West Warwick High School who lives in West Warwick, RI. Creative writing Distance education Schedules Schools Social distancing Students West Warwick Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/691577bba9f2ad0dfdf6dc8d84ef589c.pdf d68c9ec2a845255ac7894dd033bd7e6f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? De La Salle Middle School Description What is it all about? Welcome to the DLS COVID-19 time capsule archive where you can take a journey back in time to the year 2020 when everyone’s lives were turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about how De La Salle 6th and 8th grade students adapted to quarantine and distance learning. As part of their social studies classes, students were asked to share what they did while stuck at home including taking classes via Zoom (a video conferencing program), pursuing new and old hobbies, staying connected with friends, and spending WAY more time with their families than ever before. They were able to share these videos and slideshows with their classmates and hope that sometime in the future these projects will help students just like them learn about the unusual spring of 2020. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Tarro - Time Capsule Creator Who created this item? Nicholas Tarro Date When was this item created? 5/29/2020 Description What is it all about? This student work was the final assignment for a 6th Grade Social Studies Class at De La Salle Middle School. Students were required to create a minimum 3-5 slide presentation concerning a variety of topics about life in quarantine and online learning. In addition, students were required to compose a letter to themselves at some point in the future as chosen by themselves. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI Publisher Are you submitting this on behalf of someone else? De La Salle Middle School Language A language of the resource English Animals Cycling Food Future Students