Salutations! My name is Keira Koch and I am a rising sophomore at Gettysburg College hoping to major in Public History and Native American Studies.
I decided to apply for the Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship because I thought it would be a great opportunity to expand my knowledge in research and digital scholarship. I was eager to learn how to differently portray information to the public and bring my research virtually to life. What also inspired me to apply for the Fellowship was a job shadow I participated in over winter break. During the job shadow, the archivist told me of a digital project they were working on and how through technology you can tell a story and save a piece of history. This idea of connecting technology with storytelling fascinated me. I look forward to learning how to construct my digital project and bringing my research narrative to life.
