The Indiana Magazine of History sent Erekson–and his family–to review the controversial new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL. “Even before the museum opened to the public,” Erekson notes, “some critics had already disparaged it, media displays and all, with the dismissive D-word (Disney).” The museum has attracted millions of visitors by combining technology and history. Erekson’s conclusion? “While the digital technology dazzles, visitors may find themselves more moved by the innovative application of such ‘old-fashioned’ media as mannequins, murals, and multi-sensory displays.” Read the entire review.
In 2006, Erekson earned certification in Web Markup & Style Coding and then designed a blog and newsletter for History SoTL: An International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in History. In the words of Time Magazine, he was one of many this year celebrated “for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME’s Person of the Year for 2006 is you.”
