This section highlights student research projects that evolved into full digital exhibitions and published magazine articles. Each project used ClioVis to organize research, uncover patterns and divergences in data, and develop original narratives and conclusions through critical analysis of class sources.
Pedagogically, these projects demonstrate what students at any college level can achieve when visualizing information to build evidence-based arguments—whether for a class presentation, course assignment, midterm essay, or public-facing digital project.
The projects featured here come from Not Even Past, a digital magazine affiliated with the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Below are examples of student work that showcase the creativity and research potential ClioVis makes possible:
This ClioVis project explores the story of Sam Patch, a 19th-century daredevil whose legendary jumps captured the thrill and uncertainty of America’s early industrial era. Created by Aidan Dresang using ClioVis, the timeline connects Patch’s public stunts to broader themes of labor, industrialization, celebrity culture, and social change in the United States. Through multimedia sources and thoughtful analysis, it shows how students can use ClioVis to transform research into a dynamic, visual narrative.
This ClioVis project reveals the overlooked history of Black workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) who helped shape Palo Duro Canyon State Park during the New Deal. Using ClioVis, students mapped how race, labor, and environmental change converged in the making of one of Texas’s most iconic landscapes. By blending historical research, archival materials, and digital visualization, the project demonstrates how ClioVis enables students to craft inclusive, place-based histories that connect local stories to national narratives.
This article demonstrates how ClioVis can serve as a powerful study and teaching tool beyond the college classroom. Created by Sam Tonini who used the tool in her high school years, the project explores how building digital timelines with ClioVis helps learners prepare for AP History exams by visualizing cause and effect, continuity and change, and thematic connections across different historical periods. By organizing key events into color-coded categories and explicitly mapping their relationships, students learn to think critically about chronology while reinforcing the skills emphasized by the College Board’s AP History framework. The project shows that the platform not only strengthens factual recall but also deepens historical reasoning—making it a valuable digital resource for both secondary and university-level classrooms.
This project offers a behind-the-scenes look at how students experience using ClioVis in the classroom over the course of a semester. Drawing from reflections from Haley Price (former UT undergrad who majored in History) it highlights how she used the platform to organize information, collaborate on research, and gain a clearer understanding of historical connections during her years as an undergrad. Through creating and linking events, she discovered that visualizing history helped her think more critically about cause and effect, continuity, and change. For her, ClioVis made complex topics easier to grasp and transformed group projects into truly interactive learning experiences. The article ultimately showcases how ClioVis empowers students to take ownership of their learning while developing stronger research and analytical skills.
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