Working with heritage data requires various skills ranging from a critical understanding of historical sources to making decisions about and performing analysis and visualization of heritage datasets. This chapter argues that a holistic approach and strong synergy between these skills are vital for the sustainability of digital heritage projects. Nevertheless, these skills are often taught separately in practice and education. The authors experience that workshop participants usually have a stronger understanding of either cultural discourses or digital technology, but rarely do they see a great combination of the two.

Depending on participants’ background knowledge and skills the authors use different approaches that are lighthearted, critically reflective, or a mix of both. The chapter explores these two approaches with examples of how they are included within each author’s teaching practice. Kumar explores introducing heritage skills, such as critical reflection, to participants with a more technical background. Roued explores teaching technical skills to participants with a humanities background, using a lighthearted approach.