Well, the official word from the Library is (surprise) that they are very backed up on getting e-reserves up online…and hope to be caught up by the end of the day today. We’ll see. In the meantime, Michelle has been a trooper finding most of the other stuff in various places online–thanks Michelle!
I’ll put copies of the AHA reports and the Reitain chapter in the slot on my office door on Tuesday morning (Monday being the holiday) if they haven’t gone up online already. You can skim them before class if you get a chance. If not, no worries.
Sorry this has been so hard!
I hope you all managed to stay dry yesterday. We now know we need a new roof (water spots on the ceiling of various rooms not being what the doctor ordered).
Hello everyone:
It was great meeting everyone last night. We’ve got a great mix of talents and interests in the group and I know it’s going to be a great semester.
I’m on my way over to the Library right now to place four things on reserve for next week:
1. Report of the Conference on History in the College Curriculum (AHA, 1906)
2. Report on the Conference on the First Year of College Work in History (AHA, 1905)
3. Larry Cuban, How Scholars Trumped Teachers (chapters 1-3)
4. Robert Orrill and Linn Shapiro, From Bold Beginnings to an Uncertain Future: The Discipline of History and History Education, (American Historical Review, June 2005, 727-751)
This last item replaces the Paul Ward essay–I just couldn’t locate my copy of the first few pages–filed in the wrong folder somewhere!
Once you’ve read through the readings for the week, I’d like you to post a reflection on what you’ve read, thinking particularly about common threads you can find in the readings and common challenges for those teaching history. What’s changed over time and what hasn’t? Finally, post any and all questions that you’d like us to discuss next week. And then be sure to comment on at least one or two of the posts of others in the class.
See you Tuesday!
Welcome to the class weblog for History 689–Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age. One of the things we are going to do tonight is get acquainted with the class blog. To get you logged on, I need you to send me an email and a preferred username. Then I’ll make you an “author” and we can start blogging.