[Feel free to view & download the slides here too: bit.ly/digtools_ped] Welcome! Welcome to the University at Buffalo, Singapore Institute of Management workshop on Digital…
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It’s 4° F in Denver. So obviously one of the most shared images on Twitter this morning was Jon Snow. This sort of thing might…
Comments closedI’m wondering now how best to teach the sort of gender-inclusive history that is so near and dear to my heart in this world that is clearly so desperate for big change, not small celebrations. How do I present triumphant, resilient, energizing female warriors and rulers – but still communicate to my students the how limited and complicated those exceptional people were? How do I tell them about the inequality that pervades history without leaving them feeling helpless and lifeless?
I don’t know what this means for my syllabus yet. But this is what I’m thinking about. If you’re thinking about these things too, leave me a comment or come find me on Twitter.
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Here-in lies my only critique of the otherwise immensely useful summary and white paper: Calder and Steffes implicitly view the core history concepts and competencies they suggest as the reserve of history majors. They seem to have little concern for how the suggested foci might function within general education history courses.
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I’m getting back into the swing of things with the dissertation this week and my book and website of the moment are Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning…
Comments closedYesterday, I had the pleasure of presenting at the third Dean Hopper New Scholars’ Conference at Drew University as part of the panel, “The Digital Age…
Leave a Comment(You can read LSTS 1: Best Learning Experiences, Best Teaching Experiences here.) The third question posed by Neil Haave (see Learning Style, Teaching Style) reads, “What are you trying to achieve…
Comments closedI’m preparing to rewrite the “Teaching Style and Practices” page on this website – partly because I think my perspective has shifted thanks to a bit…
Comments closedCan I just brag about my students for a second? I’ve assigned them a blogging project this semester for their long(er) writing assessment. Over the…
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