A couple of semesters ago, I reinvented my survey course syllabus. I had been churning out a predictable-looking, text-heavy syllabus every semester. You know the type: The redesign involved formatting into a magazine-like layout which makes an attractive PDF: …but I also rethought my survey from the inside out since just presenting the same-old course…
Last week I talked about a nifty little assignment that builds basic skills of historical thinking and sourcing. Next week I’ll share more about syllabus design and organization, but this week I wanted to highlight another important tool in my history survey kit: the course website. Our campus uses Blackboard as its course management system…
So I’ll be posting on Wednesdays for a while… weekly until my classes begin in Sept, then probably every other week. This post is a preview of my history survey syllabus, starting with page 4, the guidelines for the “SkillBuilder” assignment (click on the image to download the page’s PDF). Just what ARE the basic…
Following up on Ed’s recent post about balancing a book’s beauty with its gee-whiz visual aesthetics, I wanted to continue the conversation about survey textbooks and formats. I’ve also been thinking about Gail Collins’ article that appeared in the NY Review of Books (which I finally got around to reading using Pocket last week) about…
Today’s entry comes from guest blogger Tona Hangen of Worcester State University. Professor Hangen is the author of Redeeming the Dial: Radio, Religion, and Popular Culture in America. She also blogs over at Juvenile Instructor – one of our favorite blogs. Tush.0 has offered her a lucrative contract to join the editorial team here, and…
