Category «Teaching»

Blogging for Engagement and Understanding

Prompted by a twitter conversation with Miriam Posner about the need for a really basic introduction to using blogs in the college classroom, I’ve been reflecting on the ways that I’ve come to use public writing in my own teaching over the last fifteen years or so — both on the level of changing technology, …

Some notes on process

… for American Studies Senior Seminar participants. Below are some places to start with work for a larger project of historical research. These are by no means prescriptive, but rather are drawn from my own years of work — including the year I spent working on a thesis for American Studies at Georgetown 15 years …

21st Century Public History, Part II

This is a revised and expanded version of a talk I gave at MITH’s Digital Dialogue series on April 14. It is Part II of III. Read Part I. II. Digital Public History and Traditional Narrative Exhibits Everyday those of us who work in the digital humanities see new online work that changes the way …