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Pursuing E-Opportunities In The History Classroom, Mark T. Tebeau Aug 2012

Pursuing E-Opportunities In The History Classroom, Mark T. Tebeau

Mark Tebeau

Provides information on utilizing electronic opportunities when teaching U.S. history. Factors influencing electronic opportunities for innovations in U.S. history teaching; Issues on historical content on the Internet and filtering information; Impact of information technology on how and when students learn.


Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2012

Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 396. Correspondence to family, friends, and acquaintances of Tandie Lewis McIntire, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Collection contains educational material related to McIntire's career as a teacher in Edmonson County. Also includes tracts and pamphlets related to McIntire's involvement in religious organizations, particularly Baptist entities.


Settle, B. C. (Mrs.) (Sc 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Settle, B. C. (Mrs.) (Sc 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 265. Teacher’s composition book of Mrs. B. C. Settle, presumably of Warren County, Kentucky.


Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.


Capturing The Imagination Of A Distracted Audience, David Paradis Jan 2012

Capturing The Imagination Of A Distracted Audience, David Paradis

Quidditas

We compete for students’ attention. Surrounded by smart phones, tablets, and laptops, we compete for their attention, sometimes in the classroom but definitely outside of it. To combat this deluge of distractions, assigned readings must contain attractive content. The challenge can be particularly acute in pre-modern history classes, partly because the language and the content of primary sources, even when translated into clear, modern prose, is often unfathomable to readers accustomed to reading Sparknotes or Wikipedia. One potential solution to this challenge is Maurice Keen’s Outlaws of Medieval Legend (rev. ed. New York: Routledge, 2001).