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The Apprentice Historian: History
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Concerning the journey of an aspiring Historian through the hallowed Halls of the Academy. September 13, 2008. So out of shape and Twitter illustrated. Ouch That's the sound of my blogging muscles straining and sweating. I am so out of the habit of blogging that just getting something going is a struggle this semester. So let me start with baby steps and see where it goes. For those of you wondering about just what is the utility of a web 2.0 application like Twitter, I found an excellent example. Many g...
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teaching – Techist: Teaching, Technology, History, & Innovation
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Techist: Teaching, Technology, History, and Innovation. Talking about Digital History and the SHA. December 24, 2014. December 24, 2014. At the Southern Historical Association Conference in November 2013, I was asked by Ian Binnington and David Herr, editors of the H-South. Https:/ networks.h-net.org/node/512/discussions/34999/h-south-sha-and-youtube. Changing Modes of Research. Dangers of Digital Humanities. Graduation: Reflecting on Arcs. May 18, 2014. May 18, 2014. All three of these conversations at ...
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Techist: A Blog about Technology, History and Teaching: July 2012
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Techist: A Blog about Technology, History and Teaching. Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Confirmation for "Uncomfortable, but Not Paralyzed"? Since my first Digital History class. In 2008, I've been telling students that I wanted them to be "uncomfortable, but not paralyzed". Based on my sense that it was only when one struggled a bit that deep learning occurred. The concept has explicitly shaped much of my teaching since then. Now the Mindshift blog at KQED is reporting. In fact, deep learning may be. To happe...
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Techist: A Blog about Technology, History and Teaching: My Contribution to the James Farmer Lecture Hall Dedication
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Techist: A Blog about Technology, History and Teaching. Friday, November 15, 2013. My Contribution to the James Farmer Lecture Hall Dedication. I was honored to be asked to be part of the dedication of the large lecture room in Monroe Hall at UMW in honor of Civil Rights icon James Farmer, who taught in that room for nearly 15 years. Here is the text of my remarks with some of the clips I shared with the audience. James Farmer Lecture Hall Dedication, November 15, 2013. Course. As a history major I h...
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Historical Ramblings ·
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Thirteen Days: A Historical Analysis. Yes, I am happy I took this class. April 23, 2008. Lisa asked me an interesting question the other day while we were holed up in the library resolving our crisis. If you could start from the beginning and do the project all over again, would you have done it differently? And they’re due tomorrow. April 21, 2008. Oh, and once again, my apologies Dr. M for the 60 emails I’ve sent you today. I wouldn’t be surprised if you blocked my email address at this point. The seco...
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The Apprentice Historian
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Concerning the journey of an aspiring Historian through the hallowed Halls of the Academy. September 13, 2008. So out of shape and Twitter illustrated. Ouch That's the sound of my blogging muscles straining and sweating. I am so out of the habit of blogging that just getting something going is a struggle this semester. So let me start with baby steps and see where it goes. For those of you wondering about just what is the utility of a web 2.0 application like Twitter, I found an excellent example. Many g...
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The Apprentice Historian: Teaching Digital History
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Concerning the journey of an aspiring Historian through the hallowed Halls of the Academy. May 31, 2008. Session, there were several professors who discussed their adventures in teaching a class on digital history. Jeff McClurken (at U of MD) taught a senior seminar down at my alma mater, University of Mary Washington, entitled Digital History. Among the projects produced by the different groups there is a collection of works by James Farmer. And of course, Paula Petrik's History and New Media. We wrappe...
