Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 15 to 17, 2010

The OAH workshop series offers community college historians an excellent opportunity for funded professional development, networking, and an enjoyable break at the Community College of Philadelphia. Stipends of up to $200 will be offered to fifty participants.

The workshop in this third year are aimed at providing professional enhancement opportunities and materials for community college professors teaching the U.S. history survey. The workshops provide faculty an opportunity to reflect actively on new scholarship, pedagogy, and regional resources, and to establish new collaborative networks with fellow historians at two- and four-year colleges and universities, and at public history institutions.

Workshop presenters will be master teachers, community college professors, prominent research historians and local public history experts. Teaching sessions will also offer roundtable opportunities for community college historians to contribute ideas and experiences, especially regarding online courses, using maps and primary materials, oral history projects, and working with underprepared students.

By the conclusion of the workshop participants will have an increased knowledge of historical content, pedagogical strategies, and local resources. The workshop will also provide you with materials to take what you learned back to your colleagues and classrooms.