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Program Sessions State of the Field: Immigration History In State of the Field sessions, leading scholars will present discussions on current scholarship and ideas on how to integrate this scholarship into the U.S. History Survey. Reading lists and other materials for further study will be provided. State of the Field: Women and Latino/a History U.S. History in a Global Context The focus will be on current scholarship that places American history in its transnational context. As many community college students are new Americans, a study of U.S. history that includes the history of other nations may engage students more fully. Using Online Primary Source Documents and Material Culture in the Survey Presenters will discuss appropriate documents and materials for use, resources, and strategies for inclusion in the broader survey, whether during class or in supplementary assignments. Primary documents can allow students to deepen their knowledge of a given issue or time period in a way that lecture cannot. Strategies in Teaching Late 20th-Century The focus will be on strategies and resources to provide historical analysis particularly on the last 30 years of American history, including the integration and creation of supplementary texts and online materials. It will also address how faculty can cover the post-1970 period when many professors struggle to get past Vietnam or Watergate. Incorporating Geography and Online Maps This session will examine the importance of place in understanding American history and how to integrate the use of maps into teaching history. Professor Graves from CSU Northridge Geography Department will also provide an overview of the latest online map technology and use of new and old maps to illustrate economic, demographic, political, and other changes over time. Designing and Evaluating Online Survey Courses With growing pressure to offer these courses, professors need to be active in developing and monitoring these products to ensure online courses include rigorous scholarship, historiography, and encourage critical thinking skills. We especially encourage professors currently teaching online courses to participate in a roundtable section of this session. Finding Financial and Other Resources to Build Local Partnerships, Programs, and Networks This session will provide technical assistance in accessing/ advocating for financial resources to build local partnerships and programs. Faculty often lack institutional support to apply for grants or to advocate for additional assistance for personal research or collaborative teaching efforts. Participants will engage in a nuts and bolts discussion of grant opportunities available to community college historians, both nationally and locally. Working With Underprepared Students Planning to Transfer, Working With New Americans Many students do not come prepared to read, analyze, and produce the kind of writing commonly assigned in history courses. Workshop participants will discuss instructional strategies designed to develop the academic literacy of English learners and other low literacy students studying history. Participants will also examine the characteristics of California ESL students and discuss the academic and cultural challenges these students may face in community college classes. California Oral History Projects and the Classroom This session addresses the process of developing and implementing an oral history project within the California community college system. Histories included in this project will be contributed by students and over time will offer a social history of the diverse peoples living in California. The project will provide a means to enhance the learning experiences of students as they engage in the process of creating history. Interpreting History: Museums and Materials Instructors provide context for sites and encourage critical thinking skills, empowering students to consider the interpretive choices made by a particular historic site and contextualize this information with readings and classroom experience. Material artifacts provide history researchers and teachers with new ways of interpreting that complement the use of the documentary record and ultimately better engage students. The session will discuss how public history sites make interpretive decisions, pedagogical tools for utilizing such sites, and how historians are using material culture to sharpen our understanding of the past. This session will be followed by visits to historic sites and presentations by curators. Site Visits Curators at museum sites will offer presentations, followed by facility tours. Museum archival resources and research opportunities for community college historians will also be discussed. Workshop Follow-up Participants will be asked to complete a written evaluation at the conclusion of the workshop. In the year following, they will be asked to complete two follow-up surveys to determine utilization of workshop information and materials in actual course development. |
