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A Terrible Tip

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mills

In the December 2012 edition of the AHA’s newsletter Perspectives, Patricia Limerick, the new Vice President of the Teaching Division, announced a new Association project, “Tipping Points for Teaching.” The project, as described by Limerick, has two main goals: to (a) gather … Continue reading →

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The History Curriculum in 2023 (Conclusion)

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mills

At a conference on the future of higher education at George Mason this past fall, one of my colleagues in the sciences pointed out that his department offered very rich and immersive learning experiences for their seniors in capstone seminars. … Continue reading →

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The History Curriculum in 2013 (Mashing)

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mills

In the second post in this series I argued that one of the most important reasons why the history curriculum needs to change was that student use of the Internet has changed dramatically in the past five to ten years. … Continue reading →

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The History Curriculum in 2023 (Marking)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mills

Way back in 1996 (a millenium in Internet years) I was teaching at the University of New Hampshire as a fill in for someone on sabbatical. Early in the fall semester I got a memo (not an email) offering faculty … Continue reading →

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