After an unplanned hiatus of six weeks that resulted from a combination of too many senior seminar papers to help with then grade, six MA students trying to graduate on time, and various family responsibilities, I’m back. For those of you who have been regular readers of Edwired, I hope you haven’t forgotten me! A…
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The Future of the AHA (cont’d)
Yesterday I took up the question of the future of the American Historical Association in the Web 2.0 world. Today I want to continue that discussion by taking a look at the part of the report I mentioned that deals with the AHA’s plan to “maximize use of the Internet.” I think that the committee…
The Future of the AHA
What if the American Historical Association held an annual meeting and no one came? That’s not likely to happen, but it’s an interesting question to ponder, especially in light of the recently published “Final Report and Recommendations of th Working Group on the Future of the AHA.” This report is well worth reading, both because…
How I Learned About the Holocaust
I think it’s safe to say that most American children learn about the Holocaust sometime in late elementary or early middle school (around grades 5-7). And I think it’s also safe to say that for most of them, their first introduction to the Holocaust is via the Diary of Anne Frank. My own experience was…