Appropriation vs. Incorporation: Indigenous Content in the Canadian History Classroom

My latest post, written with Skylee-Storm Hogan and Andrea Eidinger for the Activehistory.ca Beyond the Lecture series is up now. "Appropriation vs. Incorporation: Indigenous Content in the Canadian History Classroom" looks how historians can include Indigenous content in post-secondary classrooms, with an emphasis on providing practical steps and resources.

Ontario Extend mOOC – Module 1

Assorted Lego on a wood floor.

I'm currently participating in the eCampus Ontario Extend mOOC focused on technology enabled learning.  As part of this medium sized Open Online Course (mOOC) it was suggested that participants keep an ongoing set of notes to document and organize their thoughts about the experience.  As a way to document my experience I'm going to be … Continue reading Ontario Extend mOOC – Module 1

Reflections on an Undergraduate Public History Course

Ryan Gosling Sitting at a bar. Words written "Hey Girl, Combining my image with theory is an outstanding exercise in Public History praxis"

This fall I had the opportunity to teach "Select Topics in Community-Based Public History", a third-year history course at Algoma University.  This was my first time designing and being the sole instructor for a course.  Now that the dust has settled and all my marks are in I thought I would use this post to … Continue reading Reflections on an Undergraduate Public History Course

Teaching: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History

This fall I'll be teaching HIST 3296: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History at AlgomaU. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity and excited to be able to share my love of public history with students. From the course calendar: The course will introduce students to the theory and practice of community-based public history, with reference … Continue reading Teaching: Select Topics in Community-Based Public History

Introduction to Archives

As my last post indicated I've been thinking a lot about archival instruction and introducing students and other new users to archives.  As part of this process I've been gathering resources that explain how archives are organized, introduce the basic of archival processing, and explain different aspects of archival theory. Some of the best resources … Continue reading Introduction to Archives

Bringing the Legacy of Residential Schools into the Classroom

My latest post, "Bringing the Legacy of Residential Schools into the Classroom" can be seen over on Active History.  The post focuses on resources that can help teachers integrate residential schools into their lessons. I look a handful of education tools which can be accessed digitally and are good starting points for teaching the history … Continue reading Bringing the Legacy of Residential Schools into the Classroom

Active Learning and History Education

In September I talked about the online records management course I'm currently taking.  As the course has progressed I have thought a lot about content delivery and methods of active engagement.  One of the mandatory course features is participating in at least one online chat session.  The idea being that chats can provide a real … Continue reading Active Learning and History Education