NEO teachers and students: check out this exciting symposium on the Public Humanities & Modern Africa sponsored by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at CSU on September 2. …
Nationalism and World Geography
As we saw with Tori McDonough’s previous post on Gender Equality, there are a number of different ways in which to utilize oral histories in the classroom. Continuing with the non-traditional lesson…
Exploring Gender Equality Through History
As Chris Morris and I continue to explore how oral history methods can be employed within the classroom, I felt it important to compose a non-traditional lesson plan that draws upon oral…
Lesson Plan: American Society and the Vietnam War
As we saw last week with Tori McDonough’s lesson plan, oral history can be a valuable tool in the classroom. While her lesson focused on having students conduct their own…
Voices from the Past: Exploring World War II through Oral History
For the next portion of the summer blog series, Chris Morris and I will be providing sample lesson plans and teaching materials to help educators incorporate oral history interviews and methods within…
Audacity Tutorial: Creating a Story Clip
In Tori’s interview with Dr. Mark Souther, we learned about two main concerns related to using oral histories in the classroom: 1. limited class time placing constraints on the amount of information…
Using Oral History Methods in the Classroom
As Naomi Randt and I continue to research oral history methods in the classroom this summer, I felt it was appropriate to interview an individual who has not only conducted a vast…
Scholarship on Oral History Pedagogy
Oral histories bring the past to life in ways ordinary textbooks cannot. Through the power of hearing an individual’s voice and listening to their stories, students and teachers alike form a powerful,…
Victoria McDonough: Summer Research Assistant
Hi there! I am a History/Social Studies double major at CSU with a concentration in Political Science and a minor in Secondary Education. I immensely enjoy reading and writing and in my…
Naomi Randt: Summer Research Assistant
Hello! I am a double major in History and Social Studies with a minor in Secondary Education at CSU. My ambition is to be a high school History teacher. I am interested…
