
Product DescriptionWhat proficiencies should history majors possess when they graduate? What threshold skills should a student bring to the history major? What competencies does a lower-division history course provide as part of a liberal education or a general education program? How can these capabilities and aptitudes be taught in the short class time, constrained circumstances, and diverse classrooms of today's universities?These are questions that matter deeply to history instructors seeking strategies that embrace the teaching of historical competencies for student success and lifelong achievement and at the same time produce a durable understanding of the lessons and themes that can only come from an appreciation of the past. Over the past decade, Trevor Getz has made the argument that content can be interwoven with skills in carefully designed modules that are delivered to students by in an affordable and engaging, active-learning environment. The result is Uncovering World History, a series of digital modules designed to make History meaningful and memorable for students by teaching them the skills to "Do History."About the AuthorTrevor Getz is Professor of History at San Francisco State University.
How can university history instructors effectively integrate the teaching of historical competencies with core content delivery to foster student success and durable understanding? Trevor Getz, a Professor of History at San Francisco State University, addresses the challenges of modern higher education, including constrained class time and diverse student populations. He proposes a modular, active-learning framework that shifts the focus from passive memorization to the practical application of historical skills.
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Educators frequently cite this work as a practical resource for restructuring undergraduate history curricula to emphasize student engagement. Experts highlight the text as a useful guide for instructors seeking to balance content density with the development of critical thinking skills.
Page Count:
1
Publication Date:
2020-08-21
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190095172
ISBN-13:
9780190095178
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