College History Degree is Getting A Tune Up; Historic Sites Get a Flat Tire IMHO
The American Historical Association recently announced that it is initiating a nationwide, faculty-led project to articulate the disciplinary core of historical study and to define what a student...
View ArticleRelevance of History Discussed at AHA Session
Click to view slideshow. Last Friday, January 3, about 65 people braved the winter cold of Washington, DC (okay, compared to Midwest right now, it’s balmy) to participate in a discussion on the...
View ArticleHangout with Historians to Discuss the Nation’s Report Card
Discuss strategies to improve history education in our schools with people coming at it from different perspectives on Tuesday, July 7 at 12 noon (Eastern) in a Google Hangout co-hosted by the National...
View ArticleIs Twitter Effectively Engaging Your Audiences?
With the new year on the horizon, I’ve been evaluating my projects from the last year to determine how I can help historic places better connect to their audiences. For the past two years, I’ve used...
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