Teaching the Discipline of History in an Age of Standards

Teaching the Discipline of History in an Age of Standards edited by Jennifer Clark, Adele Nye.

This book discusses the discipline standards of History in Australian universities in order to help historians understand the Threshold Learning Outcomes and to assist in their practical application. It is divided into two sections: The first offers a scholarly exploration of contemporary issues in...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clark, Jennifer (Editor), Nye, Adele (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Curriculums (Courses of study).
Education—Curricula.
Higher education.
Learning.
Instruction.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Three Contexts of Writing about History Teaching
  • Part I: Issues in Contemporary History Pedagogy in a Standards Environment
  • Chapter 2. Snapshot: The Discipline of History in British and Australian Universities
  • Chapter 3. Passion: The place of passion in history teaching in a standards environment
  • Chapter 4. First Year: Teaching the History TLOs to First Year Students
  • Chapter 5. Delivery: Relics of the Past? Rethinking the History Lecture and Tutorial
  • Chapter 6. Progression: Principles and practice
  • Chapter 7. Compliance: Built to fail, negotiating the compliance paradox
  • Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Bologna: Teaching and Learning Outcomes in the United States and Europe
  • Chapter 9. Leadership: Enabling Leadership in the Teaching and Learning of History in Higher Education
  • Part II: Unpacking the Threshold Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 10. TLO 1: Demonstrate an understanding of at least one period or culture of the past
  • Chapter 11. TLO 2: Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches to interpreting the past
  • Chapter 12. TLO 3: How historians influence the present and future
  • Chapter 13. TLO 4: Identify and interpret a wide variety of secondary and primary sources
  • Chapter 14. TLO 5: Examine historical issues by undertaking research according to the methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline
  • Chapter 15. TLO 6: Examine historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past
  • Chapter 16. TLO 7: Construct an evidence-based argument or narrative in audio, digital, oral, visual or written form
  • Chapter 17. TLO 8: Identify and reflect critically on the knowledge and skills developed in the study of history.

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