Category: Collaborative eduction
A History of Argument: Teaching Students Critical Analysis
By Andrew Struan Writing in 1808 when in office as President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson told his grandson: ‘I never yet saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument’. Continuing this line of thought in his letter,… Continue Reading “A History of Argument: Teaching Students Critical Analysis”
Realising Socialism Abroad? What Communist History Has To Offer In International History Education
Ilana Hartikainen Even in an age of increasing globalization and close connections between different countries and regions, most history in schools is still taught from a national perspective. American students, for example, learn of the American Revolutionary War with a clear set of good… Continue Reading “Realising Socialism Abroad? What Communist History Has To Offer In International History Education”
What Does ‘Inclusion’ Include?: Making Space for Students
Erin Katherine Krafft One of the courses that I teach most frequently is a social theory course for students in their second year of college. I teach no first-year courses, so the students are new to me, and I am new to them. On… Continue Reading “What Does ‘Inclusion’ Include?: Making Space for Students”
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