We know that our students are much closer to the cutting edges of the digital revolution than we are, but nothing I have seen in the past dozen years of close observation has altered my conviction that just because they are adept users of technology, that is not the same thing as being adept...
Category - Teaching History
Images and films have a rather short history within the field of history due to their relative time of inception as technological advancements. Yet, these items are some of the things that we can safely say have revolutionized how historical work is done and presented. They have also provided...
When taking an overview of a particular field, subject, or area of work, it can sometimes amaze the reviewer how close some come to the positions and conclusions we have now, despite being so distant from them in a chronological sense. Of course, sometimes what we review are the foundations of the...
The final project for this semester will generally revolve around the creation of a tool that expounds upon a topic in a way that allows for the application of historical thinking. Here, I will provide a rough outline of what my final project will cover and how I am currently envisioning its...
History is something that has always fascinated me. Learning about figures and events of the past, reviewing books and maps about those who once were, and drawing parallels from then to today… All of these actions beckoning to my childhood. I can distinctly recall how I was one of the very...
Though my last blog post was not too long ago, it pertained to the previous semester of my graduate certificate course. With this post, I am now entering my third semester. As such, here is a brief introduction to who I am! My name is Kyle Pittman. I am Nez Perce and Yakama and was raised on the...