History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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2003 EISENHOWER LIBRARY SUMMER INSTITUTE Abilene, Kansas, July 13-25, 2003
Sunday, July 13 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 – Registration – Visitors Center Auditorium 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Welcoming Reception at the Home of Dan and Marilyn Holt Monday, July 14 Morning Session: Introduction -- Overview of the library, view film at the Visitors Center, and Museum Tour. Afternoon Session: Archives Orientation -- Behind Scenes Tour of the Library, Research process, Hands-on experience with photos and documents. Tuesday, July 15 Morning Session: Presentations and Brief Overviews -- 8:30-10:30 -- Eisenhower: The Boyhood Years to West Point, Eisenhower: West Point to World War II; Eisenhower: The Presidency; Eisenhower: The Cold War. Discussion (11:12:00). Afternoon Session: Presentations and Curriculum Development -- 1:00-5:00 -- How to use cultural resources; Photos, films, and audiotapes; Collegial work on Curriculum Projects. Wednesday, July 16 Morning Session: Lecture/Discussion -- 8:30-11:30 -- Carlo D'Este, Eisenhower: West Point to Supreme Commander; Collegial work in groups to discuss methods/approaches best to teach the material from the morning lecture/discussion. Afternoon Session: Research [Check Topics on available before your arrive from either the 101 Research Topics or Eisenhower Presidential Topics by using the appropriate hyperlink. Once you select a topic contact Kim Barbieri at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and let her know as soon as possible] Evening Session: Lecture/Discussion 7:00-8:30 -- Professor Sue Zschoche, KSU: America in the 1950s. Thursday, July 17 Morning Session: Lecture Discussion -- 8:30-11:00 -- Carlo D’Este—Eisenhower: Supreme Allied Commander as Leader, Decision-maker, and Diplomat; Collegial work in groups to discuss ideas on methods/approaches to best teach the material presented from the morning lecture. Afternoon Session: Research -- 1:00-4:30. Friday, July 18 Morning Session: Lectures/Discussion -- 9:00-11:30 -- Professor Jack Holl, KSU (1) Ike and Religion and (2) Ike and His Paintings. Afternoon Session: Lecture/Discussion -- 1:00-4:30 -- Tom Heuertz and Kim Barbieri – Teaching with Primary Sources Monday, July 21 Morning Session: Lectures/Discussion -- 8:30-11:30 -- Bill Pickett (and Bill Avery) – Eisenhower’s Decision to Run for the Presidency in 1952Afternoon Session: Lecture/Discussion -- 1:00-4:00 -- Professor Fred Greenstein, Princeton University – Eisenhower and His Times; Collegial work in groups to discuss ideas on methods/approaches to best teach the material from the lecture Tuesday, July 22 Morning Session: Lecture and Discussion -- 8:30-11:00 -- Professor Greenstein – The Hidden-Hand Presidency; Collegial work in groups. Afternoon Session: Lecture and Discussion -- 1:00-3:00 -- Professor William H. Brands, Texas A&M – Eisenhower and Domestic Politics; Pickett, Greenstein, and Brands -- 3:30-5:30 -- Eisenhower and His Times. Wednesday, July 23 Morning Session: Lecture/Discussion -- 8:30-11:30 -- Professor Brands – Eisenhower and the Cold War. Afternoon Session: Collegial work in groups to discuss ideas on methods to best teach the material from the morning’s session. Evening Session: Lecture -- 7:00-8:00 -- Professor Charles Sanders, KSU – Eisenhower and Little Rock [Desegregation Crisis] Thursday, July 24 Morning Session: Seminar/Curriculum Development -- Meet the archivists (a panel of DDE archival staff for Informal “off-the-record” questions and answers; Curriculum development Afternoon Session: Research Friday, July 25Morning Session: Conclusions/Wrap-Up “Show and Tell” by TASK Fellows Status Report on the Summer Institute and Institute Evaluation; Gala Lunch. Afternoon Session: Wrap-Up and Farwell -- Presentations of Photographs and Certificates
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