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Digital History Reader: Teaching Resources for European and United States History
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The Digital History Reader is a free, online set of resources for teaching university courses in United States and modern European history. These materials are available online: www.dhr.history.vt.edu. The eighteen modules in the Digital History Reader address critical questions appropriate for survey courses and advanced analysis in United States and European history. An introductory module, “How to Use the DHR,” provides instructors and students with an overview of module structure as well as suggestions in how to approach each section. The individual modules all follow a standard structure. A short Introduction defines the historical question for the students to consider throughout the module. The Context section contains an approximately 2,000-word narrative that provides the historical background necessary for the students to understand the central question and to be able to place the primary documents within a larger framework. The Evidence section is the heart of the module; it includes a broad range of primary source materials, including texts, photographs, political cartoons, posters, songs, video clips, and recorded speeches, that allow the student to explore possible answers to the initial historical question. After students complete the evidence section, the Assignment section allows students to gauge their own comprehension with a self-test and offers suggestions for written and in-class exercises. The Conclusion returns to the central question and asks students to consider the larger historical significance of the evidence they have contemplated. Finally, the Resource section lists published and online sources that allow students to further explore the topic. All DHR materials are available for free, and are fully contained with this website, hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of History. Faculty contributors are Tom Ewing (Project Director), Robert Stephens, Marian Mollin, David Hicks, Amy Nelson, Hayward “Woody” Farrar, Kathleen Jones, Mark Barrow, Daniel Thorp, C. Edward Watson, and Jane Lehr. For more information about the modules, see the “About DHR” page: www.dhr.history.vt.edu/about.html. Questions may be directed to the Project Director, Tom Ewing, email: dhr@vt.edu.
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Tom Ewing
Project Director, Digital History Reader
Associate Professor, Department of History 0117
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA 24061
(540) 231-8366 /(540) 231-8724 (fax)
www.history.vt.edu/ewing
Email: etewing@vt.edu
Visit the website at http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu
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