New Media Classroom Summer Institute [WKSHP]
Author: Donna Thompson, American Social History Project Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 22:02:38 -0500
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 01:17:29 -0400 (EDT)
THE NEW MEDIA CLASSROOM: BUILDING A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON NARRATIVE, INQUIRY AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY
National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Institute
American Social History Project and Center for Media Learning,
The City University of New York
American Studies Association Crossroads Project (Georgetown
University
The American Social History Project and the American Studies Association Crossroads Project (Georgetown University) are pleased to announce a year-long professional development program supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, focused on advancing the use of new technology in humanities education. THE NEW MEDIA CLASSROOM: BUILDING A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON NARRATIVE, INQUIRY AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY offers high school and college educators nationwide an opportunity to join with historians and multimedia designers on the ASHP/CML staff, along with Randy Bass of Georgetown University, Robin D.G. Kelley of New York University, Lynne Adrian of University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Roberta Matthews of Marymount College, and Roy Rosenzweig of George Mason University, to advance the dialogue on issues of narrative and inquiry as they pertain to historical synthesis, prepare faculty as technology leaders, and further the use of new media resources to enrich classroom learning.
Building on an already-successful project, the New Media Classroom program will begin with a week-long summer institute (July 20-26, 1997) in New York City, which will enable participating faculty to: a) advance teaching strategies using a range of new history resources available on CD-ROM and the World Wide Web; b) work with scholars and producers who have pioneered the development of new media applications; and c) prepare themselves as teaching- with-technology leaders.
During the 1997-98 school year, faculty will use new media tools to teach a U.S. History survey (or an interdisciplinary American history & literature course) at their home campus. Faculty will take part in a year-long on-line seminar, exchanging and deepening experiences and insights. And with the assistance of project staff, participating faculty will coordinate on-campus workshops for colleagues in their home communities. We see this outreach effort as a key step in deepening faculty learning and building an informed national conversation about new media education.
The program will pay for summer institute housing and travel costs (for out-of-town participants) and purchase of selected new media materials; participants' schools will provide a small honoraria to recognize participants' year-long contributions to their schools' efforts to integrate the use of new educational technology.
In 1998-99, NMC will offer interested schools an opportunity to take roles as centers of new media learning. Participating faculty and their schools will be able to apply to NMC for funds to host regional New Media Classroom programs, including regional summer institutes. Experienced faculty participants will be invited to serve as co-leaders for these regional programs.
The New Media Classroom program will involve a diverse group of history and humanities educators, including high school and college faculty. We believe secondary and post-secondary educators have much to gain from collective conversation about curriculum and teaching. The program will involve leaders in the field of new media education and those at an intermediate level, who have at least one year's experience using new media as part of classroom instruction. Our goal is to work together to deepen collective expertise in new media-based instruction and help humanities faculty prepare as technology leaders, building a national conversation about the new media classroom and extending its promise to a broad range of teachers and students nationwide.
GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES
The New Media Classroom program is open to high school and college educators who teach the U.S. history survey. American Studies faculty will also be considered for participation. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated interest and experience in:
interdisciplinary or American Studies courses);
pedagogies;
repertoires;
Candidates must commit themselves to attending a summer institute July 20-26, 1997 held in New York City, and to participating in follow-up activities including classroom testing, school-based workshops, and on-line seminar.
The New Media Classroom program considers classroom implementation to be essential to professional growth and the development of a broader understanding of the educational potential of new media. A candidate's eligibility and successful participation will depend upon the willingness of his/her school or college to make a commitment to facilitate such implemen tation, including these steps:
comparable interdisciplinary course) in Fall 1997 (option to continue in Spring 1998).
classrooms or computer labs equipped to provide students with ready access to new media resources;
systems for program communication and participation in on-line seminars;
stipend to recognize and support faculty's work in new media.
media-based instruction.
The New Media Classroom will continue in 1998-99. Faculty participants will be offered the opportunity to apply to extend their participation serving as co-leaders for a national network of regional programs.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications, which are due by May 30, 1997, include: 1) a completed application form; 2) an accompanying letter from the school or college administration (signed by the high school principal or college department chair) addressing the school's commitment to items A-E (above); and 3) two letters of reference describing the candidate's qualifications for successful participation.
Selection will be finalized by June 10.
Submit applications to:
Dr. Bret Eynon, ASHP Education Director
99 Hudson Street, Third Floor
New York, New York 10013
tel: 212-966-4248 fax: 212-966-4589
E-mail: BEynon@aol.com
THE NEW MEDIA CLASSROOM: BUILDING A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON NARRATIVE, INQUIRY, AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY
National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Institute
APPLICATION should include responses to the following:
Name:
Address (home):
Address (work):
Telephone (home):
Telephone (work):
On-line address:
School or College Name:
School or College Address:
Public or private institution?
Please answer the following questions:
related interdisciplinary humanities courses).
What has been your experience with inquiry-based and learner-centered approaches to teaching and learning?
on-line communications systems (email, Internet, World Wide Web, CD-ROM, etc.). Please attach samples of class lessons using new media resources.
encountered when implementing new media-based instruction?
subscribed to?
_____World Wide Web (WWW) _____CD-ROM _____Games and Simulations _____New Technology and Issues of Narrative _____Hypertext Writing and Electronic Papers _____Producing Your Own Multimedia Materials for
Presentation _____Rethinking the Survey Class _____Making a Classroom Web Page _____Other suggestions:
would participation in the New Media Classroom program help you address these goals?
development programs?
teach. Please describe your school, including information that you think would be helpful to us. If possible, include: the numbers of students enrolled in the schools; some sense of the student demographics; and an estimate of the number of students in a typical U.S. history survey course.
available at your school? Do your students have on-line access in your classroom? computer laboratory? the library? Do you and your students have access to computers with CD-ROM drives?
workshops for humanities faculty.
Author: Rolopez@aol.com Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 08:11:35 -0500
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 18:57:15 -0400 (EDT)
Looked at address given in announcement of extension of deadline and found a lot of things but not specifically anything on the new media classroom. What did I do incorrectly? Perhaps there is another e-address?
Ed Information:
Several of you have told me that (in light of its extended application date to June 6) you wanted more information on how to make contact with somebody connected with the New Media Classroom project. The posted notice announcing the deadline extension was signed by Donna Thompson (Education Coordinator NMC) and gave a website, but no phone number or email address. I now gone into the web site (http://timesync.gmu.edu/nmc2) and found lots of information, so I urge all of you who can connect to the web to look there. The site has no cute graphics, so loads immediately and is completely readable with text-only connections. This connection includes the following headings: New Media Classroom, Guidelines for Candidates, Application Process, Application Form, Letter of Recommendation Form.
But I also found another name listed there, as the person to receive applications, that does come with both email and phone information. That person is:
Dr. Bret Eynon, ASHP Education Director
99 Hudson Street, Third Floor
New York, New York 10013
tel: 212-966-4248
fax: 212-966-4589
Email: BEynon@aol.com
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