From skmlamb@NebrWesleyan.edu Thu Sep 11 13:58:23 1997 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 13:50:55 -0500 (CDT) From: "Sandra K. Mathews-Lamb" To: Melanie Shell Subject: Re: "Envisioning the Future" Electronic Poster Session Thanks, Melanie! I wasn't sure if I could do this conference, but it would appear that I can submit an "application" to be put on the program. I appreciate your follow up. While the semester's over, my lil sis is getting married Saturday and I've been going crazy getting everything ready for it (the ceremony/party will be here!). > In addition to the listed session titles, we are also planning an > "Electronic Poster Session" to be held on Saturday, Sept. 27. This will be > an opportunity for people to demonstrate and exhibit their CD-ROMs and > online projects. THIS SOUNDS TERRIFIC!!! :-))) NAME: Sandra K. Mathews-Lamb TITLE: Visiting Assistant Professor of History PRESENTATION TITLE (Melanie--you folks can choose which you like better:-) "Manos and Metates, Missionaries, and Multi-Media: New Mexico's Camino Real" OR "Kivas, Conquistadores and Casinos: El Camino Real CD-ROM" BIOGRAPHY: I completed my B.A. at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1986 with a double major in History and Spanish. I received my Master in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico in 1988 with a focus in History and Political Science. My Ph.D. (I'm in the final editing process this summer), entitled "The `Nineteenth' Century Cruzate Grants: Pueblos, Peddlers and the Great Confidence Scam?" culminated from my program of studies under John L. Kessell at U of New Mexico: American West, Modern and Colonial Latin American History. The dissertation looks at one of the greatest mysteries of the American Southwest--the fraudulent Pueblo Indian land grants purportedly given by a Spanish governor in exile in 1689. Declared valid, confirmed and patented by the US Congress in the 1850s, the Court of Private Land Claims through them out as forgeries in the 1890s. No one has answered the fascinating question which I address in my dissertation: If they are fraudulent, who wrote them, when, why? I have received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards for my scholarship (as has everyone that's made it this far, no doubt). During the 1996-1998 academic years, I have been/will be filling in as visiting assistant professor at my alma mater, Nebraska Wesleyan University. I teach: US to 1877, American Indian History, Women of the American West, Biography, Introduction to Latin American History, and Perspectives in Latin American History. Of most immediate interest, no doubt, is the Liberal Arts Seminar (Frosh Seminar) I'm teaching this fall. I'm basing the whole class on the CD-ROM for which I served as historian, "El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro" (Below, please find a description for this class.) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The CD-ROM, entitled "El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro," was funded by the New Mexico Department of Tourism and developed by the S.M. Stoller Corporation in Albuquerque, N.M., for use in schools. As Historian for the project, I formulated the storylines and wrote the historical narrative, located photographs and images for use in the CD-ROM, and worked very closely with Jill Root who edited the final storyboards and narrative. While "El Camino Real" was designed to be a teaching tool for school children, it is also a very useful introduction for scholars and tourists alike. The CD-ROM introduces the user to New Mexico Camino Real (royal road) by telling revealing histories and stories of those who traveled the trail from pre-contact to present day. Those utilizing the CD-ROM will learn about the environment, geography, geology, history, culture, society, religion, politics, Native Americans, Spaniards, Mexicans, Anglo-Americanse, the inquisition, local histories, Harvey Houses and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Lungers, and more. Divided into seven chronological periods, users can, for each time period, see an introduction, travel the trail (as told by someone from the period), and interact with various hotspots along the trail. For someone who was previously familiar only with MECC's Oregon Trail, I firmly believe this is an incredible tool for professors, teachers, and students (as well as tourists and buffs). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Liberal Arts Seminar Nebraska Wesleyan University Professor Sandra K. Mathews-Lamb "Enchanting Trail, Fascinating Tales! New Mexico's Camino Real" What do precolumbian Aztec traders and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad have in common? What about Anglo-American female pioneers and Pueblo Indian religious leaders? They all have traveled El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in New Mexico! [*note* Italicize Camino Real de Tierra Adentro] Just as pioneers crossed Nebraska along the Platte River, so too did traders, travelers and tourists follow the Rio Grande in New Mexicoo--as they have for over a thousand years! We will travel the trail together utilizing 20th century technology (CD-ROM) and find out more about the environment, culture, language, religion, lifestyle, politics, economics, stereotypes, and history of the Southwest as it emerged from an inland sea to becoming populated by American Indians, then dominated by sovereigns from Spain, Mexico, and later the United States. Great emphasis will be placed on cultural and historical analysis through assigned readings, research projects, and oral presentations. Come Travel the Trail! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++