From: Ademola Adeleke, University of Toronto aadeleke@epas.utoronto.ca

I am trying to put together, for the first time, a course syllabus for a survey in World History and would appreciate advice -- methodology, content, bibliography, samples, etc.-- from colleagues already in the field. Any help would be most appreciated.

Ademola Adeleke
aadeleke@epas.utoronto.ca
Fax (416) 929-4732

From: John I. Brooks <JIB3@aol.com>

Teikyo Loretto Heights University

The World History Association has put together _The Aspen World History Handbook: An Organizational Framework, Lessons, and Book Reviews for Non-Centric World History_, edited by George E. Brooks et al. The content is self-explanatory. I have used it this semester and recommend it highly. It can be purchased by sending a check for $15, payable to AWHI, to Marilynn Hitchens, 720 Josephine, Denver, CO 80206.

I recommend anyone teaching world history to become a member of the World History Association. The World History Journal and World History Bulletin are well worth the price of subscription, currently $25. Send a check payable to the World History Association to Dick Rosen, Executive Directory, History/Politics Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia PA 19104.

Finally, I have been looking over the new (U.S.) National Standards for World History. By and large, I think they are excellent. They are certainly a good place to start for any instructor of world history, even though they are aimed at K-12. Unfortunately, I don't have the address handy, but they are available.

John I. Brooks III
Division of Social Sciences
Teikyo Loretto Heights University
Denver, CO 80236
e-mail: jib3@aol.com