World History Connected, the e-journal of learning and teaching published by the University of Illinois Press, has just released its June 2016 issue. The featured forum, “Tuning History: Redirecting History Surveys for General Education,” contains five essays on the subject from historians at a range of post-secondary institutions.
To visit the WHC website and view the essays, go to: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/
ARTICLES:
Forum Introduction
Guest Editor: Lendol Calder
The Intro Course as an Introduction to Curriculum Change
Daniel J. McInerney
New Approaches to Gen Ed History: Tuning the Introductory Survey Course for Non-
Majors
Sarah Shurts
The Intro Course Guided by the Insights of the Tuning Process
Andrew Arnold, Louis Rodriquez, and Laura Scappaticci
Why Does This Class Matter Anyway? Tuning History in General Education Courses
Lauren Braun-Strumfels
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Daniel McInerney
Utah State University
Logan UT
daniel.mcinerney@usu.edu------------------------------