The History
Department met in HBC 301.0 at noon and took the following action:
1.Adopted the
Brands et al. textbook, American
Stories, A History of the United States (4th
Edition) to replace Divine et al., America Past & Present
(10th Edition) which is going out of print. The
adoption is effective beginning in the fall 2018 semester.
2.Declined to
adopt the CogBooks platform as an alternative textbook. A
majority of members felt that the Brands book offered superior
content with exactly the same technological advantages.
3.Approved a
change in the A.A. in History Award Plan to add HUMA 1301 The
Great Questions Seminar as an alternative to EDUC 1100 Effective
Learning: Strategies for College Success. Members felt that the
content was superior to EDUC 1100 and would provide a better
preparation for History majors to undertake their academic work.
Students would be able to choose between these two courses in
their degree program.
4.
Approved
as Department Policy: “The
History Department prohibits electronic devices in all history
classes.
Exceptions are only by SAS Letters of Accommodation and must be
used strictly
for classroom purposes of the history class.”
5.
Heard an excellent report
from Barbara Lane about the advantages of the lecture in
teaching which were
presented at the Lilly Conference she attended
