This page features the Online Contribution Prompts

for Assignment #4

By June 13th, write a brief quarter summary answering the following questions:

1. What are THREE big ideas or concepts you learned this quarter?
2. How can you apply them in your life?

for Assignment #3

By Monday, May 21st, post your Millennial Primary Source, your theme, and preliminary analysis.

for Assignment #2

Following our discussion on the dimensions of disciplinary grounding, it is your task to summarize key ideas into 1 - 3 sentences that articulate our course outcomes. This was assigned Thursday, April 12th, so it is due by Thursday, April 19th.

for Assignment #1

Week 1: Look at the table below. In the comment area of this page, post your suggestions and provide links. Keep your posts organized accordingly:

Course Outcomes!

Dimensions of Disciplinary grounding	United States to 1865
Forms: What kinds of performances are acceptable and meaningful demonstrations of competency in this discipline? (e.g., interpretations of texts or events, analysis of case studies or empirical evidence, artistic designs)	Meaningful displays include: Lectures, Symposia, & Papers Analyses of source material (i.e., primary & secondary source material, photos, newspaper articles, pamphlets, legal documents, other testimonials) Museum exhibits/curating, films & other documentaries, preservation of an historical site, classes, symposia, culture.
Knowledge: What concepts, accepted findings, and expert perspectives are essential to be able to perform effectively in this discipline?	Concepts Contextualization (Who, What, Where) Chronology (When, in relationship to Who, What, & Where) Narration/Historical Rhetoric Awareness of Perspective-Biases (sources & our own) Political, religious, scientific, social, economic, etc. Relativist ethics Multi-disciplinarian/Integrative Approach Applied research methodology from other disciplines
Methods: What methods do practitioners in the field use to build and validate knowledge in this discipline?	Secondary source reading & analysis to acquire Epistemological grounding Developing & asking good historical questions for evidence-based inquiry Writing & Community Shared findings & interpretations through writing generate a dialogue that may reveal alternative perspectives and analysis to arrive at a more “whole” history
Purposes: What are the possible uses of this disciplinary knowledge? What does this kind of inquiry affords us?	To develop an informed opinion of present worldly affairs To promote inspirational human narratives To record and interpret our species’ social developments & interconnectivity To better understand individual & collective identity To develop skills useful in the workplace To effect social change