Teaching Big History

  • Sunday, July 22, 2012 12:38 PM
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    Donna Tew (Administrator)

    What are your best practices in teaching Big History?  What would you adivse others just beginning to teach this field?  What pitfalls would you warn against?  What resources have been most helpful?

    How should Big History be taught?

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  • Wednesday, June 24, 2015 7:22 PM
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    Anonymous

    Yah, I'm interested in this question, too. I'm especially interested in the fact that as you put together the narrative, you inevitably generate novel insights. What do you do with those? Do you teach them, or do you subject them to some sort of peer review first? If you subject them to peer review, what is the accepted mechanism for that? Is there any system in place for getting peer review for a synthesis that spans 5 disciplines?
  • Thursday, June 25, 2015 5:09 AM
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    Esther Quaedackers

    We are working on a big history peer review mechanism. From time to time, there are academic publications that collect, review and publish a variety of new big history ideas. And recently, Lowell Gustafson, the vice-president of the IBHA and the editor of its monthly publication Origins, introduced a category for peer reviewed articles in Origins. Articles can be submitted for publication in this category, and will be sent out anonymously to a least three reviewers that have sufficient expertise to review the articles. 

    Kind regards, Esther

    Last modified: Thursday, June 25, 2015 5:09 AM | Esther Quaedackers
  • Friday, June 26, 2015 4:40 PM
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    Anonymous

    Thanks Esther