Regional Conferences on Introductory History Courses
What kind of learning should an introductory history course entail in the 21st century? How can these courses support student learning and success across the curriculum? Since 2015, the AHA and local partners have held a two-day conference on college-level introductory history courses in Texas to address these and other questions. In 2023, the AHA added a second conference in Utah. To learn more about the AHA's work on introductory history courses, check out the AHA's Tuning Project and History Gateways. To see past Texas Conference programs, check out our Annual Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses. This year the AHA will host two regional conferences, one at Oakland Univ. (Rochester, MI) from September 20-21 and one at Texas State Univ. (San Marco, TX) from October 4-5. More details about both conferences will be available shortly.
For questions and feedback, please contact Brendan Gillis, manager of teaching and learning, at bgillis@historians.org. For a broader discussion of these and other teaching and learning issues in history, please join the Teaching and Learning community on communities.historians.org.
History Gateways Resources
The AHA has compiled a list of resources for faculty interested in the History Gateways initiative, including recommended readings on teaching introductory history courses, audiovisual resources, and webinar recordings available to AHA members.
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Tuning Resources
Faculty participants from history departments around the country have reviewed aspects of their home-department curricula. AHA is now able to offer examples of revised curricular materials from a broad range of institutions: rubrics, assignments, statements of course outcomes and degree requirements, survey questions for history majors or alumni, and other types of materials. If you're looking for ideas for your own department, check these out.