Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching History Online Through Material Culture

In the next in our series of #PandemicPedagogy posts, Leonie Hannan (Queen’s University Belfast @leoniehannan) and Sarah Longair (University of Lincoln, @sclongair) – authors of History through Material Culture (Manchester University Press, 2017) – discuss the challenges of teaching History Continue reading Pandemic Pedagogy: Teaching History Online Through Material Culture

Pandemic Pedagogy – Using discussion boards to boost student engagement

Over the next few weeks we will be publishing series of posts that build on our work on the Pandemic Pedagogy Handbook to keep the conversation around innovative online teaching in History going. In this first post in the series, Continue reading Pandemic Pedagogy – Using discussion boards to boost student engagement

Panic Not: The Pandemic Pedagogy Handbook

In 2020 History departments suddenly had to think seriously about how to move teaching online. For most, this ‘emergency phase’ was a daunting and challenging time, but for some historians, there was also a sense of cautious excitement.  As a Continue reading Panic Not: The Pandemic Pedagogy Handbook

Pandemic Pedagogy: From Cohorts to Communities

Aimee Merrydew (PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant in English Literature, Keele University) Creating a sense of community for students is an integral part of the learning experience; it helps students to gain a sense of belonging and is linked Continue reading Pandemic Pedagogy: From Cohorts to Communities

Pandemic Pedagogy: Building Online Learning Communities

Aimee Merrydew (PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant in English Literature, Keele University)  Working collaboratively online is different to face-to-face group work in a physical classroom. Students may not know others on the course or how to work as part Continue reading Pandemic Pedagogy: Building Online Learning Communities