Welcome to HIST 110!

It's almost time to start Fall 2020!

I'm so happy you're here! On this page, you'll find a brief overview of our course. You'll get a sense of what content we'll cover, as well as some information about the format of our online course. All of the information you'll need to really get started will be available on Canvas on Monday, August 17. To get started, watch the short video below!

What is this course all about?

This course, which covers the history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present, provides an overview of the diverse peoples who influenced the history of the nation and its maturing economic, social, and political institutions. Concentrating on class, ethnicity/race, and gender, students are required to analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources, think critically, and write thesis-based essays. This course is intended for all students interested in United States history.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course:

1. You will be able to establish the historical significance of an event or an individual in Modern US History.

2. You will be able to analyze and use primary source evidence in historical context when studying Modern US History.

3. You will be able to identify continuity and change in history by comparing some point in the past (in Modern US History) with the present, or two points in the past.

4. You will be able to analyze the causes (actions, beliefs, or circumstances) that led to a historical event in Modern US History and the consequences of change.

5. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge in various historical periods in Modern US History.

Course Learning Outcomes: Developing Skills as Historians

Upon successful completion of this course, you will also be able to:

1. Locate a primary source through online research.

2. Analyze primary sources by putting them into historical context.

3. Formulate your own historical arguments and effectively communicate them.

4. Situate yourself in contemporary society based on historical context.

The student learning outcomes are the same for every HIST 110 course in the San Diego Community College District. The course learning outcomes (the historians' skills) are ones I've come up with. I'm curious about what you want to learn in our course! In the word cloud below, tell me what you'd like to learn. (This could be a specific topic you're interested in, a skill you're interested in practicing, or a combination of both.) Don't worry, your answers are anonymous!

Online Learning in HIST 110

Since this course is entirely online, we will not see each other in a regular classroom every week. (No masks or plexiglass needed here! 😄) But, we will be in contact with each other. Although you will do most of your work apart from other students, you will not be isolated! For example,

• You will post your opinions about historical topics to our course blog (you're here right now!)

• You will respond to other students’ opinions through our course blog and reading annotations

• You will see the results of class polls about historical topics

• You will collectively annotate course readings as a class

• You will read, listen, and respond to other students’ assignments

• I will respond to your writing with thoughtful feedback

• You will correspond with me via email, Canvas messaging and/or Pronto

Our class will be conducted through Canvas and through our very own course blog! If you have any questions or need assistance with Canvas, please visit the SDCCD Online Learning Pathways website. There, you can find more information about the technical requirements for online learning as well as online student tutorials.

Here’s the exact tools will be using:

• Canvas (I recommend downloading the Canvas app if you have a smartphone)

• Course blog through Wix (exact address is: http://maryklann.wixsite.com/HIST110)

• Hypothesis (collective annotation tool, you’ll need to create a free account)

• Padlet (no need to create an account, I’ll show you how to use this!)

• Slido (online polling app, no need to create an account for this one either)

• Answer Garden (online word cloud app, no need to create an account for this one!)

• Pronto (Pronto is available for free for all SDCCD students/faculty. Download the Pronto app on your phone for an easy way to communicate with me and classmates.)

Just can't wait to get started?! (Same!)

Here's some things you can do now to prepare for our first week. (Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to do this stuff next week if you'd rather spend your last weekend of summer "relaxing" pandemic-style.)

1. Create a profile on our class blog. Just click Log In/Sign Up to create a username and password. Upload a photo (your face, an avatar, a favorite pet, food, etc.) and tell us something about yourself in the profile.

2. Join our class group with Hypothesis. You'll be prompted to create a username if you don't already have one.

3. Post an introduction to our Introductions Padlet.

4. Comment below this post with an emoji that tells me how you're feeling about online learning this semester. 🤓🥳😫

See you all next week!