My final project will examine the conflict that arose between the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and the Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Catholic priests at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century in the United States. My goal is not to present the conflict from just one point of view but …
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Constraints on Teaching and Learning in History
Since the subject of history was first introduced into the American classroom over a century ago, there has been a debate over how history should both be taught to and learned by students. From the beginning, historians argued that the study of history in schools provided students with numerous valuable critical thinking and analytical skills …
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First Piece of the Puzzle
For my final project, I would like to continue with the same theme and general topic I used in the final projects I created for the two previous certificate courses, and create a project about the Carpatho-Rusyn people. Specifically, I was thinking about creating a project that examined the religious conflict that occurred between the …
Historical Thinking
Historical thinking is the process that historians use when constructing narratives of the past. This process involves a close examination of primary source documents and other historical evidence to create a historical narrative that is as accurate as possible. Historical thinking is about more than just what historians now to be historical facts and truths, …
Introduction-HIST 689
My name is Andrew Hutsko (you can call me Drew) and I am excited to be a student in HIST 689 Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age this semester. I am taking this course as part of the masters program. I am pursuing a Master of Arts in Applied History with New Media …
