"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
-Winston Churchill

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

"To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery"

Since plagiarism and cheating are hot topics these days, New York Times writer Trip Gabriel shares with us some thoughts and insight on how one school is combating the growing issue. This article is helpful to all in our field who teach, or plan to teach in the future...

"To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery"

-Tim Moran
President, HGSA
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Thursday, July 1, 2010

HGSA Meeting

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Happy Bastille Day! The next HGSA meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 at 4:00PM in Bonner Room.

Please mark this date on your calendars!


Prise de la Bastille by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houël, 1789
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Shut Up and Write

Given the fact that it is summer and the weather is getting nicer, Dr. Williams wanted to share the following article on confronting procrastination and writing. Hopefully, some of you will find this article to be helpful and inspiring.

Please click on the link below to view the article.
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/summer/summer2
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Respondus Workshop for History Deptartment Instructors

Thursday, 17 June 2010

The Office of Teaching and Learning will be holding a Respondus Workshop for History Deptartment instructors. Respondus is a software program by which instructors can give an exam, quiz, or assignment over the Internet.

It's on Thursday, June 17th, 11-1 PM in OTL's facilities in Purdy/Kresge.

Everyone is advised to be familiar with BlackBoard Basics for Instructions prior to attending this workshop. Also, OTL recommends that you bring your laptop in order to upload the appropriate software.
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