The centennial of the First World War has offered instructors across the humanities an exciting opportunity to enhance students' disciplinary expertise while reflecting on the significance of an event that continues to shape the world today. Drawing on established courses on the history and literature of the war, respectively, the authors designed…

An innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate history designed to increase student interest is described. The modular course studies a number of current interest topics from the point of view of history and other academic disciplines. (DE)

By integrating games, simulations, novels, and media into a systematic methodology and applying it to a specific era or problem in history, undergraduate students relived an era in time and gained a greater understanding of the topic. (Author/DE)

An experimental high school course involved team teaching of American history and literature on the basis of five American novels. Learning objectives, class structure, curriculum units, supplementary materials, and evaluation techniques are described. (AV)

Why history is useful to decision makers in business is discussed, and a graduate level course that teaches the uses of history in decision making to Masters of Business Administration students is described. Student and faculty evaluations of the course have been overwhelmingly positive. Areas that need improvement are discussed. (RM)

The effect of technological change on library users and its implication for library instruction are examined; two courses which provide library instruction for students enrolled in graduate methods history courses are described; and an annotated bibliography of materials which can be used in a course in bibliographic instruction is provided. (RM)

Described is a team-taught, college-level course which used music, particularly songs, and role playing techniques to teach aspects of four topics in U.S. history: religion, the frontier, social reform, and politics. Resources are listed. (RM)

The organization of a course in history based on study of recurring themes as they appear in 19th and 20th century British, continental, and Asian novels is described. Suggested themes and novels of the period are listed, and the author evaluates this curriculum innovational effort. (SM)

The merits of the wide-ranging West Civ" course are questioned. Topical courses are advocated as an alternative. A college freshman history course, using war as the central theme is outlined with suggested reading material. (Author/MB)

Describes an interdisciplinary unit involving English and social studies. Secondary students explore numerous aspects of immigration and industrialization in America and the contributions of various ethnic and racial minorities. (RM)

Describes interdisciplinary science course for nonscience science majors which is part of the humanities program at the University of Denver. The course consists of a central lecture series, a mathematics and science tutorial, and four workshops on astronomy, mathematics, mechanics, and optics. The structure is also appropriate for a history of…

Describes a university course which teaches the history of fascism and nazism through interdisciplinary methods: philosophy, film, literature, and art. Visiting lecturers include survivors of concentration camps. (KC)

Recommends that history teachers incorporate educational theory into their courses. Describes and evaluates a history course at Brooklyn College constructed around Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of cognitive educational objectives. (Author/DB)

The folk songs and ballads of early America describe life as experienced by the common people. They were sung within the family, by neighbors and at gatherings of larger communities. The stories told were carried in the memories of those who heard them. Once a strictly aural and oral tradition, the words came to be written down, and the surviving…