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April 10, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Conference on Teaching of History to be Held at UW-Waukesha

WAUKESHA – The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha will host the fourth annual Wisconsin Conference on the Teaching of History. Co-sponsored by the American Historical Association and the UW Colleges Department of History, the conference will address: “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age:  Focus on the Survey.”

The conference is open to college and university faculty and high school teachers. It will be held at the UW-Waukesha campus Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 2001.

Conference contact Jane Crisler of the UW-Waukesha history department invites participants to call her at (262) 521-5438 or visit the conference website for more information and registration details. Http://washington.uwc.edu/history/conference.htm

Special plenary session speakers are:

  • Dennis Trinkle, DePauw University “Where is History.edu Taking Us”
  • David Trask, Guilford Technical Community College, “Did the San-Culottes Wear Nikes? The Impact of Electronic Media on the Teaching and Understanding of History.”

Historians from around the country as well as the University of Wisconsin System will give presentations on using technology to teach history. The registration fee for the entire conference is $55.00; for Saturday only, $30.00.

 
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