Welcome to the class! Here's the course materials and resources to help you succeed in this course.
This site houses the content of the course: readings and things to watch, assignment descriptions, and technical tutorials. There are a couple reasons for this: it’s easier and faster for me to update to correct or edit information, and students have shared with me that it’s easier to access and reference what’s needed when it’s not behind a login.
All assignments and discussion posts are turned into D2L or your personal shared folder (more on this in Module 1). All grades will be housed in D2L. Because of FERPA, student personal information (including grades) is protected, which is why Normandale (and many other colleges and universities) have a learning management system like Brightspace D2L that’s secure and password protected.
Course Syllabus (learning outcomes, assessment)
Course Principles and Policies
Unit 1 (modules 1-2): historical thinking, critical digital literacies
Unit 2 (modules 3-5): peoples; project: oral history
Unit 3 (modules 6-7): environmental histories; assignment redo #1
Unit 4 (module 8-9): fresh water stories; projects: TBD
Unit 5 (modules 10-11): art, music, culture
Unit 6 (modules 12-14): interpretive research project
Unit 7 (module 15-16): wrap-up, learn from interpretive projects
Banner image credit: Wanbli Koyake, “They Say Minnesota Nice (Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo),” ****1995.
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