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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”--Zora Neale Hurston
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This blog has become part archive, part check-in, and part accountability tool--a place to reflect on my teaching, public humanities work, and sore runner legs.
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MY FALL 2022 TEACHING SYLLABI
This is my first semester teaching five different courses. My 5:5 load in the past included at least a couple duplicates. In response to...
sylveahollis
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Reflective Essays from My Summer Students...
Back in July I shared the syllabus for my African American History II course. I posted the grades this week and here are some of the...
sylveahollis
Aug 26, 20227 min read
African History OERs
Here is a running list of open educational resources I use to develop my courses. I'm sharing this in solidarity with others. If you...
sylveahollis
Aug 26, 20228 min read
Great Films in African American History
This fall I plan to assign a more extensive film critique essay for my African American history courses. This list includes film ...
sylveahollis
Jul 24, 202227 min read
Berlin Celebrates Pride in July....
Berlin's Pride is July 23rd this year. I am not exactly sure why. Their original Pride was organized in June, a memorial to the...
sylveahollis
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Thoughts on Berlin, Part II
**a diary excerpt** 7/14/22 Our second day in Berlin we toured the African Quarter. The tour guide was named Henning. He grew up in the...
sylveahollis
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Thoughts on Berlin, Part I
**a diary excerpt** 7/14/22 I walked to Charlottenburg Palace via the Tiergarten District and arrived with enough time for a self-guided...
sylveahollis
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Teaching an Accelerated African American History Survey
I'm teaching a 6-Week Course that covers the second half of our African American Survey. Included below is a kind of Distance Learning...
sylveahollis
Jul 7, 20229 min read
Historic Commemorations: Celebrating Black Emancipation in June
In June I was asked to serve as the keynote for Montgomery College's Juneteenth Program. The program audience was hybrid (in-person and...
sylveahollis
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Teaching the History of Civil Rights in the US
This was my first semester teaching a course that was wholly focused on the history of civil rights in the US. I walked into a curriculum...
sylveahollis
May 2, 20223 min read
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom.....
I took part in a Digital Storytelling workshop. It was run by Montgomery College's ELITE Faculty. The program ran for the full Spring...
sylveahollis
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Local Work in Montgomery County, Maryland
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some...
sylveahollis
Mar 15, 20225 min read
January 6th, 2021-Part I
The morning was pretty frigid. I remember seeing my breath while jogging the steepest hill in the neighborhood. The image was a calming...
sylveahollis
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Fall 2021 [Remote] Teaching Schedule
HIST AFRICAN AMER SINCE 1865 - 20839 - HIST 236 - 400 Class 9:30 am - 10:45 am MW COVID-19 Remote Classes Aug 30,2021 - Dec 19,2021...
sylveahollis
Oct 12, 20211 min read
History Museum Studies at the Cooperstown Graduate Program
I attended the Cooperstown Graduate Program from the Fall of 2004 until Spring of 2006. The Cooperstown Graduate Program is the premiere...
sylveahollis
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Why my Students Enrolled in a Course Entitled African American History Since 1865
This semester, I am teaching an accelerated history course (7-weeks) in Early African American History; two accelerated history courses...
sylveahollis
Apr 14, 20216 min read
Black History in Maryland
I'm developing a list of open source resources that students can use to research African American History in Maryland. An early version...
sylveahollis
Feb 19, 20212 min read
I attended Storytelling for Justice: How Libraries and Archives Hold History to Account
**A virtual program with the following speakers**: Dr. Elizabeth Alexander Jarrett Martin Drake Dr. Carla Hayden Dr. Kelly Lytle...
sylveahollis
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Hypothesis...a Digital Humanities Classroom Tool?
I just attended a Hypothesis 101 workshop and...well, my mind is blown. Hypothesis is an open-source software tool and the company's...
sylveahollis
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Why Spring 2021 students enrolled in my Early African American History Class
This semester, I am teaching an accelerated history course (7-weeks) in Early African American History; two accelerated history courses...
sylveahollis
Feb 3, 20215 min read
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