sylveahollis
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...
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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”--Zora Neale Hurston
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sylveahollis
Jul 24, 202227 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 ...
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sylveahollis
Jul 21, 20221 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...
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sylveahollis
Jul 18, 20222 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...
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sylveahollis
Jul 17, 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...
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sylveahollis
Jul 7, 20229 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...
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sylveahollis
Jul 1, 20221 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...
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sylveahollis
May 2, 20223 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...
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sylveahollis
Apr 29, 20221 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...
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sylveahollis
Mar 15, 20225 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...
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sylveahollis
Jan 7, 20222 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...
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sylveahollis
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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...
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sylveahollis
Apr 26, 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...
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sylveahollis
Apr 14, 20216 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...
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sylveahollis
Feb 19, 20212 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...
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sylveahollis
Feb 10, 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...
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sylveahollis
Feb 9, 20211 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...
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sylveahollis
Feb 3, 20215 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...
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sylveahollis
Jan 14, 202141 min read
Black History OERs
“For me the history of the place of Black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.” -From the...
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sylveahollis
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Primary Source Lab 2: Post Reconstruction Black Life in Late Nineteenth
My African American Survey II course spends a lot of time early on defining African American historiography and introducing students to...
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