Umberto Eco passed away recently, on 19 February, 2016. His contributions to philosophy and semiology, as well as his literary productions, have played a very influential role in our contemporary culture. On this occasion, his ideas…
Tag Archive for ‘History Teaching (Geschichtsunterricht)’
A Plea for Historytelling in the Classroom
In recent years – not least because of the triumphant march of (by now inflationary) competency models – the didactics of history has focused on the deconstruction of historical narratives. Of course, there are several good reasons for this, but nevertheless, history teaching needs historytelling.
A History/Memory Matrix for History Education
On what grounds do the interventions of school history rest? Why not simply accept “spontaneous” community memory, family myth, commercially produced narratives (e.g., Hollywood cinema) or other state-sponsored memories (e.g., national…
Breaking away from Passive History in the Digital Age
In Teaching History in the Digital Age, Mills Kelly recounts a teaching anecdote with millennial students. At the beginning of a history class, an avid student informed Kelly that he had “fixed” the Nuremberg video they watched during the previous session. Stunned, Kelly decided …
Bilingual History classes (CLIL) – no, thanks!
The North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) education portal grandiosely states: “Bilingual teaching is a formula for success. The DESI (Deutsch-Englisch Schülerleistungen International) study commissioned by the Conference of German Education Ministers, projects at different schools,
Why Historical Narrative Matters?
Imagine you are in school and asked to write down, in a page or two, the history of your country, your nation or your homeland (patria) as you know it. While this task may sound trivial, it tells us some important facets of people’s ability to use knowledge of the past …
The science of history turns – even in school?
In the science of history, one turn is followed by another: from the rather old linguistic turn to the postcolonial or global turn, the visual or iconic turn to the spatial, acoustic and material turn. But how do history lessons respond? …
Methodik, Schmuddelkind der Geschichtsdidaktik? Eine österreichische Perspektive
Abstract: Die Geschichtsdidaktik kämpft in Österreich nach wie vor um den durchgängig anerkannten Status einer Teildisziplin der Geschichtswissenschaft, wenn nicht sogar um den einer eigenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplin. Es gibt… Read More ›