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University of Exeter to create app showcasing Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe world’s largest collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry may soon be available on a smart device App, as part of a project initiated by the University of Exeter. -
What Kind of Medieval History should be Taught and Learned in Secondary School?
Posted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis study presents a reflection on the teaching of history in secondary education. Specifically, it addresses what topics of the history of the Middle Ages are taught and learned and to what end. -
Monastic Imagination? A Pedagogical Reflection
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe medieval view of imagination, in the context of medieval Christian monastic writing, differed in important ways from our modern notion of the term. -
The Pennsylvania State University Medieval Garden: Using a Specialized Garden as an Alternative Teaching and Learning Environment
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsSince its installation, various colleges within the university as well as community groups have used the garden as an alternative classroom for learning activities, educational demonstrations, and events related to the medieval period. -
Coloring Pages about the Middle Ages
Posted on September 4, 2012 | No CommentsLooking for printable coloring pages to allow preschoolers and young children learn more about the Middle Ages? -
Grade 8 Unit Plan: What elements of the 21st Century have their roots in the Middle Ages?
Posted on September 4, 2012 | No CommentsBy studying social, political, and economic aspects of the medieval era, students will better understand why their lives are the way they are now. -
Life in Medieval Times – Unit Plan for Grade 8 students
Posted on September 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe main goal of this unit is to introduce life in the Middle Ages and in turn have the students relate Medieval times to their daily lives. -
Medieval Cities of Europe: Click, Tweet, Map, and Present
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsDuring sping semester 2010, a long-standing upper-division lecture course, Medieval Cities of Europe, 500-1500 CE, underwent a course transformation. Our goal was to address specific challenges with student engagement that we had experienced in the course -
Magna Carta: Teaching Medieval Topics for Historical Significance
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsWith the approach of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the famous charter of rights from medieval england, we have a timely and useful example for considering what a focus on historical significance could look like. -
Creating An Online Portal Into The Medieval World
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers are in the process of pulling together a website bringing together scores of electronic resources on medieval subjects, including literature, history, theology, architecture, art history and philosophy. -
Teaching Byzantium
Posted on May 31, 2012 | No CommentsPinning down Byzantium’s history and political culture, and even trying to determine its chronological limits is one of its challenges, wide open to first-years and professors of Byzantine history alike. -
MyDante: An Online Environment for Contemplative and Collaborative Reading
Posted on May 30, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper explores the tensions between individual and collaborative aspects of reading in the context of MyDante, a digital environment for the study of Dante’s Divine Comedy. -
Elite Revisionists and Popular Beliefs: Christopher Columbus, Hero or Villain?
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsElite Revisionists and Popular Beliefs: Christopher Columbus, Hero or Villain? By Howard Schuman, Barry Schwartz and Hannag D’Arc Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (2005) Abstract: According to revisionist... -
Notre Dame announces first chair in Byzantine Studies
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe University of Notre Dame has established an endowed chair in Byzantine Theology. The position, which will focus on the theology of the medieval Greek-speaking church, will be named in... -
Fashioning the Middle Ages: Teaching Medieval Culture Through Clothing
Posted on August 30, 2011 | No CommentsFashioning the Middle Ages: Teaching Medieval Culture Through Clothing By Melanie Schuessler The Once and Future Classroom, Volume 5:1 (2007) Introduction: First, the pitch: the clothing of the Middle Ages is... -
A Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsA Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan By Ethan Segal and Jaye Zola Lesson Plan for Grades 11-12 Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval... -
Medieval Educational Videos
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsIn 2002, TV Choice Educational Resources created a series of three 30-minute films designed for Elementary and High School students about the Middle Ages. They include: Medieval Life 1: Two... -
A Present Day Trip Back in Time: A Travel Guide of Medieval Castles, Churches, and Roads in Between
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsA Present Day Trip Back in Time: A Travel Guide of Medieval Castles, Churches, and Roads in Between By Kathryn Nash The Medieval World: Life, Thought, Action, edited by Sally N.... -
Lesson Plans: Trebuchets
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsTurning and Flinging: Simple Machines in the Classroom By Jarred Araujo, Jenna Hiller and Andrew Hyde Paper published online by Western Michigan University (2006) Abstract: Students enrolled in a multidisciplinary service... -
Teaching Knighthood and the Late Medieval Battlefield using the Knights of The Messenger
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsTeaching Knighthood and the Late Medieval Battlefield using the Knights of The Messenger By Matthieu Chan Tsin The Once and Future Classroom, Vol.7:1 (2009) Introduction: When Luc Besson and Sony... -
Stained Glass in the School Art Curriculum
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsStained Glass in the School Art Curriculum By Linda Papanicolao Paper given at 35th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University (2001) Introduction: If you have ever walked by a... -
Ye Ole Middle Ages – Lesson Plan for Grades 4-6
Posted on August 18, 2011 | No CommentsYe Ole Middle Ages – Lesson Plan for Grades 4-6 By Connie Beckner and James Parsons Overview: William of Normandy conquered England in 1066, and set out to conquer all... -
A theory-building approach to the study of medieval history in grade four
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsA theory-building approach to the study of medieval history in grade four By Monica Resendes and Maria Chuy Paper given at the 2010 Knowledge Building Summer Institute (2010) Abstract: This... -
Digitized Medieval Manuscripts in the Classroom: A Project in Progress
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsDigitized Medieval Manuscripts in the Classroom: A Project in Progress By Andrea Winkler The History Teacher, Vol. 35:2 (2002) Introduction: For many medievalists, the increase in digitized manuscripts has been a... -
Medieval Art: A Resource for Educators
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsMedieval Art: A Resource for Educators By Michael Norris The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005 Goals and Design of this Resource: This Resource for Educators has three principal goals. First,...