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| Course Number: 2996/HIS 121-122 |
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| Description |
Patrick D. Reagan in his book, History and the Internet, argues that unlike television where “all the intelligence is at the point of transmission and little at the point of reception,” the Internet can turn consumers of information into producers of knowledge. In this interactive, online course it is impossible to become a television couch potato. Students become practitioners of the historical method constructing interpretations based on primary and secondary sources researched and found under the direction of scholars who edit Web sites and guided by the classroom experience of the online instructor.
As a result, this course becomes a truly interactive learning experience bringing together students and teacher as researchers, writers, and historians learning how to use the historical method in a multimedia environment. HIS 121-122 also serves as an important option in Virginia’s Senior Year Plus program. Successful completion of this sequence will earn six hours or a year’s worth of college credit in United States history. As the governor’s office points out such dual enrollment programs allow high school seniors who have completed most of their graduation requirements to enroll in this community college course for both high school and college credit. Dual enrollment saves parents and students part of college tuition and allows students to enter college with a more realistic perception of what is expected of them.
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| Required Texts |
| Title: America Past and Present, 9th ed. (Complete Edition) |
| Authors: Robert A. Divine, T. H. Breen, George M. Fredrickson, and R. Hal Williams |
| Copyright: 2011 |
| Publishers: Pearson |
| ISBN: 0205697062 |
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| Grade Policy |
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| Instructor |
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| Dr. Terry W.Mullins |
Dr. Terry Mullins is a native and life-long resident of Tazewell, Virginia. He is a graduate of Tazewell High School and Southwest Virginia Community College. Dr. Mullins graduated in Social Studies Education from James Madison University with my B. A. He received my M.S. in History from Radford University and completed my Doctorate, an Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction, at Virginia Tech. He has also completed Advanced Placement training for United States Government at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Dr. Mullins taught history and government for 30 years in Bland County and Tazewell County in Virginia. He is now an Associate Professor of Education at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia where he has been since 2007.
Dr. Mullins is also a founding member and former president of the Tazewell County Historical Society. He is currently a member of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees in Abingdon, Virginia. He serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pisgah United Methodist Church in Tazewell, Virginia of which he authored a bicentennial history published in 1993. Dr. Mullins represents western Virginia on the Virginia Council for the Social Studies. He has also written several published articles and have presented programs about Tazewell County history, Virginia history, coalfield history, cultural diversity and the Melungeon people to a wide variety of audiences and organizations. In addition to the Pisgah UMC history Dr. Mullins has authored or co-authored six books including Bishop, VA-WV, a Coalfield Community and its School; Images of America: Tazewell County; Images of America: Tazewell; Images of America, Burke’s Garden; Images of America, Jewell Ridge; and Images of America, Bluefield, Virginia. |
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