HIS Sisters in the Struggle: History of Kentucky Women in the Civil Rights Era, 1920s-1970s Randolph Hollingsworth, Ph.D. Reinette Jones, M.S.L.S. Midterm

Sisters in the Struggle Unit III: Weeks 7-10 For Thursday – turn in at beginning of class: List 3 “muddiest” points about KY women and civil rights leadership that are confusing to you. For each point, reference the related assigned reading(s), guest speaker(s), oral history clips or journal entries. One-Sentence Summary of the oral history interview process – emphasizing key points: Who Does What to Whom, When, Where, How, and Why?

Sisters in the Struggle midterm check – how’s it going? Basic principles and goals for HIS351 chart with visual depiction of course objectives KY women’s history 1920s-70s memoirs, oral history, biography vs. textbooks scholarly journals, books & archival primary sources Analysis of class, gender, race, sexuality research journal entries & comments individual vs. group projects and forums Multiple resources for life-long learning Adding to Wikipedia Open Knowledge Initiative (Wordpress) KYwCRh.org Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary resources service learning in/ for the community AASRP Race Dialogs, guest speakers

Sisters in the Struggle midterm check – how’s it going? Basic principles and goals for HIS351 chart with visual depiction of course objectives changed paradigms in learning, e.g., Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Leadership Initiative “Learning to Change, Changing to Learn”

Sisters in the Struggle midterm check – how’s it going? Self-Check Survey How confident do you feel doing each of these items? First: rank each 1-5 (least to most confident about yourself) Second: share answers and develop practical suggestions for building competence and competence for success What you said on September 2, 2010 were important skills, experiences, knowledge to succeed in HIS351 historical literacy computer savvy organized use of library primary vs. secondary sources teamwork writing databases willingness to learn creativity communication responsibility analytical – critical thinking leadership respect good temperament

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Sisters in the Struggle Results of Midterm Check Self-Check Survey Group Results on Strategies for Success Technology – assign group member to create webpages for project Database use – get help on refining searches Historical literacy – analyze everything, including stereotypes Organization & communication – set weekly meeting dates to share findings and balancing general KY history with specific projects, assign major tasks to each member, actually use daily task planners Willing to learn – ask questions (don’t be shy) What you said on September 2, 2010 were important skills, experiences, knowledge to succeed in HIS351 historical literacy computer savvy organized use of library primary vs. secondary sources teamwork writing databases willingness to learn creativity communication responsibility analytical – critical thinking leadership respect good temperament