Technology is perhaps the hottest topic in education today, and we have spent a great deal of time in the History Department experimenting with its various applications, primarily the Internet. A number of our courses have changed in significant ways. All history classes now use the Internet for research purposes. For example, some students might use the World Wide Web as a resource for a specific paper, while others might learn about a topic by exploring specific web sites chosen by the teacher. History teacher Jim Masker and Bryony Schwartz '99.
Some courses make more extensive use of the possibilities created by computer technology.
Modern European History, a required course for sophomores, is conducted almost entirely on-line. All syllabi, all readings except the textbook, and numerous Internet assignments appear at the course's intranet site on CateNet. The web site is accessed during class with new projection machines hooked up to CateNet. The two International Relations classes participate in an on-line simulation with other schools and colleges around the country. American History classes have gone on-line to correspond with Vietnam veterans.