Deadline: 31 July 2014
The South African History Archive together with Wits School of Education and the Wits History Workshop are accepting papers for 28th annual conference. The topic for this conference is “HISTORY MAKES YOU THINK! From the trenches of the Somme to the trenches of the history classroom” . This conference will be conducted at The Wits School of Education, Johannesburg .
Areas covered:
- Historical thinking, thinking like an historian
- Engaging with challenging concepts in History teaching
- Classroom pedagogy and problem-solving
- Thinking approaches to teaching sensitive topics in History
- Thinking about problems facing the teaching of History (at primary, secondary, tertiary levels)
- Should History make you act, not just think? (History teachers as activists)
- Any other topic related to the conference theme
Presentations required:
- Paper Presentations: These will be allocated 20 minutes each, plus a 10 minute question/discussion time.
- Workshop Presentations: Workshop presentations will be allocated 45 – 60 minutes each, inclusive of question and discussion time.
- Poster Presentations: Posters will be displayed in a public area and time programmed for a 5-10 minute discussion during a walk-about.
Participants are required to register through online process.
For more information, visit this link.
