| Configuring History: Teaching the Harlem Renaissance Through Virtual Reality Cityscapes Contributor(s): Jones, Steve (Editor), Sosnoski, James J. (Editor), Harkin, Patricia (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0820467847 ISBN-13: 9780820467849 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $46.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2005020646 |
| Series: Digital Formations (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 210 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The multidisciplinary essays in Configuring History describe how teachers can use virtual reality technology to teach the Harlem Renaissance. Describing in detail the construction of Virtual Harlem, Bronzeville, and Montmartre - all important sites in African American cultural history - the essays delineate the technologies employed in the construction of these cityscapes and the learning theory - configuring history - that informs the project. The book provides a model of a collaborative learning network, linking classrooms at universities in the United States and in Europe, and demonstrates the importance of collaboration between the sciences and the humanities for the future development of instructional technologies. |