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Kelly D. McMichael <kmcmichael@unt.edu> University of North Texas I am working on a project and organizing a conference for the transformation of large enrollment undergraduate classes, including the use of blended formats, simulated gaming, and technology as a transformative agent. |
| Address: | P.O. Box 310089 Center for Distributed Learning University of North Texas Denton, Texas 76205 United States |
| Secondary Phone: | 940.369.7669 |
| Fax Number: | 940.369.7619 |
| List Affiliations: | Former List Editor for H-SAWH Reviewer for H-South |
| Reviews: | Mobilizing Power from the Top Down |
| Interests: | American History / Studies Intellectual History Local History Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
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Bio: Ph.D. American History University of North Texas M.A. American Studies Baylor University B.A. American History Texas A&M University Waxahachie, Texas: Where Cotton Reigned King, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishers, 2002. SparkNotes U.S. History 101, Colonial Period to 1877, New York: Barnes and Nobles, 2005. Sacred Memories: A Guide to the Civil War Monuments of Texas (currently under contract with the Texas State Historical Association, anticipated publication spring 2007). Remember Our Southland: The Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Construction of Social Memory, 1896-1927 (currently under contract with Texas Tech University Press, anticipated publication Spring 2007). “‘Memories are Short but Monuments Lengthen Remembrance’: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and Civil War Memory,” in Texas: Myth, Meaning, and Historical Memory, eds. Elizabeth Hayes Turner and Gregg Cantrell (Texas A&M University Press, 2006.) “Abigail Adams: An Early Female Voice,” in Early America Examined: A Reader, ed. Jerry Baydo (National Social Science Press, 2004). “Roosevelt, Lewis Douglas, and the Raw Deal: The Economy Act of 1933,” The Historian 64 (Fall 2000), 105-119. “The Meaning of the Lost Cause in Dallas, Texas, 1894-1897,” Legacies 12 (Spring 2000): 4-12. Coauthor, "Texas History: A Checklist of Theses and Dissertations," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly (July 1993): 81-118; “Part II” (October 1993): 313-344. Instructional Design Experience • Senior Instructional Consultant, Center for Distributed Learning, University of North Texas, 2005-present Teaching and Related Experience • Lecturer, University of North Texas, 2005-present • Visiting Lecturer, University of North Texas, 2004-2005 • Adjunct Faculty, Dallas Baptist University, 2002-2005 (including online courses/hybrid courses—Blackboard delivery) • Adjunct Faculty, Texas Christian University, 2001-2004 (including web-enhanced/hybrid courses—E-College delivery) • Adjunct Faculty, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, 2003-2005 (all online courses—Blackboard and WebCT delivery) • Adjunct Faculty, Navarro College, 2004-2005 Courses Taught • History of the United States (both halves—face-to-face, online, and blended platforms) • History of Western Civilization (both halves—online platform) • U.S. Women’s History (face-to-face and online platforms) • Texas History • U.S. in a World Context (online platform) • U.S. since 1945 (online platform) • History of American Political Parties Recent Conference Papers and Scholarly Meetings • “The Gender of Charity: The Texas Confederate Woman’s Home.” To be presented at the Southern Association of Women Historians Conference, June 2006. • Transforming Large Enrollment Undergraduate Classes: The University of North Texas Experience. Presented at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference, March 6, 2006. • “Katie Daffan’s Race for the Governorship: Conservative Texas Women and their Move into Politics, 1920.” Presented at the Texas State Historical Association Conference, March 4, 2006. • Using Counter-Factual Simulated Case Studies to Transform Large Enrollment Undergraduate U.S. History. Presented at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Purdue University, March 1, 2006. • “The Blended Project at UNT—Comparing Pedagogical Techniques for Best Practices in the Delivery of History Content to Enhance the Quality of Undergraduate Education.” Presented at the Sloan-C 11th International Conference on Distance Education, Orlando, Florida, November 17, 2005. • “A Comparison of Pedagogical Techniques across Three Delivery Platforms—face-to-face, online, and blended—in the U.S. History Survey Course.” Paper presented at WebCT Texas Conference, October 6, 2005. • Chair, Texas Reconstruction and Beyond, Texas State Historical Association Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, March 5, 2005. |
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