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Arts and Humanities in Higher Education has published Erekson’s “From Archive to Awards Ceremony: An Approach for Engaging Students in Historical Research.” The article presents a model–derived from his book Everybody’s History–for teaching advanced students to how to conduct historical research by guiding them from primary source work in the archives through a […]
“Former FFTF Fellow Keith Erekson Receives Prestigious ‘Outstanding Teaching Award’ from the University of Texas” [Read article]
Today the Board of Regents of the University of Texas system presented its prestigious Outstanding Teaching Award to Keith A. Erekson. His teaching performance over three years was rigorously examined by students, campus leaders, and external judges. He received a bronze medallion, a certificate, and cash prize–sharing $1.8 million with 72 faculty members from […]
The Journal of American History has published Erekson’s “Putting History Teaching ‘In its Place.’” The article uses the example of the “Lincoln Inquiry” to urge history teachers to remember the importance of places–the archives and the presenter’s podium–in teaching students to do history. The Journal of American History is the […]
Today UTEP President Diana Natalicio recognized Keith Erekson with the UTEP Star Award in recognition for his service to the university and community in directing TEKSWatch. The international impact of the project is a direct result the collective concern and volunteer work of Kelley Akins, Michelle Delgado, Cecilia De Jesus, Sandra Enriquez, Aaron Margolis, […]
“. . . to help make sense of what’s going on in Texas, you might want to check out TEKSWatch, which is hosted by the Center for History Teaching & Learning at the University of Texas at El Paso. Amid all the passion and rhetoric inspired by the Texas debate, the site provides what appears […]
