I recently wrote up a blog post about my experiences adapting to the pandemic, with some reflections on my own pedagogy, as well as experiences of being a student (on my degree apprenticeship) at the same time. You can find that piece over on the French History Network blog by following this link. I’ll be taking part in a roundtable on Online Pedagogy at my … Continue reading Adjustments: Learning and Teaching in Lockdown
It’s the sound of rolling thunder that really lets you know it’s summer. That was my principal grump as I lay awake in bed listening to the sound of a storm the other week. I was thinking again about noise on the train into work this morning: earphones in, listening to another podcast, when the shrill sound of a child screaming cut through everything and … Continue reading Noise
I’ve never been happier to be asked, “What does ‘privy’ mean?” Along with five schoolchildren, I pored over reports on sanitation (or lack thereof) in nineteenth century London, before we then compared maps of drains in Whitechapel to get a sense of how they fitted into the rhythms of daily life (ahem). On that map, we noted the Public House on nearly every corner, the … Continue reading Paper Trails: Workshop Roundup
We are delighted to announce the programme and open registration for our academic workshop, Paper Trails which will take place on the 19th June 2017. The academic workshop will be followed by 2 days of schools workshops, to be held at UCL in conjunction with Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre. This event is being organised in partnership with UCL … Continue reading Paper Trails
I wrote a piece for the Arts and Humanities as Higher Education blog, and you can find it by visiting that site, or clicking on this LINK. In that piece, I wrote up a roundtable discussion that we’d had at a workshop organised by Chris Millington. In the blog, I mentioned translated source collections, and if you wondered which were my favourites, then here are the three … Continue reading Teaching French History
I’ve been asked to prepare a class for MA students on the Transnational Studies course at UCL which will help them get ready to give their first academic presentations. They’ll be speaking at an event where they will be introducing their dissertation projects to their peers. Many of them said they were nervous, or unsure what to prepare, so I thought it would help if I … Continue reading Teaching: Presentations
Dr Andrew W. M. Smith 