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In conversation with Dr. Andrea Eidinger {Pandemic Pedagogy convo 7} Imagining a New 'We'
How do we teach history during COVID-19? Historian, history professor, and history Renaissance woman, Dr. Andrea Eidinger (Unwritten Histories) talk about the "truth" of Canadian history: we've always been diverse and that everyone's story is important. If this is our focus, would the pandemic change that?
In this “Pandemic Pedagogy" conversation, Andrea Eidinger speaks with Dr. Samantha Cutrara about the room for compassion and care needed in our history teaching during this time. Also, how all people's stories have value. How can this be the focus in our history classes?
The problem with “opportunities” and the devaluation of academic labour
Tips for maintaining emotional boundaries while teaching
Maximizing the impact of office hours
We will still be emergency teaching in fall 2020
Taking stock: the importance of teaching self-reflections
Our Campus: Dr. Andrea Eidinger wasn’t supposed to become a historian
The UbysseyOnline
URL: https://www.ubyssey.ca/features/our-campus-dr-andrea-eidinger/
Andrea Eidinger Makes the Case for History
Biography
Andrea Eidinger is a historian at the University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Victoria and, since 2010, has worked as a sessional instructor on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. She is a leading authority in the state of the field of history in Canada, as demonstrated by her popular blog, Unwritten Histories (unwrittenhistories.com), where she surveys, promotes, and comments critically upon the research and teaching of Canadian history in this country. One of her key strengths in making academic historical research accessible and interesting to the public. As a regular contributor to Active History (activehistory.ca), a website dedicated to providing historical context for currents events, Eidinger has written extensively on the precious academic labour market, particularly as it pertains to female scholars. Her personal research focuses on the intersections of gender and ethnicity in identity creation among second and third-generation Canadian immigrants.