HST203 - United States 1900-1990
Hello Students,
My name is Joe Escobar and I will be teaching one section of HST203 United States History for Spring Term at Lane Community College. This course meets the LCC AAOT & ASOT-CS Cultural Literacy requirement for graduation.
The classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10am-11:20am. If the class is full, you MUST add yourself to the official MyLane waitlist of the class you want to add. IMPORTANT: Even if you are only on the waitlist, I STRONGLY encourage students to attend all classes. Every single class uses all 80 minutes of class time and I begin lecturing on class material on the first day of class. I do NOT simply handout a syllabus and read it aloud. As a matter of fact, if you want to look at the syllabus, you don't have to wait and wonder what is required. CLICK HERE and make an informed decision about whether or not you should enroll in this class.
I've been a history instructor since 1989, and you will find that I enjoy teaching and working with students. I’m using this web page to give prospective students some information relevant to this particular course.
First, my HST203 4 credit courses offered Spring Term are taught in a hybrid format. Students and instructor meet for 3 credit hours each week, and 1 credit hour is spent completing class assignments online. If you are unwilling to use an internet-connected device (computer/tablet/smartphone) on a regular, almost daily basis to complete this classwork, please take another traditional section of this course instead of my hybrid section. A significant portion of your grade in this course will depend on your ability to read, watch, and work with internet materials, complete weekly online quizzes, and discuss historical subjects with your classmates in online forums. The online commitment is extensive compared to the other traditional sections of U.S. History taught at LCC.
We will use Moodle extensively to accomplish our work for this course. Once registered, you will be able to login to the site with your L# and MyLane passphrase. The site URL is:
Second, once logged in, I hope you take the time to read and/or print a copy of the course syllabus before class, so you can come prepared with questions.
Third, think about this. You are spending over $400 to take this course, and most of you know nothing about this "Instructor Joe Escobar" listed in the schedule of classes. If you fail to drop the course before the end of the first week of class, you will not receive a tuition refund. To help you decide if you are spending your money wisely, I have posted my instructor and course evaluations completed by my former students over the last several years. All comments, positive and negative, have been included. I would strongly advise that you take a look and see if you like what you discover about this class and your potential instructor. That URL is:
http:/media.lanecc.edu/users/escobarj/evaluations
Finally, I wanted to let you know about the course textbook.
Cengage: Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People
Authors: Murrin/Hämäläinen/Johnson/Brunsman/McPherson/Fahs/Gerstle
Edition: 7th ENHANCED
ISBN: 9781337699747
Format: Hardback
We will be covering chapters 20-30 in HST203.
Here is the link to the book from the textbook publisher.
However, you have MANY options and vendors to choose from to get the required textbook for this course. CLICK HERE for more information.
I will use this same book for all of the United States history courses I teach, including HST201 in Fall and HST202 in Winter.
Well, that's all of the news I have for you now. I look forward to meeting you in person and working with you during the term.
Until then,
Joe Escobar
History Instructor
Lane Community College
last updated 6/14/2023