Hi folks and welcome. I'm glad you are here and I look forward to working with you.  Feel free to send along any questions about my classes or the History Program at LBCC.

Class Philosophy/Requirements: Click below for a brief explainer on how my classes work. 

Online Students: If you are currently enrolled in one of my online classes for next term please monitor your LBCC email account for communications from me. Online students will receive detailed instructions on or before the first Monday of the term. If you have not heard from me by 5:00 on the first Monday of the term please send me an email. If you have not yet claimed your LBCC email address or need help accessing it please click here for more information. 

Face-to-Face or Hybrid Students: If you are currently enrolled in one of my Face-to-face or hybrid classes please note that you must attend the first class meeting of the term in order to take the class. 

Not sure what class is right for you? Here is some information to help you decide. 

Face-to-Face: These are the good old traditional classes that take place on the main campus or at one of our centers. Attendance is very important for these classes. My face-to-face classes involve a wide range of activities including lecture, documentaries, film, class discussion, small group discussion, student presentations and hands-on research. Classes I teach in this modality include 201, 203, and 102.

Asynchronous Online: There are online classes that do not require meetings or logins at a particular time. There are deadlines to meet, but you may work through the material at your own pace. Activities include readings, documentaries, film, research, and online discussion. Classes I regularly teach in this modality include 201,202,203 and 102.

Synchronous Online: These classes are online and require logging in at particular days and times typically through Zoom. I do not teach in this modality.

Hybrid: These classes are a combination of Face-to-Face and Asynchronous formats. I offer classes in this format on occasion including 201,202,203, 102 and 103.

The following are the classes that I teach most regularly. 

For a complete list of History Classes at LBCC as well as course descriptions please click here.

HST 102: Areas of emphasis for me include environmental history such as the development of European agriculture and how it impacted population growth, bubonic plagues etc. The rise of urban areas, family structure, technology, Renaissance, Reformation, exploration and colonization, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions.

HST 201: Areas of Interest for me include the origins of the United States (European, African, and Native American.) Slavery is a major topic as is relations between Europeans and indigenous peoples. Colonial America, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution are covered as is the formation of American Government and American society followed by early American political History and the maturation of the American economy during the Market Revolution.

HST 202: The American Civil War is at the heart of this class including the events leading up to and the decades long fallout from the war itself. And the role of slavery and the abolitionist movement are major related topics. But Native American History, and Western territorial expansion of the United States are also central to the course. Shifting technologies and their impact on agriculture and growing urban/rural political and economic divides toward the end of the 19th century are also discussed.

HST 203: In this class I spend time exploring the challenges that arose out of urbanization and industrialization around the turn of the 20th century as well as the way these changes shaped political debates around the role of government that are still with us today. We look at World Wars One and Two, the Great Depression and New Deal, Women’s Suffrage, Prohibition, The Civil Rights Movement and The Cold War.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Is any one modality harder than the other?

A. Not by design. Most of my classes have very similar assignments regardless of modality. Some individuals undoubtedly do better in a face-to-face class where the learning is more directed day to day. But self-directed individuals do very well in my online courses. And all of my course grading structures are designed in a way that your odds of success should be the same regardless of modality.

Q. Do I need to take these courses in any order? Is 101 easier than say 203?

A. No. Please ignore the course numbers when it comes to making a choice. They can be taken in any order and no class has any higher or lower level of difficulty. You can jump in anywhere in the sequence.