WHA Annual Meeting: Korea 2026

Experiencing Student-Centered Learning for Introductory World History Courses
2026-06-27 , Room 304 PC Desk (Seats 36)

This workshop is led by History for the Twenty-First Century (H/21), a collaborative project of the World History Association, which develops teaching modules for introductory-level world history college courses. Following an introduction to the project goals and H/21's open-access resources, the organizers (Brenna Miller and Eric Nelson) will lead an interactive workshop to demonstrate practical examples of active-learning materials, that college and university instructors have successfully implemented in their courses. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience those materials first-hand, and consider ways in which they might implement these lessons in their classes. The workshop will also showcase some of the evidence gathered to date of successful outcomes of module lessons, based on surveys and studies conducted by the H/21 team.

Brenna Miller is the Associate Director of History for the 21st century and a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Roots of Contemporary Issues program at Washington State University. She received her PhD from Ohio State University in 2018 with a focus on Eastern European History, and has taught introductory, upper-division, and honors university courses in Modern European, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and World Histories. She is particularly interested in history teaching and pedagogy, as well as collaborative ways to support students and instructors alike.

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