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Carl P. Burkart <cburkart@bama.ua.edu> University of Alabama I am currently helping to edit the teaching center at H-urban. I am particularly interested in online, distance, and other non-traditional forms of education. |
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Address: | 201 Marina Drive Apt. 1206 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406 United States |
Primary Phone: | (205)343-2290 |
Secondary Phone: | (205)348-2290 |
List Affiliations: | Web Editor for H-Urban |
Interests: | American History / Studies Ethnic History / Studies Labor History / Studies Urban History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Bio: University of Georgia Athens, GA Ph.D. Candidate in History, 1998-present Awards: Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award Warner-Fite Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Activities: Teaching Assistant Mentor Program Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Studies Committee Graduate Student Representative, Cultural History Search Committee Publications: Review of Michelle Brattain’s The Politics of Whiteness: Race, Workers, and Culture in the Modern South, published Southern Cultures, Spring 2003 Review of Timothy Minchin’s Hiring the Black Worker, published in International Labor and Working Class History, Fall 2001 Course Taught --US history -1877 --US History 1865-presemt --The Age of the City: Critics, Reformers, and Culture in the 10th Century American City --How the Suburbs Changes America: Interdisciplinary history of the suburbs --Study Skills Seminar --Foundation of Adults Learning Seminar Conferences: Presented paper entitled “In Between Black and White: Work, Home, Politics, and the Birmingham Italians” at the Southern Labor Studies Conference, Fall 1999 University of Georgia Athens, GA Master of Arts in History, 1998 Thesis: Wrote and successfully defended Master’s Thesis entitled “A White Man’s Country: Italians in Birmingham, Alabama” Tulane University New Orleans, LA Bachelor of Arts in History, cum laude, 1995 Minor in German WORK EXPERIENCE University of Alabama External Degree Program Tuscaloosa, AL Technology Coordinator/Academic Advisor, February 2003-present Responsibilities: Technological development of the External Degree Program including website content and maintenance, e-mail communications, list-serv/discussion forum development, and WEBCT course management software; Created database for tracking student and program academic information; Conducting orientation seminars for incoming students; Advising adult students in interdisciplinary distance program requirements; Coordinating and developing individualized courses for program students; Teaching Urban and Suburban Studies independent study courses; Contributed to curriculum development by researching current pedagogy and academic standards in similar programs; Coordinated Lifelong Learning Lecture Series; Assisted coordination of interdisciplinary conference on Genetically Modified Foods; Created online newsletter to inform students of relevant academic issues and upcoming events Publications: Review of Innovations in Interdisciplinary Teaching, published in The Journal of the National Academic Advising Association, Fall 2003 Conferences: Attended 2003 and 2005 National Academic Advising Association Southeast Regional Conferences, served on 2005 Conference Committee; Attended Council for Adult and Experiential Learning International Conference, Winter 2003 |