Beyond Multiple Choice: Questions and Answers, Pedagogy and Technology in the History classroom

In recent years the buzzword in many sectors, whether it be business, communications, entertainment or education, has been interactivity. This resource provides practical advice, case studies and resources to enable to to make use of the new technology in the classroom.

Level 1: Exploring the issue

1. Introduction

1.1 The pedagogy: Questions and Answers in the History classroom

1.1 Task 1

1.1 Tasks 2-4

1.2 The technology: How can voting technologies broaden our range of questioning?

1.2.a The technology: How can voting technologies broaden our range of questioning?

1.3 Contexts: Pedagogical, Assessment and ICT

Level 2: Addressing the issue

2. Introduction

2.1.a Planning and Pedagogy

2.1.b Case Study: Haig and the Battle of the Somme

2.1.c Planning and Pedagogy: Task

2.2 Developing effective approaches

2.2 continued...

2.2.a Case Study: The Slave Trade

2.2.b Case Study: Women's Suffrage

2.2.c Case Study: The English Civil War

2.2.d Case Study: The Causes of World War Two

2.2.e Case Study: The Treaty of Versailles

2.2.f Case Study: Dunkirk

2.2.g Case Study: Nazi Propaganda

2.2 Task

2.3 Pupil responses

2.4 Responses and reflections

2.5 References & Resources

2.6 Credits

Level 3: Researching the issue

3. Researching the issue